Nicolas Cage Displaced After Sinkhole Damages Malibu Home

WHO:

E! News - Actor Nicolas Cage said he was “a little bit homeless.”

E! News - Cage shares his 4-year-old daughter, August, with his wife, Riko Shibata; he also has sons Weston, 35, and Kal-El, 21, from prior relationships.

NY Post - Nicolas Cage said he was “sort of living in hotels.”

TMZ - Nic Cage described himself as “a ‘little bit homeless’” while addressing fans at L.A. Comic-Con.

WHAT:

E! News - Cage’s Malibu mansion was valued at $10.5 million.

Variety - The sinkhole measured 25 feet deep and 30 by 60 feet in diameter.

Variety - The sinkhole caused 31 nearby homes to be evacuated.

E! News - Cage said damage to his Malibu home had left him staying in hotels.

E! News - Cage said he planned to take August trick-or-treating in Santa Monica and watch *The Shining*. He described the film’s director as having been nominated for Worst Director at the Razzies.

NY Post - The actor said he was “sort of living in hotels” after a giant sinkhole opened next to his mansion.

TMZ - Cage said the sinkhole had made him “a ‘little bit homeless’”; TMZ noted that he was not suggesting he would stay at a shelter or soup kitchen.

WHERE:

Variety - The sinkhole opened near the driveway of Cage’s Malibu home.

E! News - Cage’s damaged mansion is in Malibu, California; he said he would take August trick-or-treating in Santa Monica.

NY Post - The sinkhole opened next to Cage’s Los Angeles-area mansion.

TMZ - Cage made the comment at L.A. Comic-Con.

WHEN:

Variety - The sinkhole opened on Sept. 8.

WHY:

E! News - Cage said his housing situation resulted from damage to his Malibu home caused by a sinkhole.

NY Post - The article attributed Cage’s temporary hotel living to the sinkhole beside his mansion.

TMZ - The article linked Cage’s “little bit homeless” comment to the Malibu sinkhole.

HOW:

E! News - Cage said, “I’m currently a little bit homeless,” and added, “Something happened to my house in Malibu, so I’m just sort of living in hotels.”

E! News - Cage said, “I don’t have normal trick-or-treaters that I would like to enjoy tonight,” explaining his plans to take his daughter out elsewhere.

TMZ - Cage shared his living situation while speaking to fans at L.A. Comic-Con.

(UPDATED November 3, 2026 18:02 UTC)

Nicolas Cage says a sinkhole damaged his Malibu home, leaving him staying in hotels. The sinkhole opened near his driveway and forced 31 nearby homes to evacuate. Cage called himself “a little bit homeless” while speaking to fans at L.A. Comic-Con.

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(UPDATED November 3, 2026 17:05 UTC)

Nicolas Cage says a sinkhole damaged his Malibu mansion, leaving him temporarily living in hotels. Speaking to fans at L.A. Comic-Con, he called himself “a little bit homeless,” explaining that the damage drove him from home. Cage plans to take his four-year-old daughter, August, trick-or-treating in Santa Monica.