Hollywood's nightmare neighbors

Hollywood’s nightmare neighbors

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By Deborah Netburn and Patrick Day, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers

Leonardo DiCaprio

The avid Lakers fan and “Baketball Diaries” star raised the ire of his neighbors when construction of a real-life basketball court behind his Hollywood Hills home in 2004 allegedly undermined the land beneath the swimming pool next door. The couple living next to DiCaprio filed suit in an attempt to get the star to pay for the damages. (Kevork Djansezian / AP)

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David Geffen

The billionaire media mogul fought mightily to keep access to the strip of Carbon Beach outside his Malibu beachhouse private. After a lengthy court battle, however, Geffen finally lost the fight in 2005 and turned over keys to a gate next to his home that would allow the unwashed masses to go wash themselves. (Damian Dovarganes / AP)

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Dennis Rodman

In the years that Dennis Rodman lived in Newport Beach his neighbors called the cops on him more than 80 times. The most egregious of his many parties (many of which started after 2 a.m.) was for his 40th birthday in 2001. The basketball player hired a live band and made his grand entrance by helicopter. Neighbors’ complaints forced him to move the party to a restaurant nearby. (Christine Cotter / LAT)

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Madonna

In 1990 a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge forced Madonna to trim a tree and hedges near her Hollywood Hills home. A neighbor had complained that they blocked what he considered a million-dollar view of the city. The material girl couldnt argue -- she had signed an agreement that the foliage couldnt be allowed to ruin neighbors views when she bought the place. (Joel Saget AFP / Getty Images)

By Deborah Netburn and Patrick Day

Sept. 16, 2014 3:05 AM PT

Times Staff Writers

As the recent lawsuit between horror director Wes Craven and his Hollywood Hills neighbor and sometime comedian Pauly Shore reveals: living next to a celebrity can be almost as disappointing as meeting them in person. And in many cases, much more aggravating.

Craven alleges that Shore neglected to care for the plants and drainage in his backyard, eventually leading to a landslide on Craven’s property resulting in “severe emotional distress and anxiety.”

Craven and Shore may not be thrilled with each other, but they’re not alone in the realm of bad neighbordom. They join a list that includes A-listers (Spielberg, DiCaprio), C-listers (Rodman, Belushi) and even names from the past (Catwoman herself, Julie Newmar) who have demonstrated that being famous doesn’t always get them everything they want.

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