Richard Gere Reportedly Returns To The US After Verbal Hailstorm Over Property Demolition

Richard Gere is not Lulu Simon's favorite person for this particular reason!

The legendary actor resurfaced in the United States amid serious verbal attacks from Paul Simon's daughter over his decision to sell off her childhood home to developers.

Richard Gere and his wife, Alejandra Silva, had purchased the home from the musician and his wife, Edie Brickell, in 2022 before relocating to Spain with his family two years later.

The actor appeared in the lobby at JFK airport earlier today, dressed up in a casual ensemble, right in the middle of a backlash by Paul's daughter, Lulu, on his recently sold property.

Richard looked dapper in a joggers plus blazer combo, paired with sneakers and a white face cap as he dragged his luggage through the airport lobby.

Lulu had protested against the actor in a series of now-deleted posts after learning that the developer who bought the home is now planning to demolish the structure.

She reiterated her dislike for the actor in an Instagram post, stating he purchased her childhood home from her parents with a promise to take care of it as a condition of the purchase.

Lulu continued that Richard never lived up to that promise; instead, he quietly sold off the house to a developer as nine separate plots and never even bothered to move in.

Per The Daily Mail, the musician's daughter concluded her rage in an additional post featuring pictures of her late pets, which were buried on the property, with the caption:

"I hope my dead pets buried in that backyard haunt you until you descend into a slow and unrelenting madness."

While the developers were preparing to demolish the home, salvage experts from a New York company, identified as Hudson Valley House Parts, revealed that they had taken possession of some of the architectural and historical pieces from the home.

As reported by PEOPLE, the company noted that the extracted architectural gems from the home would be repurposed, as they gave viewers a close look at their salvage efforts so far on the historic 1930s home.

The building will be taken down to make room for a nine-property structure on the site, as Lulu alleged.

"We appreciate that the owner understands the importance of preserving the home's historical fabric and is working with us and Green Circle Auctions to save what we can," the page wrote in the caption.

Historic items removed from the property include a Greek revival front portico, cast stone wellhead, and carved limestone mantel, the cerused oak library, sets of French doors, steel bay windows, casement windows, antique bluestone, and many more.

A few months after Richard discreetly sold the home for a few dollars shy of $11 million, he packed his bags alongside his family and jetted out to Madrid. The actor, his wife, alongside their kids decided to make the Spanish region their home indefinitely.

Richard explained during an interview that the move was somewhat of an ode to his wife, Alejandra, who is a Spanish-born publicist. He noted that she will get to live closer to "her family, her lifelong friends and her culture."

He noted that the publicist was generous enough to exist for six years in his side of the world, and it was only honorable for him to reciprocate by spending an equal six years in her own world.

The media figure added that their relocation to Spain was temporary, as they will return to the United States as a family in the near future. Before selling the home, the actor had initially planned for it to function as a working farm, but the plan never came to life.

The Hollywood icon and his wife tied the knot in his estate at Pound Ridge, New York, in 2018, after which they welcomed their first son, Alexander Gerr in 2019. About a year later, the couple expanded their family with a second son, James Gere.

The Blast noted that aside from his two children with Alejandra, he is stepfather to Alejandra's son, Albert, from a previous marriage.  He fathered an adult child from his second marriage to actress Carey Lowell.

Unlike his father, Richard's first child, Homer Gere, barely stays in the spotlight, but he shares a close bond with his father, a phenomenon he often speaks about.

There is a current 33-year gap between the couple, with Richard currently 75 and Alejandra, 42. Richard and Alejandra had reportedly known each other for over a decade before they reconnected and eventually got married.

The Blast shared that the iconic actor initially got married to Cindy Crawford in 1991, but the marriage lasted for just four years without a child between them. He tied the knot with Carey for over a decade between 2002 to 2013, eventually finalizing their divorce three years later in 2016.

Richard and Carey began dating in 1995 after his separation from Cindy. They also got married in an intimate ceremony at the Pound Ridge home in New York. Carey cited lifestyle differences as the primary reason for the breakdown of their marriage.

Love knocked again and stayed for the third time with Alejandra, a journey she described as a fairy tale filled with special moments. In her words:

"Our love story is the sweetest, most romantic, and perfect dream I've ever had. There is not a day that Richard does not mention how important I am to him …"

She described him as the most humble, sensitive, affectionate, attentive, funny, generous man," she has known in a long while. 

Does Richard Gere's arrival in the United States have anything to do with Paul Simon's daughter?