Gwyneth Paltrow sold her longtime Brentwood, California, house for $22 million, after dropping the price several times. Gwyneth originally purchased the single-story 8,000-square-foot home in 2012 with ex-husband Chris Martin.

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Less than a month after the Los Angeles wildfires threatened to destroy it, Gwyneth Paltrow’s longtime home in Los Angeles’ Brentwood area has sold for $22 million. The home,

Gwyneth Paltrow sold her Brentwood mansion for $22 million, significantly lower than her original asking price.

The sale was due to Paltrow's desire to downsize, her realtor told the Wall Street Journal, now that her (and singer Chris Martin's) children, Apple and Moses, are growing up and attending college at Vanderbilt and Brown, respectively.

Gwyneth Paltrow has sold her Los Angeles home for $22 million, $8 million less than the original asking price. Photo: A. Barcelo/Beverly Hills Estates / MEGA

After seven months on the market, the Oscar-winning actress and lifestyle guru has sold her Windsor Smith-designed home in the Mandeville Canyon area of Brentwood for $22 million.

Gwyneth Paltrow is officially moving house. The actress, 52, recently sold her Los Angeles mansion for $22 million, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday,7. The home was initially put on the market for $29.

Gwyneth Paltrow's home in the ritzy Brentwood neighborhood in Los Angeles was threatened by the recent wildfires but ultimately untouched, and now it has sold for $22 million, reports the Wall Street Journal,