Actor Nicolas Cage, who is rumored to be appearing on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in the coming days, was arrested early Saturday in New Orleans on charges that haven't yet been made public. As expected, the curious circumstances surrounding the Oscar winning actor's arrest is generating a substantial buzz. And it's possible that the rumored appearance on Leno will now be canned.
Cage, who still remains in custody, is believed to have been detains over matters pertaining to physical violence and disturbing the peace.
The famous Hollywood performer is no stranger to controversy, especially in New Orleans.
According to Cage, he owned the "Most Haunted House in America", a home located in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. The home is known as "The LaLaurie house" after its former owner Delphine LaLaurie. The house was foreclosed and sold at auction on November 12, 2009 along with another New Orleans property for a total of $5.5 million, in the wake of his financial problems.
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The arrest, however, reportedly took place near his old home. Of course, keeping tabs on the actor's many homes is no simple chore.
His Bel Air home, meanwhile, which had six loans totaling $18 million on it, failed to sell an April 2010 foreclosure auction despite an opening offer of $10.4 million, far substantially less than the $35 million that Cage had originally tried to sell it for. The home, built in 1940 for $110,000 had been owned by Dean Martin and singer Tom Jones. The home eventually sold in November 2010 for $10.5 million. Another home in Nevada also faces foreclosure auction.
Nicolas Cage remains one of Hollywood's highest paid actors, earning $40 million in 2009 according to Forbes Magazine.
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