Why Ben Affleck got a shock visit from FBI agents and LA County Sheriff’s deputies at his Brentwood home as LA fires rage

Ben Affleck gets shock visit by the FBI and LA County Sheriff’s deputies at his Brentwood home as LA fires rage

Ben Affleck was visited by FBI agents and deputies from the LA County Sheriff’s Department at his home in Los Angeles, California.

The agents were seen waiting outside the gate to his Brentwood property for several minutes before leaving.

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 FBI agents and Sheriff’s deputies appear to have used the call box next to Ben’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.

Two other law enforcement officers were seen leaving the property, one of whom had an Sheriff’s Department–branded windbreaker, while the other wore a utility vest.

The safety of Ben’s home has seemingly been up in the air in the past week, as it is located so close to the Palisades fire, which is still uncontained.

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.

Last week, Ben was pictured looking downcast as he returned home in the evening as flames were visible nearby.

Ben quickly evacuated and then rushed over to his ex-wife Jennifer Garner’s nearby home in Brentwood to help her and their children get to safety.

Ben was focused on family over the weekend and was seen giving his oldest daughter Violet a loving hug.

Along with the 19-year-old Yale student, Ben also shares Fin, 16, and Sam, 12, with Garner, whom he married in 2005 and split from in 2015.

Ben was previously seen returning home from his office, despite his house apparently being under a mandatory evacuation order.