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Leonardo DiCaprio - In 2005, the actor spent his millions on an island located off the coast of Belize for US$1.75 million. He plans to use it to build an "eco-resort" which will be completely powered by renewable energy and designed to increase the biological health of species on the island and in the waters around it.
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Lindsay Lohan - It was reported in 2018 that the star was taking over two islands off the coast of Dubai, which would be renamed Lindsayland, and would feature luxury hotels, upscale restaurants, idyllic pools, and plenty of leisure activities.
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Jay-Z and Beyoncé - It's said that Jay-Z also purchased a private island in the Bahamas so that his wife and family could enjoy holidays in peace.
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Tommy Lee/Pamela Anderson
- Tommy Lee apparently bought one of 300 luxury man-made islands off the coast of Dubai and offered it to his ex-wife Pamela Anderson.
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Julia Roberts - Julia Roberts allegedly owns her own island off the coast of Cape Cod.
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Nicolas Cage - Nicolas Cage is infamous for blowing his millions on extravagant things, one of which was a deserted island in the Bahamas.
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Johnny Depp - The 'Pirates of the Caribbean' actor has his own Caribbean island called Little Hall's Pond Cay.
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David Copperfield - The millionaire magician reportedly spent US$50 million on a private island called Musha Cay in the southern Bahamas. That, along with more than a few other islands in the area are known as the Islands of Copperfield Bay.
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Steven Spielberg - The revered director owns an island in the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira, just north of the Canary Islands.
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Celine Dion
- The Canadian singer owned a private island in Quebec, just 15 minutes from Montreal, which she later reportedly listed for US$29.3 million.
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Sir Richard Branson
- The English business magnate bought Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands in 1978 for less than US$200,000!
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Tyler Perry - In 2009, the producer/director bought an island called White Bay Cay in the Bahamas.
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Eddie Murphy - In 2007, Eddie Murphy purchased Rooster Cay island in the Bahamas, but it wasn't his first island! He'd previously bought another one in the Bahamas.
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Mel Gibson
- In 2005, the actor bought a volcanic island called Mago in Fiji, which is one of the largest private islands on record.
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Tim McGraw and Faith Hill - In 2003, the country singers bought an island which they call 'L’île d’Anges' in the Bahamas.
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Faith Hill and Tim McGraw - After nine years, the couple completed building an enormous vacation home on an island.
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Ricky Martin - In 2008, the singer reportedly bought an island near Angra dos Reis, off the coast of Brazil, for US$8 million.
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Diana Ross - The singer bought an island in French Polynesia, near Tahiti, in 1986.
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Lenny Kravitz - The musician doesn't own the entire Eleuthera island in the Bahamas, but he does have his own private beach and a surf-side studio. The location was especially important for him as his mother was Bahamian.
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Aristotle Onassis
- The billionaire Greek shipping mogul is credited for kicking off the private-island trend in 1968 when he married Jackie Kennedy on Skorpios, his paradise in the Ionian Sea. Onassis, who died in 1975, is even buried on the island, alongside his son and daughter. See also: These weird celebrity baby names will make you cringe
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Spending quarantine on an island? For these stars it's possible
Meet the stars who own private islands
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Dropping thousands of dollars on luxury beach getaways seems impossible enough for most of us, but these celebrities had their eyes on something a little more extravagant: owning entire private islands. Free from the prying eyes of the press, select stars have splurged on real estate in some of the world's most gorgeous destinations. But what would sound like an extravagance before now makes perfect sense, as many of us would love to spend our lockdown time on our own private island.
Click through the following gallery to see which of your favorite celebs have shelled out millions on an island oasis.
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