Barbra Streisand’s film company, which paid groundskeepers at her $20 million mansion, is getting $200,000 in PPP money aimed at helping small businesses make payroll, The Post has learned.
Barwood Films Ltd. The millionaire star received loans from the Paycheck Protection Program in 2020 and 2021 — later eliminated by the federal government.
Among the employees paid through Barwood Films in 2020 and 2021 are the groundskeeper in charge of the garden at his $20 million Malibu clifftop home — where the business is registered — and “executive support” workers.
Her spokesperson claims Streisand’s gardener was not paid with taxpayer funds. The Post has confirmed that the groundskeeper was employed by Barwood Films when it took public money to make salaries.
Streisand’s pride in her garden shines through her Instagram. One of his groundskeepers is paid through his film company. Barbrastreisand/Instagram The star’s cliff-top Malibu home is surrounded by meticulously tended gardens, modeled after an English country garden, and has stunning views of the Pacific. It is also the registered address for his film company, Barwood Films. nobyline@backgrid / BACKGRID A spokesperson for Streisand said the PPP loan that was written off was not used to pay groundskeepers who helped care for the 3,000 rose trees on Streisand’s farm. Barbra Streisand / Instagram
Streisand, 81, is worth $430 million, according to Forbes. He has long been known for his lavish lifestyle, even having a replica antique mall in his Malibu clifftop home.
The mall is located in the basement of the eight-bedroom, 11-bathroom mansion, which is worth at least $20 million, and whose garden has been called a “beautiful oasis” by Homes & Gardens. There are only 3,000 rose trees.
English-style gardens and manicured lawns have been featured extensively on her Instagram. It includes a lovingly tended grave site for Samantha, her pet Coton de Tulear, who died in 2017 and whom she cloned, giving her Miss Violet and Miss Scarlett.
The English-style garden has weeping willows and a small boat pond. Homes & Gardens magazine has hailed it as “beautiful.” Barbrastreisand/Instagram Three thousand roses are part of the lavishly landscaped garden on the clifftop of Malibu where Streisand lives. He has made a fortune of $430 million thanks to a show business career that is now in its seventh decade. Instagram/barbrastreisand Rose bushes, as seen trained around the front of the estate, aren’t the only flowers Streisand has planted, with the help of gardeners paid through her production company. Barbra Streisand / Instagram
In 2020, Streisand’s production company qualifies as a “small business” for taxpayer-funded aid — which aims to prevent mass unemployment by keeping small businesses afloat.
On April 7, 2020, four days after the Small Business Administration opened applications for loans for the program, Barwood Films Ltd., was approved for $103,662, allegedly for six employees.
Six days later, Streisand tweeted her anger at then-President Donald Trump for his handling of the COVID crisis, saying the money he had spent on a border wall should be spent on “testing, ventilators and personal protective equipment for our healthcare professionals.”
Among the park’s features is the grave of Samantha, Streisand’s pet Coton de Tulear, who died in 2017. The dog was cloned, giving it Miss Violet and Miss Scarlett, seen in front of Samantha’s grave. Barbrastreisand/Instagram Days after her production company took taxpayer money meant for small businesses to make payroll, $430 million Democrat Barbra Streisand slammed Donald Trump on Twitter for not spending on public health. @BarbraStreisand/X Inside her $20 million mansion, Streisand has indulged her love of antiques. In its basement is a replica mall. Getty Images for the Dwight D. Opperman Foundation
The following year, his film company received $103,127, saying it would cover six people on its payroll.
Companies that spend at least 60% of PPP checks on payroll and do not deduct workers’ wages can apply to have their loans forgiven, along with any interest that accrues to them.
Barwood Films did just that, meaning it got $209,069 from the taxpayer-funded bailout. PPP beneficiaries can spend up to 40% on utilities, essential purchases, protective equipment and rent.
Almost all PPP loans were forgiven: Of the $793 billion issued, the SBA wrote off $762 billion.
Streisand’s lavish gardens benefit from constant professional attention. They surrounded the house where he had registered his film business, which paid for one of the groundskeepers and which got $200,000 in PPP loans written off. Instagram/barbrastreisand Barwood Films is registered in the office of Lester Knipsel (left), a celebrity money manager who is also the assistant secretary of the star’s foundation. Among his other clients are George Lopez (right) and Sylvester Stallone. Alamy Stock Photo
At the time of the loan, one of Barwood’s employees listed her job as “executive support,” a role she previously held for Bette Midler. A former Barwood employee from the year before the outbreak described their duties as “personal duties” for Streisand.
Barwood, who produced films such as “A Star Is Born” in 1976, “Yentl” in 1983 and “The Prince of Tides” in 1991, last produced “Barbra: The Music, the Memoirs, the Magic” in 2017.
Since then, Streisand released a new album and, in 2022, a best-selling memoir, “My Name is Barbra.”
Public records show Barwood is registered in the office of money manager Lester Knispel, who is also assistant secretary of the Barbra Streisand Foundation.
His Boulevard Management manages money for members of the Kardashian family and Sylvester Stallone, among others. Calls and emails to Boulevard Management were not returned.
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