Rosie O'Donnell sells NYC penthouse for nearly half its price after fleeing US over Donald Trump's election
The comedian's Midtown East home, located at 255 E. 49th St., was sold for $US4.75 million ($A7.3 million) last month, the New York Post exclusively revealed on Monday.
O'Donnell purchased the triplex unit for $8 million ($A12.3 million) in 2017.
The 3,381-square-foot suite features four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a glass-enclosed room with a view of the East River, a sauna and a rooftop deck.
O'Donnell, 63, originally listed the penthouse for $US8.3 million ($A12.8 million) in early 2023. She later dropped the price.
The A League of Their Own star gave up her ritzy home before Trump's inauguration in January.
'I'm here in Ireland. And it's beautiful and warm — not physically. It's actually quite cold,' she said in a TikTok video at the time.
'It's been pretty wonderful, I have to say,' the Sleepless in Seattle star continued. 'The people are so loving and so kind, so welcoming. And I'm very grateful.'
O'Donnell, whose grandparents are from Ireland, shared that she started the process of getting her Irish citizenship.
The actress said she was motivated to move to keep her non-binary child, Clay, safe.
'I was never someone who thought I would move to another country, that's what I decided would be the best for myself and my 12-year-old child. And here we are,' she explained.
'You know, I'm happy. Clay is happy. I miss my other kids. I miss my friends. I miss many things about life there at home and I'm trying to find a home here in this beautiful country and when it is safe for all citizens to have equal rights there in America, that's when we will consider coming back.'
O'Donnell later shared that her mental health drastically improved since moving overseas.
'I feel healthier [and] I'm sleeping better without the stress and anxiety over what was happening politically in the country,' she said in another video.
The TV personality is also the parent to kids: Parker, 29, Chelsea, 27, Blake, 25, Vivienne, 22.
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