Ben Affleck Reveals Why the FBI Really Visited His House

Ben Affleck opened his own investigation—into himself. 

After the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) visited his home amid the Los Angeles fires Jan. 11—making headlines around the world—the Argo actor admitted even he was shocked by the reports.

“As it turns out, the FBI did, in fact, visit my house,” Ben explained to GQ in an article published March 25. “I come home and I see there’s a story with sources that say, ‘Hey, the FBI was at your house,’ I’m like, ‘Well, this is strange.’”

The 52-year-old—who shares kids Violet, 19, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 13, with ex Jennifer Garner—detailed that while he found out about the visit from the news, he made a point to get to the bottom of the issue. 

“I call them and say, ‘Hey, FBI, were you at my house? Do you want to talk to me?’” Ben recalled, noting the initial operators he spoke to didn’t know why his house was visited. “Finally somebody who is actually responsible for what was happening was like, ‘Oh, we had no idea that was your house.’”