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Paul Allen Reportedly Sold His $28 Million Malibu Home Because He 'Hated The Sound Of The Ocean'

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The New York Post's Page Six is reporting that Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has sold his Malibu home for $28 million. 

The buyer is reportedly CBS President and CEO Les Moonves. 

Allen paid $25 million for the gorgeous white-walled contemporary home in 2010, though he apparently spent little time there since the sound of the ocean kept him up at night, a source told the Post. He "hated the sound of the ocean," the source said.

The house is located on Malibu's ultra-pricey Carbon Beach, a stretch of oceanfront property that's been dubbed "Billionaire's Beach" for its many high-profile residents. David Geffen, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Eli Broad, and Larry Ellison all own property here, with Ellison owning as many as a dozen. 

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