Alana Gold ‘deeply regrets’ after Pioneertown residents demand apology from
There is a lot of chaos going on. Selling Sunset Season 8, but apparently, Alana Gold She’s the one who really crossed the line. She falsely claimed to own a “little Western town in the desert,” and now the residents are applauding her.
Alana said she owns an area near Los Angeles called Pioneertown. On Selling Sunset, she joked that she was the “mayor of the town.” Meanwhile, the residents of Pioneertown weren’t laughing.
You can’t silence the people of Pioneertown.
After Alana made an unfounded statement about her ownership of Pioneertown, the townspeople went to print and issued a statement via the Pioneertown Gazette. Not only did they make it clear that Alana did not “own” the town, they also demanded an apology from the newcomer to Sailing Sunset.
“The baseless claims by Selling Sunset star Alana Gold that she ‘owns the City of Pioneers’ undermine 78 years of internationally celebrated film, arts and cultural history,” the statement said.
“These allegations belittle generations of artists, neighbors, nature lovers, community members, musicians, small business owners and other wonderful people in Pioneertown,” she continued.
Although Alana fervently claimed in Season 8 that she “owns” the town, the Pioneertown Gazette explained that she owns less than 1%. Apparently, more than “100 independent parties” actually own the area. There is no single owner. So, it’s like someone who has an apartment in Manhattan but says they own an island.
The statement explained,[Alanna] “She owns a small non-controlling interest in an entity that owns six of the thirty-five parcels of land in the Mann Street area, which constitutes less than 1 percent of Pioneertown’s total 640 acres. The claim that she owns “the entire city” is verifiably false.”
Alana Gold Issues Apology to Pioneertown
After being dragged into this by the Pioneertown Gazette, Alana had no choice but to issue an apology. The Independent obtained a copy of the statement she issued to Pioneertown residents. In the letter, she explained where her love for the town began. She and her husband had their first date there. They later returned for their wedding. So it holds a special place in her heart, but she admitted she doesn’t own it herself.
“I wanted to reach out to you personally to say I am so sorry for the confusion I have caused,” Alana wrote. “I absolutely do not own Pioneertown, I should never have said that, and I apologize for doing so.”
“I want you to know that I meant no harm, I absolutely love Pioneertown and was so excited to talk about it,” she continued.
Alana has reportedly reached out directly to the residents of Pioneertown to personally apologize for her offensive exaggeration. With only 420 people in town, she will be able to reach everyone by the end of the week.
Selling Sunset season 8 is streaming on Netflix.
Tell us – what do you think of Alana’s exaggerated claims about Pioneertown? Were you surprised to see the city rally to pull her back?
