FBI Addresses Photos Outside Ben Affleck’s L.A. Home

Ben Affleck is not in any trouble with the law despite getting a visit from the FBI and Los Angeles Police Department.

“Members of the FBI‘s Ground Intercept task force are conducting activity in the area of the Palisades fire relative to unauthorized drone activity,” a representative from the FBI’s press relations told Page Six in a statement on Monday, January 13. “Agents and our local partners may be visible throughout the area, including at various residences, for this reason.”

Photos obtained by multiple outlets showed FBI agents standing outside of Affleck’s Brentwood home on Sunday, January 12. TMZ reported at the time that law enforcement was investigating an incident regarding a private drone and firefighting aircraft and Page Six added that the agents were seeking potential CCTV footage from Affleck’s home.

The news came amid the ongoing wildfires impacting those living in the Los Angeles area, including various celebrities who have been forced to evacuate their homes. A wind storm caused by the Santa Ana gusts started the brush fires on January 7. The fires have continued to escalate, killing at least 24 people so far. Certain areas of L.A., including Pacific Palisades, have been impacted.

Us Weekly confirmed in July 2024 that Affleck, 52, had purchased the $20 million home two months after he and ex-wife Jennifer Lopez started living separately.

Lopez, 55, filed for divorce from Affleck in August 2024 after two years of marriage. She submitted the paperwork on the anniversary of their Georgia wedding, despite being separated since April 2024. Court documents obtained by Us on January 6 confirmed that the former couple had finalized their divorce.

Both parties “agreed to divide all assets and liabilities” to avoid further litigation and expenses, the court documents stated. Lopez kept her personal belongings and earnings from their date of separation, plus half of their bank accounts. Affleck received the same. Their $60 million mansion, which is currently on the market, will be divided between them. Specific terms were not revealed.

Their divorce was settled by mediation in September 2024 and, at the time, Lopez requested to drop Affleck from her name. Details of the divorce also state that Lopez will get to keep all the items “individually or by entities of which [Lopez] is the sole owner, member or shareholder.”

Affleck, for his part, will keep his interest in the Artists Equity production company, which was founded in 2022 alongside longtime friend Matt Damon. He “shall pay, indemnify and hold [Lopez] harmless from any and all liabilities, claims, debts, actions, causes of action and/or tax liabilities associated with” the company, the docs read.