Haven’t heard anything from Tom Selleck in a while, have we? Well, unfortunately this news isn’t good news – more like news of him being an asshole. The water situation in California isn’t great right now, so people who live in the state have been urged to cut down on their consumption for the greater good. One person who hasn’t heeded that advice is Tom, who is accused of stealing truckloads worth of water for his avocado ranch!
The Blue Bloods star has been accused by the Calleguas Municipal Water District of stealing water from a hydrant in Thousand Oaks, Calif., to keep his 60-acre ranch in Westlake Village alive amid California’s drought.
According to a complaint filed by the Ventura County water district, the Magnum P.I. alum allegedly trucked water from the hydrant to his ranch, where he grows avocados, more than a dozen times since 2013. The Los Angeles Times reports that Selleck and his wife, who have lived on the ranch for 30 years, are prohibited from using the hydrant’s water because their home is located in the Hidden Valley Municipal Water District.
Selleck, 70, was reportedly ordered to stop trucking water in November 2013, but investigators report they’ve spotted a white truck filling up and trucking water to his ranch at least four times in March 2015.
The county is seeking $22,000 from Selleck to pay for the private investigator they hired, and a court order which would keep Selleck from trucking water from the Calleguas district.
RUDE! Does he really love avocados that much? I love how entitled celebrities feel they are. “I’m rich, who gives a shit about the world around me!” GTFO, Tom Selleck.
While I believe celebrities often (usually) above the rules, I would say this isn’t a case of celebrity entitlement and more a person who wants to save his ranch and wants to get water any way possible. There are thousands of people pulling the same tricks, however, we only ever hear about the high profile cases.