Real Estate
Brad Pitt has upped security at his $US5.5 million ($A8.4 million) Los Angeles home.
It comes weeks after the Oscar-winner’s mansion was burglarised last week while he was out of town to promote his latest movie.
The Los Angeles Police Department was called to reports of the break-in on Wednesday, June 25 at the “Ocean’s Eleven” actor’s residence in Los Feliz.
An insider claimed three burglars were only in the home for around 10 minutes but made off with an unknown amount of the actor’s personal items, the US Sun reports..
The suspects accessed the property through the front windows after scaling the fence.
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Brad Pitt’s home was burglarised. Picture: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Warner Bros Pictures
Police are still investigating, and no arrests have been made, but Pitt has taken action by having security at the home 24/7.
“Neighbourhood security was at the house about an hour before it happened,” a source told The US 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 neighbourhood 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 purchased the property for $5.5 million back in 2023. Picture: Realtor
Pitt downsized and moved from a $US33 million ($A50.5 million) home in Los Feliz when he purchased the mid-century modern property from oil heiress Aileen Getty in April 2023.
Dubbed “The Steel House”, the L-shaped estate has 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 L-shaped estate is known as the “Steel House”. Picture: Google Maps
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.
Parts of this story first appeared in The US Sun and was republished with permission.
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