The historic Jim Henson Company lot, which started life as Charlie Chaplin Studios in Los Angeles, has found a new buyer: John Mayer. Yes, the singer-songwriter behind "Daughters" and "Waiting on the World to Change" has partnered with filmmaker McG to purchase the sprawling lot,

This is not a blog post about John Mayer doing something with Mk.gee, the ascendant phenom who played SNL last weekend and who seems like the answer to the question “what if John Mayer was a 28-year-old Bandcamp weirdo right now?

John Mayer and director McG (Family Switch) have teamed up to buy one of Hollywood's most historic studio lots. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a spokesperson for guitarist/singer Mayer confirmed that the pair are "under contract to buy Henson Studios.

The storied property — formerly A&M Studios and earlier Charlie Chaplin Studios — had been the subject of bid speculation from the Church of Scientology.

EXCLUSIVE: John Mayer and McG are closing in to the buy the famed Jim Henson Studio lot ne the Charlie Chaplin Studios at 1416 N. La Brea in Los Angeles, CA. Sources are telling us this tonight. No purchase price was disclosed.

John Mayer and McG are dropping a reported $60 million to buy the historic Jim Henson Studio lot (and former A&M Records HQ) in Hollywood. Grammy-winning singer John Mayer and filmmaker McG have teamed up to buy the historic Hollywood home of The Muppets in Hollywood.

John Mayer and movie director McG have agreed to buy the Jim Henson Company Lot, a legendary studio in Hollywood founded by Charlie Chaplin.