Inside Tina and Ike Turner’s Former Beverly Hills Home: Why the Property Still Matters 6 Decades After They Bought It

On Nov. 26, the late great entertainer Tina Turner would have been 85 years old. Turner, who died on May 24, 2023, helped transform music through her unique fusion of rock, soul, and rhythm and blues. The world followed her journey from performing with her husband, the tortured musical pioneer Ike Turner, in the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, to fighting her way back after leaving the abusive Ike to becoming a hugely successful solo artist. Photo: Wikipedia Commons Their tumultuous marriage lasted from 1962 to 1978, and one of the places they lived together was in Southern California. After 40 years, the ranch-style property sold twice to two different owners in a year, with one seller turning a more than half-million-dollar profit. The first time it was sold was 2017, and then it changed hands the following. The history of the famed home recently resurfaced on social media, via an Instagram post by an account named tina_turner_big_fan. Fans of “What’s Love Got to Do With It?” will remember the dramatic scene where Tina, portrayed by Angela Bassett, flees Ike, marking a pivotal moment in both the movie and her life. That life-altering escape happened in 1976, and by 1977,...