Andre Balazs no longer owns the Mercer Hotel in Manhattan, the first of a dozen hotels he developed.

“There are so many great things to do, I figured why not sell it,” the celebrity hotelier said. “I stepped away to focus on other things.”

Ira Drukier and Richard Born, who were minority partners, are now in charge. Their BD Hotels comprises about 25 different businesses, including the Hotel Elysee, the Maritime Hotel and The Jane.

Balazs has been accused of groping multiple women — including the wife of actor Jason Bateman.

Balazs, who has union problems at Chateau Marmont in LA — because the landmark is non-union — is heading there from London soon.

The son of a doctor, Balazs laid off the Chateau staff 90 days before other hoteliers closed for COVID. “People thought I was overly dramatic, but everything I anticipated turned out to be right,” he told me.

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The secret is out. Former “Glee” star Chord Overstreet is dating Camelia Somers, granddaughter of Suzanne Somers.

Chord, son of country music icon Paul Overstreet, dropped his new single, “Sunkissed,” on Friday and the beautiful blonde in the video is Camelia, best known for the recent photo of her and her grandma in short-shorts.

Camelia has beauty and brains. She graduated from USC with a degree in Chinese and business. Yes, she speaks Mandarin! She is currently working at Lionsgate with a focus on the Asian market.

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Ghislaine Maxwell — in jail for 14 months and facing trial on charges of sex trafficking — seems to be having trouble paying her taxes.

The friend of Jeffrey Epstein, who was found dead in his cell two years ago, is listed among New York State tax delinquents as owing $1,562,000.

She must have spent more than that on legal bills already.

Tops on the list is Evgeny (Gene) Freidman, the biggest owner of medallion taxi cabs before Uber came along, at $18.7 million.

One man much lower on the list of 250 delinquents told me, “It’s one reason people leave New York and move to Florida.”

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Elvis Presley’s .38 Smith & Wesson pistol ($78,500) is now for sale by M.S. Rau in New Orleans and online.

The revolver, with a handsome oak grip, was given by Elvis to his cousin, Billy Smith, who served as his administrative aide and was a member of the Memphis Mafia.

Elvis’ ex-wife Priscilla Presley once confessed, “If he saw somebody he didn’t like on the TV, he’d get his gun out and blow it up. Then he would tell his daddy to go get another TV.”

Elvis Presley memorabilia is having a resurgence. Recently, his white eyelet jumpsuit and cape sold for over a million dollars, while a racing helmet worn in the film “Viva Las Vegas” fetched $23,750, and a collection of his hair saved by the singer’s barber sold for $72,500 last Saturday.