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Ann Brenoff

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LOS ANGELES - Is Jack Bauer leaving Los Angeles, or merely moving on from his warehouse loft in the trendy Silver Lake section of L.A. for greener, less urban pastures?

Actor Kiefer Sutherland, who plays the world-saving agent Bauer on Fox's 24, has listed his 14,000-square-foot space for $4,895,000 (U.S.). The property has 6,000 square feet of living space and 8,000 square feet currently being used as a recording studio and offices. The residence is unassuming from the street, but inside its rooms all open to each other, and it just screams, "What's a New York loft like me doing in a place like this?" There are 25-foot ceilings and polished concrete floors warmed by radiant heat, and the studio and offices are just down a hallway. The building is a former ironworks/foundry warehouse.

This is one of those properties that agents euphemistically describe as "for a special buyer." The building was constructed in 1928 and is configured into three bedrooms and four bathrooms.

Sutherland, 41, has earned a best actor Emmy and a Golden Globe for his role in 24, the real-time counterterrorism drama. Although not one of Hollywood's leading bad boys, Sutherland did serve 48 days in jail in December and January for a DUI.

Kelly Sutherland, his second ex-wife, is the listing agent.

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Hey, paparazzi need space, too

Boris Nizon, president and founder of Fame Pictures, a Santa Monica-based photo agency that chases celebrities around and then sells their pictures to fan magazines and Web sites, has listed his Beverly Hills home for sale at $3,495,000. Sorry, Lindsay, Cameron and Justin: We don't give out addresses.

The house, built in 2006, has five bedrooms and 5 1/2 bathrooms in 4,300 square feet. There is a grand foyer with a floating staircase and crystal chandelier. The gourmet kitchen has Viking appliances and granite countertops and a breakfast area that leads out to a patio and a tropical pool with a rock-formation waterfall and spa. There is a balcony off the master suite. Clearly, taking photos of celebrities when they don't want you to pays well.

Nizon and his staff have featured prominently in the escalating battle between photo prey and predators. One of Nizon's photographers was accused of intentionally hitting Lindsay Lohan's car with his minivan. Lohan suffered cuts and bruises. His crew also was involved in the recent brouhaha over photos of Nick Lachey; a Fame photographer shot the celebrity as he romped naked on the balcony of his private Mexican villa with girlfriend Vanessa Minnillo.

Paps and their prey increasingly have been mixing it up. In Malibu, at least two altercations have erupted on the beach this summer between residents and paparazzi trying to shoot actor Matthew McConaughey as he surfed. Two photographers were arrested last month for loitering around Britney Spears' Studio City house.

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Trust us, this one's a real looker

Is there a magazine cover that Molly Sims hasn't graced? File this Sports Illustrated swimsuit model under the "just too pretty for me" category, and please pass the bonbons.

The Hollywood Hills house she has listed for sale is mighty pretty, too. It's a striking 1930s Spanish with Hollywood flair. Listed at $2,999,000, it has three bedrooms and 3 1/2 bathrooms in 3,100 square feet. The kitchen recently was remodeled and includes Carrara marble, Viking appliances and a Sub-Zero refrigerator and wine cooler. There is an antique French limestone fireplace in the living room and ebony Saltillo tile floors. Outside there is a pergola to accommodate dining for 10 and a private rear yard with a pool.

Kentucky-born Sims, 35, has appeared on the covers of Mademoiselle, Glamour, Seventeen, Self, Cosmopolitan and Lucky. She has been featured in ad campaigns for Old Navy, Jimmy Choo, Chanel and Michael Kors. As an actress, she played Delinda Deline on the recently canceled NBC drama Las Vegas. She also appeared in the 2004 movie Starsky & Hutch and The Benchwarmers (2006).

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Along with President Nixon, we won't have Brett Butler to kick around anymore. The comedian, best-known for her title role in Grace Under Fire, has sold her Hollywood Hills home and moved to a 91-acre farm in Georgia. She will fly out to Los Angeles "to take meetings," her real-estate agent said.

The three-bedroom, four-bathroom, 3,300-square-foot house fetched $2 million. It originally was listed at $2,347,000, with an interim price drop to $2,067,000.

The house, which has a view of the iconic Hollywood sign, is a gated property. There are sweeping city views, a separate guesthouse and three fireplaces.

The 50-year-old Butler, born in Alabama, is returning to her native South. Her stint in Los Angeles was not without adversity. There were regular reports that she was difficult to get along with on the TV show, which aired from 1993 to '98. Toward the end of the sitcom's run, she entered rehab for painkiller addiction. Maybe that's just what L.A. does to you.

Hot property by Ann Brenoff of the Los Angeles Times, features the biggest celebrity real estate deals.