Actor Dane Cook was reportedly evicted from his West Hollywood apartment in August 2008, after refusing to clean up after his dog. Cook reached a settlement with the apartment owners and relocated to a house in Hollywood Hills.PerezHilton: Dane Cooked (September 23, 2008)
Dane Cook Quotes
"In the same way that writers can get writer's block, comedians can easily run out of ideas and stories. I am extremely frightened. I've seen it happen to other comics, that something interferes with their connection to their creative muse, and it's destroyed careers."Boston Herald: landlord's doghouse (September 23, 2008)
"I know that the presence of those that have lived there before me affects me deeply and provides me with inspiration."TMZ: Belushi's Ghost Owns Me (September 22, 2008)
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Cook's dogs reportedly defecated in the public courtyard on the apartment groundsPerezHilton: Dane Cooked (September 23, 2008)
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Cook reportedly failed to clean up after his dogsPerezHilton: Dane Cooked (September 23, 2008)
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John Belushi and Steve Martin were former tenants of the Hollywood apartmentPerezHilton: Dane Cooked (September 23, 2008)
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Cook reportedly used the argument that moving from the apartment would "jinx" him because Belushi's and Martin's "presence" gave him inspirationTMZ: Belushi's Ghost Owns Me (September 22, 2008)
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Cook stated that he would suffer "mental and emotional damage" causing his career to crumble if made to moveTMZ: Belushi's Ghost Owns Me (September 22, 2008)
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Cook settled with the landlords by paying an undisclosed amount of moneyPerezHilton: Dane Cooked (September 23, 2008)
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Cook's new home cost $7 millionPerezHilton: Dane Cooked (September 23, 2008)
