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Jared Leto’s $12 million Air Force compound mystery buyer revealed as tech billionaire

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Grant, N. (2026, October 7). Jared Leto’s $12 million Air Force compound mystery buyer revealed as tech billionaire. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/10/06/celebrity-news/jared-letos-12-million-compound-buyer-revealed-as-tech-billionaire/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-07 · by Nate Grant

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Jared Leto sold his Hollywood Hills compound for $12 million to an entity linked to Palmer Luckey, the tech entrepreneur who founded Oculus VR and now runs defense technology company Anduril Industries. The property, originally a World War II air defense center and secret military film studio, was purchased by Leto in 2015 for $5 million. Luckey is known not only for his work in virtual reality but also for his interest in military history; he owns decommissioned missile silos around the country with plans to use them for a future museum project.
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Jared Leto, 54, sold his unusual 14,649-square-foot Hollywood Hills compound for $12 million in May after purchasing it for $5 million in 2015. The property was originally a World War II air defense center and later served as the Lookout Mountain Air Force Station, which operated from 1947 to 1969 as a secret military film studio producing over 6,500 films for US military agencies. Corporate filings show the buyer is 8935 Lookout Mountain LLC, managed by Fiendlord’s Keep Inc., whose director and CEO is Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus (acquired by Facebook), a tech magnate with his own military connections.

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8935 Lookout Mountain LLC California Facebook Fiendlord’s Keep Inc. Oculus

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Luckey PERSON · 4× Fiendlord’s Keep Inc. ORG · 3× Facebook ORG · 2× Oculus ORG · 2× Trump PERSON · 2× 8935 Lookout Mountain LLC ORG · 1× California GPE · 1× Leto ORG · 1× Meta ORG · 1× The Air Force ORG · 1×

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Corporate filings cited by the Los Angeles Times showed a decommissioned Atlas missile silo in New York was owned by Black Omen LLC, which was managed by Fiendlord’s Keep Inc. Want more celebrity and pop culture news? Start your day with Page Six Daily.
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🔮 The “Morbius” star, 54, sold the unusual 14,649-square-foot Hollywood Hills property in May for $12 million after purchasing it for $5 million in 2015.

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The “Morbius” star, 54, sold the unusual 14,649-square-foot Hollywood Hills property in May for $12 million after purchasing it for $5 million in 2015. uncertain
star → sell → 2015
Property records show the home was bought by 8935 Lookout Mountain LLC, which lists Fiendlord’s Keep Inc. as its sole member/manager. asserted
which → show → manager
Fiendlord’s Keep Inc. was founded in California in January 2016, and state business records list Luckey, 34, as its director, CEO, secretary, CFO, and sole member. asserted
records → found → director
Leto spent years restoring the property, which retains remnants of its peculiar history. asserted
which → spend → history
The compound was originally built in the early 1940s as a World War II air defense center before becoming the highly classified Lookout Mountain Air Force Station. asserted
compound → build → Station
From 1947 to 1969, the facility operated as a secret military film studio, producing and processing more than 6,500 films for the US military and other government agencies. asserted
facility → operate → military
The complex featured its own film-processing laboratories, editing rooms, and film-storage vaults to handle footage of nuclear weapons tests. asserted
complex → feature → tests
The Air Force decommissioned the station in 1969, and the property was eventually converted into a private residence. asserted
property → decommission → residence
The property now belongs to a tech magnate with his own military connections. asserted
property → belong → connections
Luckey is best known for founding Oculus VR and creating the Oculus Rift virtual-reality headset. asserted
Luckey → know → headset
He sold Oculus to Facebook — now Meta — for roughly $2 billion in 2014 when he was just 21. asserted
he → sell → 2014
Luckey later founded defense technology company Anduril Industries, which has grown into a major defense contractor focused on autonomous drones, sensors and other military technology. asserted
which → found → drones
The entrepreneur has also developed a reputation for his interest in military history and hardware; in 2024, he revealed that he owns decommissioned underground missile silos around the country, which he hopes to collect for a future museum project. asserted
he → develop → project
Corporate filings cited by the Los Angeles Times showed a decommissioned Atlas missile silo in New York was owned by Black Omen LLC, which was managed by Fiendlord’s Keep Inc. Want more celebrity and pop culture news? Start your day with Page Six Daily. asserted
which → cite → Daily
Luckey is also known for his outspoken political views, referring to himself as a “radical Zionist” in recent years. asserted
Luckey → know → years
He first drew political attention in 2016 when he acknowledged donating $10,000 to Nimble America, a pro-Donald Trump group. asserted
he → draw → America
He left Facebook in 2017 amid the ensuing controversy. asserted
He → leave → controversy
He continued supporting Trump, donating millions during the 2020 election and backing him again in 2024. His sister, Ginger Luckey, 32, married former Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, 44, in 2021. asserted
sister → continue → 2021
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