Shane Smith Bought Mansion Without Ever Setting Foot Inside

WSJ magazine showcases the splendor of Villa Ruchello.

There’s a ton of lively color in WSJ magazine’s look at how Shane Smith came to acquire the palatial Santa Monica estate known as Villa Ruchello. The property was previously owned by film director Henry Jaglom and his wife, Victoria Foyt.

Initially, per Andrew Goldman’s September issue cover story, Smith was eyeing a property closer to New York:

A couple of years ago, when he was still living in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood, Smith had hoped to find a place in upstate New York so that on weekends his 4- and 6-year-old daughters, Martina and Piper, could have a place to play in the grass.

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