Madonna Reacts As Dog 'Sells' Her Old Miami Mansion for $31 Million
Madonna has shared her reaction after learning that a dog is "selling" a Miami mansion she once owned for a huge profit.
The Associated Press reported on Thursday that handlers for Gunther VI, a German shepherd, have put the Tuscan-style villa he lives in on the market for $31.75 million.
If the asking price is achieved, it would be a major mark-up from the $7.5 million that changed hands when Madonna sold the eight-bedroom mansion two decades ago.
According to Gunther VI's handlers, the dog inherited the palatial waterfront property from his grandfather, Gunther IV. The trust fund that paid for the villa was left to Gunther III, Gunther IV's father, by his owner, a German countess called Karlotta Liebenstein, who died in 1992.
The family of privileged pooches have since enjoyed a luxury lifestyle, including private jet trips to glitzy enclaves around the world and chef-prepared gourmet meals. Gunther VI has been dubbed the wealthiest dog in the world, with a trust now worth almost $500 million.
"He lives in Madonna's former master bedroom," real estate agent Ruthie Assouline, who is selling the property with her husband Ethan, told the AP. "He literally sleeps overlooking the most magnificent view in an Italian custom bed in the former bedroom of the greatest pop star in the world."
On learning of the news, Madonna posted on her Instagram Story on Thursday, sharing a photo of herself feigning a forlorn look.
The "Material Girl" singer captioned the image: "When you find out a dog is selling your old house for 3 times the amount you sold it for!"
She then posted a screenshot of an article about the sale, adding the comment: "Too much [greatness] in 1 house."
Madonna, who is worth an estimated $550 million according to Forbes, is currently busy working on the screenplay for her biopic.
The singer announced in June that she was working on the screenplay with writer Erin Wilson, whose credits include the 2002 film Secretary, starring Maggie Gyllenhaal.
The news came after it was reported that Diablo Cody had departed her role as screenwriter for the biopic.
Entertainment Weekly reported in April that Cody, who won an Oscar for writing Juno, had submitted a completed draft to movie studio Universal and moved on to another project.
During an Instagram Live session in September 2020, Madonna confirmed that she and Cody were working on the biopic, per Entertainment Weekly.
She said the film would be "about my struggle as an artist trying to survive in a man's world as a woman, and really just the journey."
She revealed: "We do talk about Andy [Warhol], and Keith [Haring], and Jean-Michel Basquiat and Martin Burgoyne and the whole coming up as an artist in Manhattan, downtown, Lower East Side in the early '80s.
"Honestly, [it's] one of the best times of my life, and one of the worst times. I hope I can portray or express what a thrilling time that was for me in every way."
She added: "It's not a musical, but there's a lot of music, and there's a lot of the actress who will play me singing my songs, but in places where she's supposed to be singing."
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