Arts & Entertainment

Man Rams Front Gate Of Jennifer Aniston's Bel Air Home

The "Friends" star was home when a man in his 70s plowed through her front gate Monday.

Jennifer Aniston poses for a Red Carpet portrait at the 76th Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. An intruder crashed through her front gate Monday.
Jennifer Aniston poses for a Red Carpet portrait at the 76th Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. An intruder crashed through her front gate Monday. (Danny Moloshok/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Content Services)

LOS ANGELES, CA — A man in his 70s was tackled and arrested after crashing through the front gate of the Bel Air home of actress Jennifer Aniston Monday afternoon.

The "Friends" star was home at the time of the incident, but a private security guard held the intruder down and detained him until Los Angeles Police Department officers arrived on the scene.

"Around 12:20 p.m., the LAPD officers were called to Airole Way for a burglar suspect there now," said LAPD Officer Jeffrey Lee. "It was reported that a male white suspect in his 70s crashed through the gate of the residence in his vehicle, and gained access to the property but was quickly apprehended by private security and detained until LAPD officers arrived."

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TMZ reported that the private security guards held the suspect at gunpoint until police arrived.

As of 7:30 p.m. Monday, the suspect was receiving medical treatment for minor injuries sustained during the crash, said Lee. He was expected to be booked on unspecified charges including felony vandalism later Monday night after being treated for his injuries.

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Authorities are investigating the man's background and whether he was targeting the 56-year-old star of "The Morning Show" and films such "Along Came Polly" and "Horrible Bosses."

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