Country King Kenny Chesney Leaving Nashville for Malibu?

MALIBU, CA -- Word around the 'Bu is that Country music king Kenny Chesney quietly bought a Malibu mansion last March for $5.2 million, however, his publicist has categorically denied the report.

Gossip blogger, Yolanda’s Little Black Book, said that Chesney bought a home in the Malibu Cove Colony area. And she said her source, a real estate agent, is infallible.

The home is said to be located in an enclave of about 50 oceanfront homes built in the 1950s. Chesney's reported property is less than 2,000 square feet and was remodeled not too long ago. The home features an open-floor plan that includes a combined kitchen, dining and family area with bamboo floors throughout.

Chesney is known for a string of country hits that feature a laid-back feel. His brush with Hollywood royalty was a brief marriage to Academy Award-winning actress Renée Zellweger that ended in an annulment for "fraud."

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