Boozer talks about renting his crib 2 Prince

Musical icon rented Bulls forward's West Hollywood mansion and 2 have gotten to know each other

Prince was a former tenant of the Bulls' Carlos Boozer. (Frazer Harrison, Getty Images / June 27, 2006)

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Musical icon rented Bulls forward's West Hollywood mansion and 2 have gotten to know each other

Prince was a former tenant of the Bulls' Carlos Boozer. (Frazer Harrison, Getty Images / June 27, 2006)

By K.C. Johnson, Tribune reporter

The Bulls' only trip to Minneapolis uncovered this nugget: Carlos Boozer once rented his West Hollywood mansion to none other than Prince, Minnesota's Purple Rain musical icon.

"My realtor was like, 'Yo, there's this guy who wants to rent your house. He saw it before you bought it,'" Boozer recalled of the 2004 transaction. "I was like, 'I'm not leasing my house. I've never done that.'

"The amount of money he was willing to pay made me reconsider. And that's how Prince rented my house out."

Multiple media outlets reported Prince paid $70,000 per month for the 10-bedroom, 11-bath home. The same reports said attorneys for Boozer filed suit against Prince/MPG Music for violating the eight--month lease because of "painting the exterior with purple striping, 'prince' symbol, and numbers 3121" — one of Prince's albums. The suit also cited a purple monogrammed carpet was installed in the master bedroom and plumbing "for water transfer for beauty salon chairs" was added.

"He made it purple," Boozer said. "He wanted to put his personal touch on it because he wanted to make it feel like home. I was kind of worried about that when I saw the house. But Prince was great. I had a conversation with him. He changed everything back the way it was before he moved out.

"He did some very specific things that were built for him and his lifestyle, which is very different than mine."

Boozer's attorneys eventually dismissed the suit and Boozer said he signed a disclosure agreement not to talk about specifics.

"He knows how to live," Boozer said. "I'll put it that way."

Boozer said he hooked up with Prince a couple of times last summer in New York.

"We had a good time at a lounge," Boozer said. "He's a great dude. He's very humble, very successful. He has a great spirit about him. He does a lot for charity. He'll sing at your birthday party if you want him to just because he's that kind of guy."

Boozer said he has seen "Purple Rain" and bought concert tickets for his parents to see the performer last year at Madison Square Garden.

"Great movie," he said. "Not a big fan of some of his concerts. He likes to do the butt-cheek thing, not really my thing. Some of his music is pretty hot, though."

7:56 p.m. CDT, March 29, 2011

Carlos Boozer Used To Be Prince's Landlord

March 31, 2011 11:05 a.m. by Andrew Winistorfer

Here's the craziest music-related story going around in the last day, and improbably, it features Bulls forward Carlos Boozer: Apparently, a few years ago, Boozer rented his Beverly Hills mansion to Prince, who swiftly changed a lot of stuff in the house. To the point where Boozer didn't recognize it. Here's what Boozer's friend Jay Williams said about it:

"Booz told me how he had this massive house ... blue fountain waves kind of came down streaming water that led to the front door and all this great stuff," Williams said on "The Waddle & Silvy Show" on ESPN 1000. "And I remember him calling me, 'Dude, you will never guess, I rode past my house like three times, I had no idea it was my house.'

"Supposedly, Prince changed the front gate to the Prince sign, he changed the master bedroom to a hair salon, he changed the streaming blue waters that led to the front door to purple water, he knocked out walls, he changed the molding on top of the ceiling. Booz was livid. So pissed off, so angry ... He put his Purple Rain stamp on it ... Booz was like, 'I was getting ready to go over there and beat this little man down.' And dude was just like 'Here, Boozer, here is a little check for about a million, it'll take care of everything, get it back the way you want it.' And Booz was like , 'This little man is cool as hell.'"

Classic. Prince just gave Boozer a million bucks to take the "Purple Rain stamp" off of it. Just the best. Boozer can't really talk about it, due to some agreement with Prince, but here's what he said to ESPN:

"We had a disclosure thing. We agreed not to speak about the details of our deal, so I don't want to cross that bridge," Boozer said, before adding with a smile, "He knows how to live. He lives a good life. I'll put it that way."

Boozer, who said he met with Prince before he moved into Boozer's place, had no problems with the adjustments.

"He put it back the way it was before he moved out," Boozer said. "He did some very specific things that were built for him and his lifestyle, which is very different from mine. Needless to say, I sold the house, made a great profit and moved to Miami."

Boozer admitted that he is a fan of some of Prince's work, but he may not be in attendance for a concert any time soon.

"I've listened to some of his music," Boozer said. "Not a big fan of some of his concerts ... [That's] not really my thing, but some of his music his pretty hot, though."

Oh man, this story is the funniest. Prince must have really wanted this house 2 give up all that chedder 4 it & keep it out of the news.

remember he did live it in 4 quite a while & had major hollywood parties in it. But this story also proves that Prince is not hurting 4 cash not in the least & will spend a pretty penny 2 keep himself happy & content. just wonder. What else did he not want told? It seems most of the details were already leaked....Maybe a purple orgy boom boom room with Tamar & The Twinz? prince

Boozer on rock star: Prince of a fellow

Musical icon rented Bulls forward's West Hollywood mansion and 2 have gotten to know each other

Boozer on rock star: Prince of a fellow

Musical icon rented Bulls forward's West Hollywood mansion and 2 have gotten to know each other

He'll sing at your birthday party if you want him to just because he's that kind of guy."

He'll sing at your birthday party if you want him to just because he's that kind of guy."

He'll sing at your birthday party if you want him to just because he's that kind of guy."

Carlos Boozer Used To Be Prince's Landlord

Graycap23	SagsWay2low said: So did Prince actually pay up in the end? The lawsuit was dropped.
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Paris9748430	As a Bulls fan, all I care about is how many rebounds Carlos got tonight. It was 14. So, Carlos is cool with me! JERKIN' EVERYTHING IN SIGHT!!!!!
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deborahtoo	KeithyT said: Boozer said: He'll sing at your birthday party if you want him to just because he's that kind of guy." Damn my 40th was on Saturday. If only I'd known, Prince probably would have cancelled the Carolinas and rescheduled FOC. KeithyT Happy Birthday.
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