Owner of 'A Christmas Story' House Curses Out Actor Who Was Taking Pictures with Fans on Property: 'Scammer'

Mar. 15, 2025

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The owner of the infamousA Christmas Storyhouse was not quite in the holiday spirit earlier this week.

“Get the f— off my house,” Jones yells at the actor repeatedly in the clip. The camera pans to Anaya standing on the steps as a line of fans wait to take pictures with him. Jones approaches the actor and tells him to “get away from my property” and to “never come here again.”

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As Anaya slowly backs away from thefamous house, which is located in Cleveland, Ohio, Jones yells, “You are such a scammer!”

Jonesput the home up for saleon November 14, and Anaya publicly expressedhis interest in buying the iconic propertysoon after. In the video, Jones accuses Anaya of using a website to try and “get people to donate and stuff” and tells the actor, “You guys ain’t gonna buy this place. I’m never selling it to you.”

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“I apologize for the way I expressed myself. However, it was out of concern that fans could be misled into contributing to a Go Fund Me campaign that will not result in the purchase of the house,” he wrote in a statement shared with PEOPLE.

He continued, “I have no association with any Go Fund Me campaign. I am not selling the house through Go Fund Me, so fans should not contribute to that fund under false pretenses, thinking their money is going toward buying the house.” He clarified that any future sale will only be negotiated with “qualified buyers through my real estate broker.”

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On November 17, Anaya revealed toTMZthat he and other cast members were interested in purchasing the property. “It only makes sense to have the cast run the show,” he told the outlet.

He added that he and his fellow cast members have their fans in mind while considering the purchase, since many of them have expressed their concerns — in a Facebook group called “A Christmas Story Family” — about the nostalgic home’s future in the hands of new owners.

Fans are especially excited over theA Christmas Storyfranchise following the release of the sequel,A Christmas Story Christmas,which premiered on November 17 on HBO Max. The movie welcomed back original actors includingPeter Billingsley, Ian Petrella and Anaya himself.

source: people.com