Gordon Ramsay’s Los Angeles home fell victim to a bogus 911 call this week when someone reported gunshots at the celebrity chef’s Bel Air mansion, according to TMZ.
Law enforcement officials told the outlet that officers responded to a call at Ramsay’s Bel Air home at approximately 8:40 p.m. on Tuesday, but there was nothing amiss when members of the LAPD arrived at the scene.
Although the authorities have launched an investigation into the matter, police suspect that Ramsay’s home was the target of a “swatting” prank, which is when someone makes a fake call to emergency services in an attempt to bring about the dispatch of armed police officers to a specific address.
Gordon Ramsay, award-winning chef and hospitality expert, in a blue shirt for season three premiere of Hotel Hell on FOX
The Post has reached out to Ramsay’s reps and the LAPD for comment regarding the alleged “swatting” incident.
But the “MasterChef” host was not the first famous Los Angeles resident to have the police called to his home in recent weeks, because a similar incident happened to rapper Nicki Minaj and her Hidden Hills home earlier this month.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department received a report of an assault with a deadly weapon around Minaj’s $19.5 million property at 7:05 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9.
Celebrity Chef Gordon Ramsay in a chef’s uniform preparing food for the opening party at his Maze Restaurant in the One&Only Cape Town resort.
Gordon Ramsay was not the first celebrity to be targeted in a suspected “swatting” incident.
The call was reportedly determined to be a “swatting” call as deputies found no evidence of a crime upon arriving on the scene.
Jennifer Aniston, JoJo Siwa, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ashton Kutcher, Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Rihanna and influencer/comedian Kelsey Darragh have also been the victims of the dangerous trend.
Darragh, 34, recounted her “swatting” experience last year on Monday’s episode of her “Confidently Insecure” podcast.
British chef Gordon Ramsay in a black shirt promoting his new book ‘Cooking for Friends’ in Hilversum, Netherlands on October 3, 2008.
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An investigation has been launched into the incident that transpired at Gordon Ramsay’s Los Angeles home on Tuesday, April 22.
She said she walked downstairs naked in the middle of the night to find 30 law enforcement officers outside her home.
“They throw me in cuffs and raid my house,” Darragh recalled. “Turns out I’m getting SWATTED.”
“It’s upsetting and it’s so just intrusive and scary,” she continued. “I got so nervous every night thereafter, of like, is it going to happen again? I was like, how am I supposed to go to sleep tonight and just like hope it’s not happening?”
