Nicolas Cage's driveway collapses as sinkhole opens up at his Malibu home

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Watch: A crater opened up after a driveway collapsed in a house reportedly belonging to Hollywood star

BySteven McIntoshEntertainment reporter

Published17 minutes ago

A large sinkhole has opened up up outside a house in Malibu reportedly belonging to Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage.

The sinkhole, estimated to be 30ft (9.1m) by 30ft, appeared after the driveway collapsed and follows heavy rain in southern California over recent days.

Local media said that no injuries had been reported. BBC News has asked representatives for Cage for comment.

The actor bought the home in 2024, according to a report in the New York Times, external shortly after the sale.

Cage won an Oscar for Leaving Las Vegas and is also known for films such as Gone in 60 Seconds, Face/Off and Con Air, as well as Pig, Moonstruck and The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.

Nicolas Cage attends Prime Video's "Spider-Noir" world premiere at Regal Times Square on 13 May 2026 in New York City

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Cage, pictured at the Spider-Noir premiere in May, won an Oscar in 1996 for Leaving Las Vegas

Nearby residents said they were informed that an 8ft sinkhole had begun forming on Monday.

"At that point, the homeowners were not overly concerned," one resident told Los Angeles magazine. , external

"We thought it could be fixed pretty quickly." But then, he continued, "all hell broke loose".

Further ground gave way in the early hours of Tuesday morning, leaving a 30ft crater.

The collapse was said to swallow up much of the home's driveway, and left broken asphalt, concrete and construction debris inside the hole.

Emergency services responded in the early hours of Tuesday morning when the structural failure caused a gas leak. SoCalGas later confirmed the leak had been secured.

A large sinkhole is seen outside a mansion in Malibu, with emergency servicves attending, and palm trees and the ocean seen in the background

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The sinkhole was estimated to measure about 30ft (9.1m)

This aerial view shows a sinkhole on a street and driveway of a seaside home affected by large swells produced by Hurricane Marie in Malibu, California, on September 8, 2026. Hurricane Marie stayed well offshore of Southern California during Labor Day weekend but its large swells produced dangerous surf and rip currents, with waves reaching around 10 feet in some areas.

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Traffic cones have been placed around the crater, and AFP reported that waves pounding the sea front can be seen "lapping in the hole and rushing out again under the stanchions that support the home".

The damage occurred after a Los Angeles coastal flooding warning was issued linked to Tropical Storm Marie, which was previously a hurricane.

While the hurricane had remained offshore, it was said to have brought rain and high waves to Southern California.

Malibu City officials have declared at least five homes on the street unsafe for entry and warned residents, external that emergency access is "severely constrained", and that the area "may be impassable due to the large portion of the road that has collapsed".