Posted 4 minutes agoSubscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret Down11 American Celebrities Who Moved Out Of The US For Political, Privacy, Or Personal ReasonsBritney Spears left the US because of the "extremely mean and cruel" treatment she faced from the paparazzi.by Kristen HarrisBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink Plenty of people from all over the world move to Los Angeles with hopes of making it big in Hollywood. However, once they've become pretty big stars, some people move out of the city - and some leave the US altogether. Here are 11 American celebs who moved out of the US and why: 1. In 2024, Eva Longoria told Marie Claire that she and her family have been splitting their time between Spain [where she often works] and Mexico [where her husband, José Bastón, is from] for the last few years. Kevin Winter / Getty Images / Via Getty She said, "I had my whole adult life here. But even before [the pandemic], it was changing. The vibe was different. And then COVID happened, and it pushed it over the edge. Whether it's the homelessness or the taxes, not that I want to shit on California - it just feels like this chapter in my life is done now....I'm privileged. I get to escape and go somewhere. Most Americans aren't so lucky. They're going to be stuck in this dystopian country, and my anxiety and sadness is for them."Her comments led to online speculation that she'd moved out of the US because of the 2024 election. So, to set the record straight, Eva called into her friend Ana Navarro's podcast The View: Behind the Table. She asked Ana, "Will you please let them know I didn't move out of Spain, I mean the United States, because of Trump?"Then, Eva added, "I've been in Europe working for almost three years. By the way, the article says that. People just grabbed some clickbait stuff to be divisive, which makes me so sad, you know. Everything you say is just meant to be divisive when we can't be that way right now....I didn't leave because of the political environment. I left because my work took me there." 2. In a 2024 Instagram video, Britney Spears shared that she moved to Mexico because of the "extremely mean and cruel" treatment she'd faced from paparazzi. Steve Granitz / Getty Images / Via Getty She said, "It really kind of hurts my feelings that the paparazzi make my face look like I'm wearing, like, a white Jason mask. It doesn't even look like me. They've always been incredibly cruel to me, the paparazzi and pictures and the way they've illustrated me to be in some of it." 3. Lindsay Lohan and her family live in Dubai. She relocated to the UAE in 2014. Thestewartofny / Getty Images According to Cosmopolitan, she moved to Dubai because paparazzi are illegal.
In 2024, she told Flaunt, "It's still a city. So it's pretty similar. I mean, I do anything that anyone else does in their daily life. I'm up with my son in the mornings, I do breakfast with him, go to my pilates, come home for lunch, and go to the park, the same things that any normal mom would do in their daily life. Or you would do in LA. I think the only difference is the time zone shift. There's a big disconnect between when work starts for me and other places. I can do my work calls with New York at like three or four, around this time, and then LA picks up later." 4. In 2024, People reported that Ellen DeGeneres fell in love with a house in the Cotswolds in the UK and moved there with her wife, Portia de Rossi. Dave Benett / Getty Images Per sources that spoke to The Wrap and TMZ, the couple reportedly moved abroad following the results of the 2024 presidential election. 5. Lily Collins and her husband, Charlie McDowell, relocated to Copenhagen, Denmark in 2023. Dave Benett / Getty Images The couple honeymooned in Denmark in 2021, and they co-own the media production and real estate company Case Study Copenhagen. 6. Janet Jackson has lived in London, UK since about 2016. Gilbert Carrasquillo / Getty Images / Via Getty According to the Guardian, she stayed in the city after her 2017 divorce from billionaire Wissam Al Mana, who is from Qatar but lives in London, because they co-parent their son. 7. In April 2024, Richard Gere told Vanity Fair Spain that he and his family planned to move to Spain, where his wife, Alejandra Silva, is from, later in the year. Carlos Alvarez / Getty Images He said, "For me, going to Madrid is going to be a great adventure because I have never lived full-time outside the United States. And I think it will be very interesting for my children as well. For Alejandra, it will be wonderful to be closer to her family, her lifelong friends, and her culture. She was very generous in giving me six years living in my world, so I think it is only fair that I give her at least another six living in hers. In any case, I love Spain, and I think your lifestyle is fabulous. Also, your ability to live, transmitting joy and happiness. It is a beautiful place, the food is extraordinary, and the people exude sensitivity and generos