{"id":2460328,"date":"2025-07-13T11:12:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T15:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-gymnast-social-media-star-rejected-after-trying-to-buy-piece-of-babe-ruth-history\/"},"modified":"2025-07-13T11:14:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T15:14:01","slug":"ex-gymnast-social-media-star-rejected-after-trying-to-buy-piece-of-babe-ruth-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-gymnast-social-media-star-rejected-after-trying-to-buy-piece-of-babe-ruth-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Gymnast Social Media Star Rejected After Trying to Buy Piece of Babe Ruth History"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fex-gymnast-social-media-star-rejected-after-trying-to-buy-piece-of-babe-ruth-history%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2460328&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Olivia &#8220;Livvy&#8221; Dunne, a former LSU gymnastics star and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-charged-with-election-interference-for-social-media-post\/\" title=\"Conservative charged with election interference for social media post\">social media influencer<\/a> with millions of followers, recently shared her disappointment after being denied the prospect to purchase Babe Ruth&#8217;s former apartment in New York City. Despite being in the final stages of the deal and ready to pay in cash, the co-op board of the building voted against her request, preventing her from becoming the new owner. Dunne speculated that the rejection could be due to her public profile or possibly rivalry sentiments, jokingly referring to the sports rivalry between her alma mater LSU and the University of Alabama. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >real estate agent confirmed<\/a> that co-op boards typically do not disclose reasons for rejections. Dunne expressed how special it would have been to live in such an iconic property connected to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-pelosi-posts-photo-of-wrong-black-player-in-willie-mays-tribute-blames-staffer\/\" title=\"Nancy Pelosi Posts Photo Of Wrong Black Player In Willie Mays\u00a0Tribute; Blames Staffer\">baseball legend<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>56A former college athlete with millions of followers couldn&rsquo;t buy her way into a piece of baseball history &mdash; even with cash in hand.<\/p>\n<p>Olivia &ldquo;Livvy&rdquo; Dunne, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/devastated-lsu-athlete-dies-tragic-accident-near-campus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LSU<\/a> gymnastics star-turned-social media influencer, said this week she was denied a chance to purchase Babe Ruth&rsquo;s former apartment in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ice-nabs-followed-creator-tiktok-part-illegal-immigration-crackdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a> video posted Tuesday, Dunne told her followers, &ldquo;Guys, I&rsquo;m so upset.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She explained that she had been in the final stages of closing on the property.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I decided I was going to make my first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebook-censors-report-on-black-lives-matter-co-founders-real-estate-purchases\/\" title=\"Facebook Censors Report On Black Lives Matter Co-Founder\u2019s Real Estate ...s\">real estate purchase<\/a>, which is so exciting,&rdquo; Dunne said. &ldquo;And I was going to get an apartment in New York City. But the gag was, it was Babe Ruth&rsquo;s apartment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Dunne added, &ldquo;I was gonna buy it. And I was gonna pay with cash.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She told her 8 million TikTok followers that her realtor was confident the deal would go through.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@livvy\/video\/7524743484826242359\" data-video-id=\"7524743484826242359\">\n<section><a title=\"@livvy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@livvy?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@livvy<\/a> I&rsquo;m just disappointed that&rsquo;s all&#128557; <a title=\"foryou\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/foryou?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#foryou<\/a> <a title=\"nyc\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/nyc?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#nyc<\/a> <a title=\"baseball\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/baseball?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#baseball<\/a> <a title=\"baberuth\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/baberuth?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#baberuth<\/a> <a title=\"apartment\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/apartment?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#apartment<\/a> <a title=\"&#9836; original sound - Olivia Dunne\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7524743627130669837?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#9836; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-unites-with-jake-paul-to-tease-another-knockout-in-tiktok-video-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump unites with Jake Paul to tease \u2018another knockout\u2019 in TikTok video - Washington Examiner\">original sound &#038;ndash<\/a>; Olivia Dunne<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Paul and I went. I got an interior designer because I didn&rsquo;t want to bring my college furniture to Babe Ruth&rsquo;s apartment,&rdquo; Dunne joked. &ldquo;That would be, like, criminal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>(Dunne is dating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-mlb-fan-critical-condition-falling-stands-pittsburgh-pirates-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a> pitcher Paul Skenes.)<\/p>\n<p>But the purchase was blocked just as she was about to receive the keys.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The co-op board denied me,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;So, pretty much the people in the building voted to not have me live there, which is fine.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Dunne speculated on the reason for the rejection.<\/p>\n<p>She joked that the rivalry between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-alabama-close-hiring-kalen-deboer-washington-replace-nick-saban-ap-source-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Alabama Crimson Tide<\/a> and her LSU Tigers could have been the reason she was unable to buy the historic apartment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It wasn&rsquo;t financial. It could have been, for all I know, they could have been Alabama fans and I went to LSU,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>She also, perhaps more accurately, opined: &ldquo;Maybe they didn&rsquo;t want a public figure living there.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>NBC News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/pop-culture\/pop-culture-news\/livvy-dunne-says-co-op-board-rejected-bid-buy-babe-ruths-old-nyc-apart-rcna217791\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confirmed<\/a> the rejection and spoke to real estate agent Miryam Tesfaegzi, who represents the seller.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When a co-op does a rejection, they don&rsquo;t have to  any information with us,&rdquo; Tesfaegzi said. &ldquo;We never know why a co-op would reject any buyer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Dunne called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-babe-ruth-road-jersey-sells-at-auction-for-5-64-million\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ruth&rsquo;s<\/a> old place&ldquo;iconic&rdquo; and said the apartment&rsquo;s connection to him made the thought of living there &ldquo;so cool.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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