Man who purchased Kanye West’s mansion and labeled him as ‘dumb’ went to jail for wild crime

The investor who not too long ago purchased Kanye West’s Malibu beachfront mansion beforehand went to jail for a violent crime.

Steven ‘Bo’ Belmont, who runs Belwood Investments, purchased the controversial property for $21 million; only a fraction of staggering $53 million worth it was listed for in December 2023.

Since buying the mansion, which was designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando, Belmont has called out the music mogul for the ‘dumb’ adjustments he made to the property, together with eradicating home windows, doorways and sources of electrical energy.

Kanye West allegedly stripped the home (The Oppenheim Group)

However whereas, Belmont has made headlines for getting the weird home, he beforehand made the information for some lower than savory causes.

In 2013, he was charged with tried homicide and spent three years in jail, after attacking a person with a pitchfork throughout an argument a few noise grievance.

Belmont had been on trip in Napa County together with his household when Roy Powell, a neighbor of the rented vacation residence, got here and requested him to maintain the noise down so his daughters may sleep.

A row ensued as each males had been ingesting, nevertheless issues rapidly turned violent when Belmont struck Powell over the top with a pitchfork, leading to a fractured jaw and a blood clot on the mind.

Steven ‘Bo’ Belmont spent three years in jail (Police Handout)

Powell was positioned in a medically induced coma whereas he recovered and it has been remarked as a miracle he was in a position to survive the assault.

Following a trial in 2015, Belmont was acquitted from tried homicide however discovered responsible of assault with a lethal weapon and spent three years in jail.

He has been open about his time behind bars and the way he is handle to re-build his success after jail.

Now, nevertheless, the investor is specializing in restoring the Malibu property to what it was earlier than West bought it in 2021 for an eye-watering $57 million.

“My objective is to make it as if Kanye was by no means there. The home can be restored proper again to what it was,” he told the LA Occasions.

Whereas Belmont is lower than impressed with the adjustments the rapper made to the house, his greatest frustration is the actual fact he eliminated the glazed flooring, including: “That was a very dumb transfer. Actually no objective.”

He plans to spend between $6 million and $8 million on the property in a bid to show a revenue for the individuals who invested in its buy, explaining that round 500 individuals invested sums between $1,000 and $1 million.