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In 1998, Dana Hollister, a philanthropist and civic patron, bought the property for $2.25 million and has since rented the mansion primarily to musicians. The alternative rock/ metal band Papa Roach recorded their fifth major album, The Paramour Sessions inspired by and entitled after the house. Papa Roach returned to the Paramour Mansion to record their sixth major album, Metamorphosis. My Chemical Romance recorded their third album, The Black Parade inside the mansion.
Other renowned artists like HIM, Gwen Stefani, Lucinda Williams, Fiona Apple, Sarah McLachlan, Colin James and Vic Chesnutt have also recorded in the mansion. Sting, Elton John, John Mayer, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beck, and the Adaskin String Trio have played benefits on the grounds. The house has also been the set for the reality shows Rock Star: INXS, Rock Star: Supernova, Scream Queens, From G's to Gents, Rock of Love: Charm School, Charm School with Ricki Lake, Mad Mad House and MTV's The X Effect. It has been host to the 2000 Silver Lake Film Festival and set location for Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, Brothers & Sisters and Scream 3 as well as for Britney Spears' "My Prerogative", Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' "If I Had a Gun..." and R.E.M.'s "At My Most Beautiful" music videos. Season 2 of the Bad Girls Club spin-off Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too was filmed at the estate. The estate's interior was redressed and given a new updated look.
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