Hollywood heavyweight Brad Pitt and his girlfriend, Ines de Ramon, have reportedly taken a major step in their relationship by moving in together—just weeks after the actor snapped up a brand new $12 million home in Los Angeles.
The Oscar-winning star, 61, and his 32-year-old partner, who began dating in 2022, are understood to be “fully living together,” and are said to be making major plans for their future—including de Ramon joining the actor on many of his work trips.
“Brad is really including Ines in all his travel plans, and when they are home, they just relax together,” an insider close to the couple told People. “They are really making their home into a home.”
Another source emphasized how serious things are between the couple, saying: “They are happier than ever. He’s so happy and in love … [They are] going really strong.”
While the unnamed insiders revealed little other details about the duo’s home, it’s thought that they are settling down in a stunning $12 million property in Los Angeles, which Pitt closed on just a few weeks after his other nearby home was broken into.
The Spanish-style dwelling in the Hollywood Hills was previously owned by Dave Keuning, the lead guitarist for the popular band The Killers.
In its listing, which was held by Carolwood Estates, the mansion’s impressive security features were highlighted, along with its incredible privacy.
“Behind a gated entry, a tall façade draped in California greens and hand-laid brick motor court introduce the residence, enveloped by mature landscaping and security systems that ensure the utmost privacy,” the description states.
The property, which sits atop a hill, boasts jaw-dropping views of Los Angeles. It features a huge second-story terrace, as well as an elevated pool area.
Inside, the home is described as “curated to perfection by a visionary designer,” boasting “curated materials and refined design elements,” including stone fireplaces, bespoke glass light fixtures, and custom built-ins.
The home’s dramatic double-height foyer leads to an expansive living area, which can be opened to the backyard area, where the pool and exterior dining space are located.
The property was previously owned by Joel Simkhai, co-founder of the dating app Grindr, who sold the home to Keuning in 2021 for $9.5 million.
The actor secured quite the impressive deal on the home, which was listed by Keuning and his wife, Emilie, for $13.99 million at the start of June, according to property records.
As first reported by The Wall Street Journal, the actor closed on the six-bedroom, 7.5-bathroom home on Aug. 5, just one day before it was revealed that his mother, Jane Etta Pitt, had died at the age of 84.
Pitt, who was raised in Missouri with his two siblings, Doug and Julie, is known to have had a close relationship with his mother, who accompanied him to several high-profile Hollywood events over the years, becoming a red carpet star in her own right.
Even after the actor moved to Los Angeles in the 1980s to pursue his on-screen career, which took off with a breakout role in “Thelma & Louise” in 1991, he and his mother remained incredibly close.
It marks a tragic milestone for Pitt and comes just as he appears set to embark on a new chapter with a new home, which is located in an exclusive community called Outpost Estates.
It is the second Los Angeles home that Pitt has picked up in the past two years. The actor also snapped up a midcentury modern dwelling in nearby Los Feliz for $5.5 million in 2023.
That home was recently the subject of a police investigation after it was revealed it had been targeted by a trio of thieves who are said to have “ransacked” it during a burglary while Pitt was traveling to promote his “F1” movie.
Pitt, who owns several properties across the globe, is understood to have been away from the dwelling when it was burglarized on the evening of June 25. He had appeared at the London premiere of “F1” on June 23.
Police stated that the burglars accessed the property at around 10:30 p.m., after scaling a fence and then breaking a window. They have not revealed whether de Ramon, or any other person was present at the time.
Authorities said that they responded to a triggered alarm at the property and discovered evidence of the break-in at Pitt’s address—although the actor has not been publicly identified by police as the owner of the dwelling.
Sources who were “not authorized to discuss the case” told the Los Angeles Times that the thieves appeared to have “gone through [the home] looking for what they could take of value,” adding that they made “a real mess” of Pitt’s property in the process.
Images taken outside of the dwelling—which is known as the “Steel House”—on June 26 showed investigators combing the abode for evidence. No other updates about the case have been released.
It is unclear whether this incident prompted Pitt to begin looking at other abodes, or whether he was already in discussions to buy the Keuning property.
However, the burglary may have left a very bitter taste in Pitt’s mouth—which could well have been the reason he decided to sell the property to fellow A-list actor Austin Butler just a few weeks later.
The “F1” star took a loss on the sale of the home, selling it to Butler for $300,000 less than he paid for it two years earlier.
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