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Leon Black Sells $47M Home Amid Epstein Controversy

3/19/2026

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  • Leon Black, former CEO of Apollo Global Management, sold his Beverly Hills home for about $47 million in an off-market transaction.
  • Black bought the property from Tom Cruise in 2016 for $38 million.
  • The sale comes amid investigations into Black's ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
  • No evidence links Black to Epstein's criminal activities.
  • Black says he paid Epstein $158 million for tax and estate planning services and regrets the association.