God bless America.
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office reports that the home of Ellen DeGeneres and Montecito de Portia de Rossi was burglarized on July 4, according to local affiliate KEYT.
According to reports, “high-value jewelry and watches” were items taken from the home, which officials said were targeted due to their status as a known home for celebrities.
Forensic technicians and detectives are apparently working on the scene. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office also tells KEYT that they are coordinating with other law enforcement agencies to determine if the Montecito robbery may be related to other celebrity robberies in the area.
The Sheriff’s Office does not specify which robberies the recent robberies are trying to connect to, but in October 2018, ABC News reported that a number of celebrity homes in Los Angeles, including those of Alanis Morissette, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Emmy Rossum, Jaime Pressly, David Spade and Christina Milian were attacked by thieves. Yasiel Puig of the Los Angeles Dodgers fared worse, with his Encino home being beaten four times by bandits.
Last year, a Beverly Hills real estate agent, Jason Emil Yaselli, was charged with a series of house robberies between 2016 and 2018 that targeted celebrities like Usher, Adam Lambert, and the stars of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills “Paul and Dorit Kemsley.
DeGeneres, 62, the world’s richest comedian, lost some sparkle in her image earlier this year, with former employees – and many voyeurs – flocking to a Twitter thread calling her “one of the baddest people in the world. “
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