Squid Game star Lee Byung-hun has home ransacked by burglars following spate of robberies in wealthy neighbourhoods around Los Angeles
Lee Byung-hun had his house destroyed by burglars.
The Squid Game star, 53, was away from home when a member of his team reportedly called to check on his LA property, only to find it had been looted.
Sources said TMZ that the thieves had “smashed a sliding glass door” to gain access to his home.
But it remains ‘unclear’ what was actually taken – if anything – or what the stolen items might be worth.
The actor, who played Front Man in the Netflix series, will work with police in the coming days to determine what happened, the outlet said.
Lee Byung-Hun – known for his role as Front Man in the hit Netflix series Squid Game – has had his LA home ransacked by burglars (pictured in a still from the show)
The South Korean-born star will work with police in the coming days to determine what happened
Law enforcement officials do not believe Lee was a specific “target” of the burglars and has been victimized more often as a resident of an affluent California city.
They noted that the crime “appears to be the work of one of the burglary crews that have been robbing wealthy neighborhoods” in the area.
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The incident comes just weeks after Master Of None star Lena Waithe lost $200,000 worth of jewelry to brazen burglars who broke into her West Hollywood mansion through a window.
The 39-year-old comedian and writer was out of town when a group of thieves broke a window and slipped inside. TMZ.
Law enforcement sources told the store that the robbers took $200,000 worth of jewelry during the brazen burglary.
The crime was discovered by a member of Waithe’s staff, who arrived at the house the next day and found the front door unlocked.
The actress purchased her six-bedroom, eight-bathroom Studio City home in 2021 for $6.4 million.
Law enforcement officials don’t believe the Netflix star (pictured in October 2023) was specifically targeted by the thieves
Lee (right) plays The Front Man in Squid Game, but has also won a number of awards for his other work
The actor (has played a leading role in the Netflix megahit since the beginning
Late last year, comedian Lena Waithe lost $200,000 worth of jewelry to brazen thieves who smashed a window in her West Hollywood mansion while she was out of town.
The 39-year-old is best known as Denise in the Netflix series Master Of None and as the creator of The Chi, a drama based on her own upbringing on Chicago’s South Side.
The sprawling mansion is just 700 square feet and features an outdoor kitchen, a backyard sauna and an in-ground pool.
Waithe is best known as Denise from the Netflix comedy Master of None and creator of The Chi, a drama series influenced by her upbringing in Chicago, Illinois.
She knew as a child that she wanted to write for television and was encouraged to do so by her single mother and grandmother, Waithe told Vogue in 2015.
After moving to Los Angeles, she got a job as an assistant to the executive producer of Girlfriends, a sitcom centering on a friendship group of black women.