Chelsea Handler has publicly criticized Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cheryl Hines for allegedly selling her a problematic mansion in California, which she claims has been uninhabitable for more than five years.
In 2021, Handler purchased the property from Kennedy, who serves as the Health and Human Services Secretary, and his wife, for a reported $5.9 million.
During a recent podcast episode featuring comedian Denis Leary, Handler expressed frustration over being unable to reside in the mansion due to what she described as a faulty foundation and a non-compliant outdoor storage area.
“I bought RFK Jr.’s house in Los Angeles five years ago. I still have not lived in this house, that’s how messed up this house was,” Handler vented.
The comedian alleged that inspections uncovered several issues with the five-bedroom, 5,474-square-foot estate, despite assurances that these problems would be addressed.
Handler also mentioned that she was unaware of the previous owners’ identities, as the transaction was conducted through a trust that maintained anonymity for both parties.
‘It was a disaster, and I didn’t know it going in because everything was, you know, under wraps,’ she claimed.
Handler added that once the house was inspected, the renovations she was told would happen never materialized, having previously been assured that ‘everything’s been redone.’
Chelsea Handler criticized Robert F Kennedy Jr and Cheryl Hines for allegedly selling her a ‘f***ed up’ California mansion that she claims she has been unable to live in for over five years
Handler bought the mansion from the now Health and Human Services Secretary and the Curb Your Enthusiasm star for $5.9 million in 2021
When inspectors came in to the property, she said they told her: ‘This house is the most toxic environment.’
‘Now we have to remove his illegal bulls**t from my property,’ Handler said, saying that their renovations made ‘the house less valuable.’
She said the final nail in the coffin came from Hines herself, who allegedly offered to help once Handler bought the property, having bought another home on the same street for $6.6million.
‘They had the audacity to leave me a note. Cheryl Hines left me a note saying, ”Let us know if there’s anything we can do for you, Chelsea.” I’m like, yeah, how about a f***ing foundation. That’s something you could do for me.’
The comedian, an outspoken liberal, used the situation to slam Kennedy’s work in Washington with Donald Trump.
‘The idea that this guy is in charge of the health of our country when he didn’t even have a proper foundation at his house,’ she continued.
The Daily Mail reached out to Secretary Kennedy for comment.
The home, built on a full acre of land in 1937, was sold to Handler in October of 2021, for approximately $5.85 million.
Kennedy saw a stroke of bad luck Monday when a federal judge blocked Kennedy from reducing the recommended number of childhood vaccines.
Judge Brian E Murphy ruled that the secretary also likely violated federal procedures when he revamped a key vaccine advisory committee which helped secure the reforms.
The final nail in the coffin came reportedly from Hines herself, who allegedly offered to help once Handler bought the property
The home, built on a full acre of land in 1937, was sold to Handler in October of 2021, for approximately $5.85 million
The decision handed down Monday temporarily halts Kennedy’s order to end broad recommendations for all children to be vaccinated against flu, rotavirus, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, some forms of meningitis and RSV.
It also stopped a meeting of a Kennedy-appointed vaccine advisory committee, which was set to convene this week in Atlanta.
The judge’s order, however, is not the final word. The blocks are temporary, pending either a trial or a decision for summary judgment.
Federal health officials indicated they planned to appeal.
‘HHS looks forward to this judge’s decision being overturned just like his other attempts to keep the Trump administration from governing,’ said Department of Health and Human Services spokesman Andrew Nixon.
Kennedy, a leading anti-vaccine activist before becoming the nation’s top health official, fired the entire 17-member panel last year and replaced it with a group that includes several anti-vaccine voices.
The Daily Mail has reached out to Kennedy and Hines’s representatives for comment.
