
Hollywood just can’t catch a break, fam. Tracee Ellis Ross, the fabulous star of ‘black-ish,’ became the latest A-lister to get hit by a brazen burglary at her Los Angeles home. In the wee hours of Sunday morning, around 12:30 a.m., thieves smashed through a rear glass door of her SoCal crib, according to the LAPD via NBC4 Investigates.
Luckily, Tracee wasn’t home during the invasion - she was out of town, per police reports. Staff discovered the break-in and reported it, but not before the crooks made off with over $100,000 worth of jewelry and designer handbags. No arrests have been made yet, and reps for the LAPD and Governor Gavin Newsom haven’t dropped any updates to Fox News Digital.
Three intruders were behind the heist, shattering their way in and leaving with a serious haul. It’s got that classic LA crime vibe - bold, flashy, and hitting where it hurts. With no leads announced, the Hollywood Hills are buzzing with nerves over who’s next on the list.
This ain’t a one-off, y’all. Celebrity break-ins are practically a rite of passage in Tinseltown these days, from the red carpets of Hollywood to the gated estates of Beverly Hills. Stars like Lionel Richie and Brad Pitt have been in the crosshairs for years, and 2024 is shaping up to be no different.
Goldie Hawn spilled some real tea on the SiriusXM podcast ‘Let’s Talk Off Camera with Kelly Ripa,’ revealing her home with longtime love Kurt Russell got hit twice in just four months. “What if we couldn’t live in LA, where would we live? We both decided, I think it’s Palm Desert… It’s so safe,” she mused, clearly over the chaos of the City of Angels.
Goldie even shared a chilling moment when a burglar tried to sneak into an upstairs bedroom while she was home alone. That was the final straw - she got a guard for solo nights. And honestly, with LA’s crime vibes spiking, who can blame her for wanting that extra layer of security?
Remember the Bling Ring? That early 2000s crew of teen bandits who terrorized Hollywood? Rachel Bilson got hit by them not once, but five times between 2008 and 2009. “I remember at the time, it was pretty jarring, you know, and a lot of stuff was taken,” she told Fox News Digital in 2024.
Being young during those hits made it even tougher to handle, she admitted. Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Orlando Bloom, and Audrina Patridge were also on the Bling Ring’s hit list, with the group snagging a staggering $3 million in loot. The perps, just 18 and 19 at the time, got slapped with prison time, probation, and community service.
Fast forward to last month, and Lionel Richie’s Beverly Hills estate was in the spotlight. On August 23, cops nabbed a 38-year-old suspect near Wilshire and Beverly Glen Boulevards for suspected residential burglary, per the Beverly Hills PD to Fox News Digital.
While the PD keeps homeowner deets under wraps, multiple outlets pointed to Richie as the target. The incident went down around midnight on August 22, and thankfully, his security system spooked the intruder before anything was stolen. TMZ reported Lionel was home at the time - talk about a heart-stopping moment!
Brad Pitt’s LA spot wasn’t so lucky. In June, his home on the 2300 block of North Edgemont Street - bought in 2023 per The Real Deal - got straight-up ransacked, according to reports confirmed by LAPD.
Four suspects were busted in connection with the crime, which saw three individuals scale a fence, bust through a front window, and tear through the property on June 25 at 10:30 p.m. Brad wasn’t home - he was out promoting his flick ‘F1’ - but the crew fled with various items, leaving a mess in their wake.
Even Valentine’s Day wasn’t safe for Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban. On February 14, their LA-area home got hit, with suspects smashing a glass door and bolting, per LAPD reports to Fox News Digital and confirmed by the LA Times.
No one was home during the 8 p.m. break-in, which is a small relief in a city where privacy feels like a luxury. Still, it’s another reminder that even the biggest names in Hollywood aren’t immune to this wave of crime sweeping through our SoCal streets.
Jennifer Aniston had her own Malibu-style drama on May 5 when a man rammed his car into the gate of her home, per LAPD to Fox News Digital. Jen was actually there during the incident, which adds a whole other layer of yikes.
The suspect, charged with multiple felonies, was deemed incompetent to stand trial after harassing her with voicemails, emails, and social media messages since 2023. In Vanity Fair’s September issue, Jen kept it real: “People are out of their minds. Who wants to put that energy out there?”
With break-ins becoming as common as traffic on the 405, Hollywood’s elite are rethinking their safety game. From beefed-up security to straight-up relocation plans, stars are doing what they gotta do to protect their peace in a city that’s starting to feel more like a crime drama than a dream factory.
“It’s not just about losing stuff - it’s the violation of your space, your sanctuary, that hits hardest,” a close friend of a targeted celebrity shared, echoing the sentiment rippling through Hollywood right now.
So, what’s next for LA? With no end in sight to this crime spree, the convo around safety is louder than ever. Whether it’s Tracee Ellis Ross or the next big name, one thing’s clear - Hollywood’s glitz is getting tarnished by some seriously shady antics. Stay tuned, SoCal, ‘cause this story’s far from over.