Ben Affleck Explains the 'Strange' Reason the FBI 'Did, in Fact, Visit My House'

Ben Affleck is shedding light on what he knows about why the Federal Bureau of Investigation visited his home earlier this year.

It all started when authorities were seen outside the actor's house in Brentwood, California, on Jan. 12. Speaking with GQ for the magazine's April cover story, Affleck, 52, admitted he was as baffled as anyone else about the experience but confirmed, "As it turns out, the FBI did, in fact, visit my house."

After the Accountant 2 actor arrived home, he noticed "a story with sources that say, 'Hey, the FBI was at your house.' I’m like, 'Well, this is strange.' "

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"So I call them and say, 'Hey, FBI, were you at my house? Do you want to talk to me?' 'Oh, we don’t know.' I get transferred along," Affleck continued. "Finally somebody who is actually responsible for what was happening was like, 'Oh, we had no idea that was your house.' "

The real reasoning, according to Affleck? "There was a break-in of a federal official’s home in that area," said the Gone Girl star.

Explained Affleck, "So the FBI went around and whoever lived there, the FBI rang their bell, but because there are photographers sitting outside and these guys have their FBI jackets on, then it’s: The FBI has visited your house."

"Whoever wrote the story made up something about how it was related to an investigation about a drone that I guess did crash into one of the helicopters two or three miles up Mandeville Canyon. Turns out, no, it wasn’t about that," he said.

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"In fact, we were very far from where the drone was. So it’s like: You’ve seen this event about the FBI at my house. I had no idea. My only involvement was to track it down, figure it out," he continued.

Asked whether it "feels odd ... that some stranger will show up in front of you and be like, 'I know you got a FedEx package yesterday?' ", Affleck told GQ, "I’m aware that it’s absurd and it’s ridiculous."

"There’s nothing newsworthy at all about the day-to-day events of my life or the conversation I have with one person or another person that’s photographed," said the Argo actor and director, in part.

Added Affleck, "What I’ve ended up focusing on is: Look, I know what’s going on in my life. And also, really more importantly, my kids know."

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