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Quick on the heels of famously sassy, phrase-turning R&B singer and reality TV star Tamar Braxton\u2019s announcement her recently released album, \u201cBluebird of Happiness,\u201d will be her last \u2014 at least for a while \u2014 and news that her husband, music executive husband Vincent Herbert, founder of Streamline Records, was legally ordered to pay Sony more than $3.7 million to settle a lawsuit over a 2013 advance, the couple hoisted their grandly proportioned and glamorously appointed Mediterranean mansion in Calabasas, Calif., up for sale at $15 million.<\/p>\n
The Herbert-Braxtons, married in late 2007 after about five years together, purchased the 13,716-square-foot mansion inside the double-gated Estates at The Oaks enclave in April 2013 for $10.5 million and public records show since then there have been several notices of default filed and subsequently canceled against the two-acre spread that provides a total of seven bedrooms and nine full and two half bathrooms between the main house and poolside guesthouse.<\/p>\n
Wrought iron and glass front doors open to an entry vestibule and foyer with black and white floral-patterned inlaid floor and a floating, wrought iron railed staircase that curves up to the bedrooms on the second floor. The main living and entertaining space makes a great sweep across the rear of the residence with gleaming wide-plank hardwood floors laid in a classy chevron pattern.<\/p>\n
A central gallery with glossy grand piano is flanked to one side by a lounge with semi-circular sofa in front of an ornate fireplace and to the other by a \u201cchampagne bar\u201d modeled after The Dorchester Hotel in London with tufted velvet sofas and a stately wood-paneled ceiling.<\/p>\n
Arched French doors open the vast space to an immense, stone-paved loggia with retractable canvas shade awnings and a bowling alley-length dining table that easily seats at least two-dozen al fresco diners. With elaborately carved cabinetry, granite countertops and a super-sized commercial-style range under a hand-hammered copper hood, the kitchen is open to a spacious informal dining area that, in turn, opens to a family room with fireplace and French doors to the backyard.<\/p>\n
The three-story mansion\u2019s creature comfort also include a home theater, a game room, an office, a wine cellar with tasting room and, unsurprisingly, a recording studio along with an elevator, an camera-equipped security system, a gentlemen\u2019s lounge with authentic barber chair, a mirror-walled gym and a subterranean parking garage that will accommodate over a dozen cars. The mansion makes a U-shaped embrace around a broad and grassy courtyard with swimming pool and spa beyond which a soccer pitch-sized lawn gives way to a panoramic view over rugged ravines and undeveloped mountaintops.<\/p>\n
Some of the other, equally sized and similarly luxurious estates in The Estates sections of The Oaks are owned by reality television\u2019s Kourtney and Khlo\u00e9 Kardashian, Michael Jackson\u2019s mother Katherine Jackson, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and Jay McGraw, elder son of extraordinarily well-compensated TV therapist Dr. Phil McGraw, and his Playboy model wife Erica Dahm.<\/p>\n
The ballroom had seen passion before \u2014 but never like this. When Robert Irwin and Witney Carson stepped into the light, the crowd fell completely silent. The music began, soft and haunting, and within seconds, it was clear: this wasn\u2019t just a dance. It was a story \u2014 one written in love, loss, and legacy.<\/p>\n
Every motion carried memory. Every spin whispered of someone gone but never forgotten. By the final pose, Robert stood trembling under the golden lights, eyes wet, chest rising and falling in quiet emotion. For a moment, nobody dared breathe. Then came the sound that shattered the stillness \u2014 four paddles lifted high.<\/p>\n
10. 10. 10. 10.<\/p>\n
His first perfect score. A standing ovation. And tears streaming down the faces of both judges and fans. Even Derek Hough, visibly moved, said, \u201cThat wasn\u2019t choreography \u2014 that was your soul speaking.\u201d<\/p>\n
Robert turned toward the camera, voice quivering as he whispered, \u201cThis one\u2019s for Dad.\u201d The audience erupted, knowing exactly what that meant. It was for Steve Irwin \u2014 the Crocodile Hunter, the legend, the father whose legacy still breathes in every Irwin heartbeat.<\/p>\n
Social media exploded within minutes. Clips of the dance flooded timelines, fans across the world writing messages like, \u201cThe world was proud\u2026 and so was Steve.\u201d Others simply said, \u201cWe cried with him.\u201d<\/p>\n
But the story didn\u2019t end when the music stopped. Hours later, Robert quietly made a gesture that left everyone speechless \u2014 he dedicated the performance\u2019s entire proceeds to wildlife rehabilitation, in honor of his father\u2019s lifelong mission. \u201cHe believed in kindness above everything,\u201d Robert said. \u201cAnd I never forgot.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was a night that felt like magic \u2014 a son\u2019s love turned into art, a family\u2019s story told through movement, and a legacy carried on in rhythm and heart.<\/p>\n
At just 21, Robert Irwin isn\u2019t just dancing for a trophy. He\u2019s dancing for meaning \u2014 for memory \u2014 and for a world that still believes love can live forever through every graceful step.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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