Feb 01 2009
Lauren Conrad Moves to Westwood High-Rise Pad
Lauren Conrad and her bff, Lauren “Lo” Bosworth have left their famous Hollywood Hills home for a high-rise complex in Los Angeles’ Westwood area. “She wanted more security, and being in a building with a doorman will allow her that,” an insider tells.
Spotted: On Tuesday, The Hills co-stars Stephanie Pratt, Brody Jenner and Jayde Nicole were at Conrad and Bosworth’s house for a barbecue, (which was filmed by MTV camera crews, of course).
Last August, The Los Angeles Times reported that nearby residents had complained the neighborhood had become overrun with production crew members, paparazzi and The Hills gawkers since Lauren had moved into the three-bedroom, Mediterranean-style house in February. “They’re running an ongoing production studio in our neighborhood,” next-door neighbor David Brumer told The Times.
More than 30 residents signed a petition demanding that the city revoke The Hills’ filming permit, however FilmLA, which coordinates filming in Los Angeles, found the show in be in compliance with its permit restrictions – which include requirements that the show not park production vehicles on the street and shuttle all crew members to the house.
Instead, FilmLA blamed The Hills viewers and “homes of the stars” bus tours for the neighbors’ frustration.
“We’ve tried to convey that we recognize that residents are upset. The number of looky-loos and tour buses would make anybody upset,” FilmLA vice president Todd Lindgren told The Times.
Crazy, huh? But even if you move to a high-rise building, those paps are sure to wait outside for ya, Lauren! (like what they did when she first moved into the high-rise pad) Poor girl.
