Law enforcement surprised Ben Affleck at his LA residence on Sunday. The sudden visit had less to do with the actor himself and more to do with the wildfires. Affleck, the 52-year-old actor, wasn't seemingly in any trouble.
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Ben Affleck Visited By FBI Due To Wildfire Accident
The raging fires began to spread across LA last Tuesday, the most devastating being the Palisades fire. The two biggest fires have scorched 37,000 acres of land and the wildfires have killed a total of 24 people. Due to this, the authorities are using aircrafts to contain the fires, but one got in an accident.
TMZ reported that the FBI officers were investigating an incident nearby where a private drone hit and damaged a firefighting aircraft. Since the firefighting aircraft was helping to tackle the fires that have destroyed thousands of homes, they're taking the damage seriously.
Two FBI agents and two sheriff deputies were outside of Affleck's home where a gate barred them from knocking on the door. They attempted to use the call box on his driveway, but after a few minutes of no response, they left the premises.
Affleck's $20.5 million house is near the Pacific Palisades but unaffected by the fires. The last time we saw Affleck was last week. A paparazzi photographed him visiting his ex-wife Jennifer Garner and their three children who live nearby.
The actor was worried about how his family was doing amid the wildfires, but they looked to also be unscathed. Garner even recently opened up about feeling survivor's guilt over her house being spared, whereas her neighbors were not.
We're not sure if the authorities believe Affleck may know something about the drone collision. The accident occurred in that area, so perhaps the actor would know something about it, even if it wasn't his own drone.
Affleck and Garner were lucky compared to other celebrities. The wildfires affected Mandy Moore's house, as well as Milo Ventimiglia's and Leighton Meester's properties.
