Tom Selleck, who formerly starred in Magnum P., had the tables turned on him.
who was caught stealing water to feed his avocado farm while being monitored by a private detective, got into some trouble with the city. Selleck paid $22,000 for a private investigator and was never penalized for using the water during a severe drought to water his avocado crops, a fruit he claims makes him “gag.”. ”.
On June 2, 1986, actors Tom Selleck and Larry Manetti eat at Nicky Blair’s Restaurant in West Hollywood, California. (Image by Ron Galella, Ltd. /Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) The ruggedly attractive celebrity, who is adored by some for his beloved mustache, got his big break playing the role of Thomas Magnum on Magnum , where he won a Primetime Emmy for his portrayal of a former Navy SEAL turned private investigator. Selleck, now 78, was bound by a contract for the eight-year-long program that forbade him from appearing in any other TV shows or motion pictures. This is why he turned down Harrison Ford’s offer to play Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Alongside Steve Guttenberg and Ted Danson, the A-list actor later starred in movies like Quigley Down Under (1990), In and Out (1997), and the Three Men and a Baby franchise. He quickly attracted a new following when he appeared in Friends as the recurring Dr. Richard Burke, the much older love interest of Monica, who was portrayed by Courtney Cox. Later, he appeared in 19 episodes (from 2007 to 2008) of the television series Las Vegas as the former marine who owned a hotel and casino.
In 1980, in Los Angeles, California, Tom Selleck posed for a picture. Since 2010, Selleck has been starring in the television series Blue Bloods as NYC Commissioner Frank Reagan, a man who also served in the marines (image by Donaldson Collection/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images).
The famous actor, who from 1967 to 1973 worked as a Sergeant in the National Guard, balances his busy schedule by living with his family on an isolated avocado farm, which they moved into in 1988 after he left the Magnum P.I. series.
After having his daughter Hannah in 1988 with his wife Jillie Mack, whom he married in 1987, Selleck felt the need to leave Hollywood. He claimed in a People interview that he left Magnum in order to start a family. “I tried very hard to maintain balance, and this ranch has helped me do that. It took a long time to get off the train. I’m a fairly private person, says the star, who has made a fortune from his iconic roles. And I’ve always valued striking a balance between my work and family time.
Every time, they are the focus.”.
The 65-acre Hidden Valley property, which was formerly owned by Den Martin, boasts a 1926 ranch house, a horse corral, and a 20-acre working avocado farm that he harvests in late spring.
The farm provides Selleck and his family with a ton of privacy and avocados, but it’s also the cause of the actor’s sole controversy, according to Wikipedia Commons. According to the CBC, “the district determined that several times between 2013 and 2015 a water-tender truck filled from a hydrant within the Calleguas district and delivered that water to Selleck’s ranch.
This occurred during California’s four-year drought, which led to mandatory water cutbacks on cities and towns.
According to the Calleguas Municipal Water District’s complaint against Selleck, a hydrant in their area was used to supply water to his ranch in Hidden Valley, northwest of Los Angeles.
The metered hydrant, which is in Thousand Oaks and is a part of the Calleguas water district, was installed for use at a construction site, according to Jay Spurgin, the city’s director of public works. “Mr. In a statement to the Los Angeles Times, Selleck’s lawyer, Marty Singer, claimed that the actor had previously paid for all the water he had used and that the Calleguas Municipal Water District had acknowledged was not stolen.
Westlake, California, 5/21/1995. It was unknown whether Selleck paid the construction company for the use of the water, but Susan Mulligan, general manager of the Calleguas water district, said in a statement that it was an irrelevant point. Tom Selleck’s Ranch Home (Photo By James Aylott/Getty Images) It was also unknown whether Selleck paid the construction company for the use of the water. Mulligan stated that “no one has a legal right to district water by merely paying a rate to another water user based on the volume of water dubious obtained.”.
In order to settle the lawsuit, Selleck consented to pay the private investigator’s nearly $22,000 bill, who had been hired by a Californian agency to verify that water truckloads were being delivered to the actor’s ranch during an ongoing drought. Selleck oddly doesn’t even like avocados. They make me gag, so I don’t eat them.
It’s still fortunate though.
I’ll sell my share, he declared.
On July 27, 2022, Tom Selleck was spotted in Manhattan, New York. Despite the fact that what he did was wrong, especially in the midst of a severe drought, we believe that Tom Selleck should be given a pass if stealing water is his biggest controversy.
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