Actor Dylan Sprouse confronted an intruder at his residence in the early hours of Friday morning, holding the man at gunpoint before tackling him to the ground.
Dylan Sprouse tackles trespasser at gunpoint at Hollywood Hills home
According to what sources told , Barbara Palvin, Sprouse’s wife, called 911 around 12.30am on 17 April to report an attempted burglary at their Hollywood Hills home. Law enforcement sources confirmed that Sprouse confronted the alleged intruder and held him down until arrived.
The Los Angeles Police Department stated that Sprouse was armed but did not draw his firearm during the . However, sources told TMZ that Sprouse held the man at gunpoint before tackling him, and at one point put the gun back in its holster and secured it behind the front gate of his home.
Video footage obtained by TMZ showed the arrest taking place outside the property. The clips do not show Sprouse or Palvin, but show a suspect being handcuffed whilst wearing a dirt-covered Stamptown sweatshirt, with a visible near the actor’s gate.
Have the couple pressed charges?
A source close to Sprouse stated that the actor is OK but “obviously very shaken up”. The source added that this was not the first time someone had tried to enter the couple’s home uninvited.
According to law enforcement sources, the situation was more accurately described as trespassing rather than a full attempt. Sprouse and Palvin reportedly declined to have the alleged intruder prosecuted for trespassing.
After officers arrived, the suspect was ultimately detained and arrested on an outstanding warrant unrelated to the trespassing incident. Law enforcement did not provide details about the warrant, nor did they release the name of the man involved in the incident.
The reported no injuries in connection with the confrontation.
More about the couple
Sprouse, 33, is best known for starring alongside his twin brother Cole Sprouse in the Channel series “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody”. He purchased the four-bedroom, two-bathroom property in 2021 for $2 million. The couple have lived there since their wedding in July 2023.
Sprouse and Palvin first met in 2017 and began dating the following year after their first date in China. The couple got engaged in 2022 and married in in July 2023.
Neither Sprouse nor Palvin have made any public statements about the incident.
