One Direction star Niall’s £3million LA pad is HAUNTED by ghost of Hollywood star
Singer renovating five-bedroom pad in which movie starlet Gia Scala was found dead
ONE DIRECTION star NIALL HORAN could soon be having ROBERT PATTINSON and JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE over for dinner.
The singer has splashed out £3million on a US home in one of the most star-studded areas in Los Angeles, and R-Patz and Justin live round the corner.
But there is one local Niall is yet to meet.
I’ve learned his plush new pad is haunted by the ghost of former Hollywood star GIA SCALA, who died in mysterious circumstances in one its bedrooms more than 40 years ago.
Gia, mocked-up here as a ghost, starred in films including award-winning The Guns of Navarone and dated “King of Cool” STEVE McQUEEN before her death in 1972.
Official records stated that she died from an overdose of booze and sleeping pills.
However, other reports suggested something more sinister as she was allegedly found naked, with bruises on her body and blood on her pillow.
Ahead of Niall’s big move, a former resident confirmed the place is spooked.
When Jack Krane, who grew up in the house, found out about Gia’s death, he admitted: “I always asked if someone died in one of these houses, and my parents said no.
“I have always felt something strange.
“That house is haunted, for sure. I’ve had a few ghost stories over there. It’s creepy.”
While Niall might want to avoid the attic and cellar, the rest of the house is pretty special.
The luxury mansion has five bedrooms, six bathrooms, an outdoor swimming pool and rooftop deck.
There is even a baby grand piano in the living room where he can write his first solo hit.
That house is haunted, for sure. I’ve had a few ghost stories over there. It’s creepy
Niall, who also has his own place in London, bought the property back in December and has been having it renovated since.
A source revealed: “Niall loves the house and his offer went through at the end of last year. It’s got everything he needs and isn’t too flashy.
“The place is a construction site at the moment as he is having a lot of work done before he moves in.”
If Niall’s lucky, the builders will drill away the ghosts, too.
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