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Gwen Stefani buys J.Lo house

Sep 11, 2006, 10:56 GMT

Gwen Stefani has bought Jennifer Lopez's former house. US singer Gwen Stefani holds her son Kingston James McGregor as she watches Roger Federer of Switzerland play James Blake of the US in their quarterfinals round match on the eleventh day of the 2006 US Open tennis tournament in Flushing Meadows, New York Thursday 07 September 2006. EPA/ANDREW GOMBERT

US singer Gwen Stefani holds her son Kingston James McGregor as she watches Roger Federer of Switzerland play James Blake of the US in their quarterfinals round match on the eleventh day of the 2006 US Open tennis tournament in Flushing Meadows, New York Thursday 07 September 2006. EPA/ANDREW GOMBERTThe 'Rich Girl' singer and her husband, rocker Gavin Rossdale, have splashed out just under $15.5 million for the Beverly Hills home.The seller, film producer and businessman Sam Nazarian, has confirmed the star couple have paid the massive sum for the four-bedroom house, situated in The Summit, a lavish development built in 1998 near Mulholland Drive. Nazarian - who bought the property from J.Lo in 2004 for a reported $12.5 million before putting it on the market for $15.5 million in April - said: "We anticipated it taking a little bit longer to sell."The 2 acre property comes complete with a tennis court, basketball court, pool room and film screening room and is completely gated off to the public.Gwen and Gavin - who celebrated the birth of their first child together, son Kingston, in May - are expected to move in within the next few weeks.Seller Nazarian who owns a chain of hotels, restaurants and nightclubs, is moving to the Hollywood Hills, next door to 'Titanic' star Leonardo DiCaprio.(C) BANG Media International