BRAD Pitt has upped security at his $5.5 million Los Angeles home after thieves ransacked the property while he was out of town, a source has exclusively told The U.S. Sun.
The Los Angeles Police Department was called to reports of the break-in on Wednesday, June 25, at the actor’s residence in Los Feliz.
An insider claims the three burglars were only in the home for around 10 minutes but made off with an unknown amount of the actor’s personal items.
Pitt was not at home at the time of the crime when the suspects accessed the property through the front windows after scaling the fence.
Police are still investigating, and no arrests have been made, but Pitt has taken action by having security at the home 24/7.
“Neighborhood security was at the house about an hour before it happened,” a source told The U.S. Sun.
“He has personal security that was always there when he was in residence, but now he has guards there all the time.
“Locals did worry about the fact Brad didn’t put up a good fence or a hedge, and the home was fairly easy to access.
“As soon as the neighborhood security was off shift, three guys jumped it. It was really unfortunate.”
Personal security around the clock can cost tens of thousands of dollars, but the source quipped, “He has enough cash.”
Pitt downsized and moved from a $33 million home in Los Feliz when he purchased the mid-century modern property from oil heiress Aileen Getty in April 2023.
The home, known as “The Steel House,” is a 2,000 square foot, L-shaped residence with only three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
It boasts floor-to-ceiling windows, a swimming pool, and a built-in sauna.
He is believed to live at the property with his partner, Ines de Ramon, 32, whom he began dating in late 2022 following his high-profile split from Angelina Jolie.
The actor is not the first A-lister to have been targeted by thieves recently.
Earlier this year, Nicole Kidman had her home ransacked, meanwhile Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson’s Pacific Palisades home was struck in August 2024.
Jessie J also fell victim to thieves who stole over $20,000 worth of the singer’s jewellery.
Pitt’s first ex-wife, Jennifer Aniston, also recently had a scare when a man crashed his car through the front gates of her $21 million Bel-Air mansion.
The Friends star was reportedly home at the time of the incident.
Jimmy Wayne Carwyle, 48, from Mississippi, appeared in mental health court in Hollywood following his arrest and was found unfit to stand trial.
Carwyle is accused of harassing Aniston, 56, including social media, email, and voicemail messages between March 1, 2023, and the day he was arrested.
A judge previously granted a restraining order keeping him at least 100 yards away from the star and banning any contact.
Carwyle had been speaking to someone online who was impersonating Aniston in the weeks leading up to the incident, who had also been in contact with his family, a source told The U.S. Sun.
Meanwhile, Pitt was promoting his new movie F1 at the time of the break-in at his home and appeared at the European premiere in Leicester Square, London.
He posed for photographs alongside Tom Cruise and the film’s cast.
In his new film, he plays veteran driver Sonny Hayes, who comes out of retirement to rescue buddy Ruben Cervantes’ (Javier Bardem) ailing race team, years after a near-fatal crash.
Sonny is shown as a washed-up “old man” who has fallen into gambling and only rediscovers his love for the sport when he faces competition from a younger driver.
British F1 ace Lewis Hamilton is a producer, and the film is directed by Joseph Kosinski and the rest of the team behind Top Gun: Maverick, except Cruise.
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