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Celebrities Who Have Left the U.S.: Why Ellen DeGeneres and More Have Moved

Many celebrities like to distance themselves from Hollywood, but some are leaving America entirely for new homes overseas

Richard Gere pointed to his wife’s heritage as his reason to move to Spain, while Rosie O’Donnell headed to Ireland in 2025 after President Donald Trump began his second term. Kelly Sullivan/Getty Images for RHNews broke in November 2024 that the former Ellen DeGeneres Show host and her wife left their Montecito, California, home and moved to the rural area of the Costwolds, which is two hours outside of London. Raymond Hall/GC ImagesAfter spending much of her adult life in Los Angeles, Longoria revealed to Marie Claire in November 2024 that she and husband José Bastón had been living between Spain and Mexico for the past few years.

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