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Top Hollywood Producer Fleeing LA Over Crime, High Taxes: ‘It’s Not the Pandemic’

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Top Hollywood Producer Fleeing LA Over Crime, High Taxes: ‘It’s Not the Pandemic’
(L-R) Actor Woody Harrelson, Relativity Media's Ryan Kavanaugh, and actor Owen Wilson arrive at the premiere of Relativity Media's "Free Birds" at the Westwood Village Theatre in Hollywood, Calif., on Oct. 13, 2013. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Relativity Media
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
1/27/2022|Updated: 1/27/2022

Top-flight Hollywood producer Ryan Kavanaugh said he’s fleeing Los Angeles due to a litany of issues, including crime, high taxes, and homelessness, he admitted in a recent interview.

Kavanaugh—who has produced “The Social Network,” “Hancock,” “Limitless,” and dozens of others—told TheWrap that while he’s a lifelong Los Angeles resident, he’s picking up his family and moving his business headquarters to Florida.
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Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter who covers a range of topics, including politics, U.S., and health news. A father of two, Jack grew up in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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