John Mayer and producer/director McG have swooped in to buy the historic Jim Henson Studios lot in Hollywood.
is set to purchase the storied Hollywood lot established by Charlie Chaplin and later owned by A&M Records and the Jim Henson Company, according to
The sale of the property had been garnering some attention, not just because of its historic significance, the interested party was actually Fab Factory Studios, a music production firm run by father-son duo Steven and Shaun Fabos, who one of Masterson’s Jane Doe accusers had told him that Masterson had allegedly raped her in 2003. But he then cast doubt on her claims after recalling a trip to Florida with Jane Doe and her family not long after the alleged rape.
As for the lot, it served as the home base for Charlie Chaplin Studios from its inception in 1917 up until 1953. During that time, Chaplin shot many of his classic films there, includingA&M Records, led by founders Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, bought the lot in 1966 and turned it into a recording studio. Then in 1999, Jim Henson’s children purchased the property and turned it into the home base for.
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