‘People are out of their minds’: Jennifer Aniston forced to hire a security team after terrifying home invasion

Hollywood icon Jennifer Aniston recently shared the necessity of maintaining a security team, an arrangement she describes as far from glamorous, but one that has become a vital part of her life. Following a harrowing incident where an individual drove a vehicle into her home’s front gate, the actress said having a security team was “not glamorous in any way… It’s a necessity. People are out of their minds. Who wants to put that energy out there?”

Anniston and Sandra Bullock spoke to Vanity Fair about having to deal with stalkers. Bullock had said, “It makes me think, ‘Do I really have to go outside and navigate the world?’ There’s the cases where they got into the house, the cases where they’re outside the house, the cases where you’re on a film set, and they figured out where you are, and the cases that no one hears about. It’s ongoing. It’s not a one-off. And it does create a mindset where your home also, unfortunately, becomes your fortress.”

The recent incident occurred in early May when a man was apprehended after intentionally ramming his car into the security gate protecting Aniston’s residence. The actress was at home when the event took place. Law enforcement arrested the individual, who was subsequently charged with several felonies.

Jennifer Aniston does not feel good needing security

The man was ultimately found to be mentally unfit to stand trial. Investigations revealed that this was not a random act, as the man had been sending the celebrity persistent and unwanted messages via voicemail, email, and social media since the previous year.

This recent scare for Aniston is not an isolated event but rather a recurring challenge that many public figures endure. In Bullock’s case, she experienced a home invasion in 2014, describing a horrifying event in which she was forced to hide in her closet after a man who had been harassing her for several days successfully breached her home. The intruder, who held a misguided belief that Bullock was his spouse, was found with a notebook containing her photos, as well as poems and a letter he had written.

She reflected on how such events create a psychological shift, where one’s home, a place that should be a sanctuary, regrettably becomes a fortified space. She further elaborated on the various scenarios of these incidents, noting that they are not limited to a person successfully breaking in. She mentioned instances where individuals linger outside a home, manage to find a celebrity’s location on a film set, and countless other cases that never become public knowledge. The issue, she explained, is relentless and not a single event to be overcome.

For Jennifer Aniston, this latest encounter brings back memories of a similar threat from over a decade ago. In 2010, she was granted a legal restraining order against a man who had traveled across the country with the express purpose of finding her. He was ultimately detained in Los Angeles, in possession of a sharp object, duct tape, and personal love letters intended for the actress.