Billionaire's son offers groveling apology to the city of LA over eyesore mansions ruined by rude graffiti READ MORE: Vandals graffiti second Hollywood Hills home By Noa Halff For Dailymail.Com Published: 22:24, 27 September 2024 | Updated: 22:26, 27 September 2024 e-mail View comments Advertisement The son of a billionaire baseball team owner has issued a groveling apology after two of his multi-million dollar Los Angeles mansions became graffiti-covered eyesores overrun by squatters. John Powers Middleton , 40, whose father owns the Philadelphia Phillies, has come under fire as his luxurious properties descended into chaos.
The Sunset Plaza mansion, once a gorgeous home boasting three swimming pools and a helipad, is now defaced in graffiti - leaving just a shell of its former glory. After facing mounting backlash, Middleton finally broke his silence, telling The New York Post : 'I would like to apologize to the people of Los Angeles, and especially to my neighbors. What's happened to the two properties I own is unacceptable, and no matter what caused it, I own the houses.
' Middleton has issued a groveling apology after two of his multi-million dollar Los Angeles mansions became graffiti-covered eyesores overrun by squatters John Powers Middleton (pictured right), 40, whose father owns the Philadelphia Phillies, has come under fire as his luxurious properties descended into chaos But the Sunset Plaza property isn't the only one. Middleton's other mansion, valued at a whoppi.