Ben Affleck gets shock visit by the FBI and LA County Sheriff's deputies at Brentwood home as LA fires rage
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Ben Affleck got a surprising knock on his door on Sunday from law enforcement agents. The 52-year-old actor and filmmaker's home in Los Angeles' tony Brentwood neighborhood was visited by what appeared to be FBI agents and deputies from the LA County Sheriff's Department.
![[It's unclear if Ben was home at the time, but no one appears to have opened the door for the agents]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/05/94026259-14277455-image-a-97_1736747789123.jpg)
The agents were seen waiting outside the gate to his property for several minutes before leaving. DailyMail.com has reached out to Affleck's representative for comment. It's unclear if the Armageddon star was home when the visit occurred. His $20.5 million home has so far escaped unscathed from the LA fires, even though the Brentwood estate is on the border of Pacific Palisades, which has been devastated by the blaze.
![[The agents waited outside of Ben's driveway gate, and one appeared to shout over it]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/06/94026163-14277455-image-m-114_1736749038185.jpg)
Ben Affleck, 52, got a surprise visit from FBI agents at his home in LA's Brentwood neighborhood on Sunday. It's unclear if Ben was home at the time, but no one appears to have opened the door for the agents. As of Sunday evening, 24 people have died in the Palisades fire and the Eaton fire, which originated in Altadena, near Pasadena, according to a release from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.
![[They were also joined by LA County Sheriff's Deputies. The reason for the visit is currently unknown, but DailyMail.com has reached out to Affleck's rep for comment]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/06/94026161-14277455-image-a-115_1736749050928.jpg)
The FBI agents and Sheriff's deputies appear to have used the call box next to Affleck's driveway gate, but the gate was never opened. One FBI agent was seen wearing a short-sleeve shirt bearing the bureau's logo on the back, while another person wore body armor bearing the same logo on the back.
![[The actor has been lucky, as his home, which borders Pacific Palisades, has so far escaped unscathed from the deadly fires engulfing parts of Los Angeles; seen in September in LA]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/06/94026179-14277455-image-a-111_1736749028266.jpg)
