Nicolas Cage Says His "Homeless" Comment Was Just Riffing After Malibu Sinkhole Scare

Nicolas Cage set off a social media storm when he told LA Comic Con he was“currently a little bit homeless.”The clip traveled fast, and the reaction was immediate, since the actor owns a Malibu beachfront property. Cage has now told the AP he was riffing with an interviewer on Halloween night and simply meant his house wasn’t available for trick-or-treaters.

The backstory is real, though. Five beachfront homes, including Cage’s, were red tagged in September due to coastal erosion from high tides and heavy surf, and a gas leak was reported at the back of his property. He filed three permits within days to shore up the land with sandbags and excavation. Cage says he and his family are“content,”“fine,”and“not destitute,”adding that he now watches his words“to the letter.”

So was it a harmless joke or a word that deserved more care? And separately, how worried should we be that California’s coastline is red tagging entire blocks of homes? Drop your take in the comments.