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. He has reportedly been booked for felony vandalism due to the damage caused.
Sources close to the investigation told KABC that the man appeared to have a minor criminal history, but they had not yet found any signs he was targeting Aniston in particular.
ABC News also reported that the investigation will be handled by the LAPD’s specialist Threat Management Unit, which monitors harassment and stalking including against public figures.
The Independent has asked Aniston’s PR representatives for comment.
According to past coverage, Aniston bought the midcentury modern Bel Air manor for $21 million in 2012.
Built in 1965 by the celebrated 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 $200 million by Forbes in 2017, married fellow actor Justin Theroux at the house, and they lived 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 will soon be moving to a new house in Montecito, about 84 miles up the California coast, where she will be neighbors with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, as well as with TV hosts Oprah Winfrey and Ellen DeGeneres, actress Cameron Diaz, comedian Larry David, and pop star Ariana Grande.
The four-bedroom Tuscan-style farmhouse was bought for nearly $15 million from Winfrey in 2022, and has been under renovation for the last three years. Winfrey will continue to live at her much larger 66-acre estate just next door.
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).
This story was first published at 16:33 Pacific Time on Monday May 5, 2025, and has been continuously updated with new information since then.
