An elderly man crashed his vehicle through the front gates of Friends star Jennifer Aniston’s house in Bel Air on Monday afternoon while the actress was at home, police say.
A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department told The Independent that its officers were called to Aniston’s 10,000 square foot pad at 12:20 p.m. by reports of a burglary.
An adult white male had crashed his vehicle through the gates of the property before being hauled out of the car and detained by a private security guard, the spokesperson said.
Offers took the man into custody and are still investigating whether the crash was accidental or deliberate.
Local broadcaster KABC put the man’s age at 70 years old, and said Aniston was at home during the incident.
Sources close to the news outlet said the man appeared to have a minor criminal history, but they had not yet found any signs he was targeting Aniston in particular.
According to reports, Aniston bought the midcentury modern Bel Air manor for $21 million in 2012.
Built in 1965 by the well-known architect A. Quincy Jones, it sits on a 3.4 acre lot atop a hill with sweeping ocean and city views, and at the time of purchase it had a guesthouse, swimming pool, and vineyards.
In 2015 Aniston, whose net worth was estimated to be around $200m by Forbes in 2017, married fellow actor Justin Theroux at the house, living there together for three years before divorcing in 2018.
The estate is just up the road from another house owned by superstar actress Meg Ryan, who listed it for sale in 2012.
Aniston, now 56, shot to fame in the 90s and early 2000s for her role as Rachel in the seminal NBC sitcom Friends, before starring in numerous Hollywood films including Bruce Almighty (2003), He’s Just Not That Into You (2009), and Horrible Bosses (2011).
