12+ Shocking Celebrity Hostage Stories

Benedict Cumberbatch - Kidnapped in South Africa

Image source: jessielondonI'm sure not many of you know this about the British actor, but back in 2004, he was held at gunpoint, stuffed into the back of a car and made to beg for his life in front of armed kidnappers in South Africa. He was travelling back from the snorkelling trip with his two friends when their car tyres blew on a notorious kidnapping route.

Rhianna - Home Invasion & Death Threat

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Rhianna's beautiful Hollywood home was the scene of a scary home intrusion, not once but twice. In 2015, an alleged stalker became the target of a police search after he posted a photo outside her house with the caption:

 “Should of killed @rihanna a minute back I would be good right now,” he wrote on Twitter at the time. “Sorcery is a weapon. I use guns, bout to get a gun license, can’t use my hands.”

George Harrison - Stabbed Multiple Times

Beatles legend, George Harrison was almost killed in 1999. 33-year-old Michael Abram managed to sneak into Harrison's home with a seven inch knife before attacking him and his wife. Abram managed to stab Harrison in the chest multiple times, while his wife suffered minor injuries during the scuffle. They both managed to overpower their attacker & escape with their lives.

Nicholas Cage - Nude Stranger At The End Of His Bed

Cage recalled the terrifying moment when he woke up and saw a “

naked man wearing [his] leather jacket eating a Fudgesicle in front of [his] bed

,”

Luckily, for Cage, he managed to get himself out of the situation without physical force. He calmly talked the man into leaving his home by using "verbal judo". However, even though he wasn't hurt during the break in, he was adamant that he and his family move following the disturbing incident.

Kim Kardashian - Robbed in Paris

Reality star & Entrepreneur Kim Kardashian went through a traumatic robbery in Paris during Fashion Week 2016. She recalled five masked men bursting into her hotel room while she was sleeping.“He grabbed me and pulled me towards him. But I wasn’t wearing anything underneath [my bathrobe],” she told David Letterman on his Netflix series. “So I was like, ‘OK, this is the time, I’m going to get raped. Just deal, like, it’s gonna happen.’ You know, like just prepare yourself.”

Kendall Jenner - Threatened In Her Car

Just like her sister, Kendall has had issues with stalkers since the star was quite young. The model got a five year restraining order against a man who allegedly trespassed onto her property multiple times. He even banged on her car window and screamed at her!

ASAP Rocky - Robbers Tied His Sister Up

Scary times for ASAP rocky, when three robbers broke into his LA home before being caught by his sister. They tied her up & ran out of the house with over $1.5 million worth of jewelry as well as other belongings.

Duffy - Held Captive & Drugged

The 37-year-old singer, shared on her socials:

‘Many of you wonder what happened to me, where did I disappear to and why.’

‘The truth is, and please trust me I am ok and safe now, I was raped and drugged and held captive over some days… There’s no light way to say it. But I can tell you in the last decade, the thousands and thousands of days I committed to wanting to feel the sunshine in my heart again, the sun does now shine.’

Dorit Kemsley - Robbed & Held at Gunpoint

The RHOBH star Dorit was home alone with her two young children, when intruders broke into her home and stole over $1 million worth of belongings. She was held at gunpoint for over 20 minutes, but luckily managed to escape with her and her children's life.

Rita Ora - Robbed In Her Home

Unfortunately for Rita, she was home when her North London home was dramatically robbed. The masked singer judge & her sister were woken up by the terrifying incident when the man who entered her home got away with over £200,000 worth of belongings.

The Beckhams - Robbed at Home

Both David & Victoria were asleep at home with their 10-year-old daughter Harper on their lower level when a burglar broke in through the top floor. The couple only realised they had been burgled when their son Cruz returned home after a night out, only to find broken glass and a ransacked bedroom. They took hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of goods.

Sandra Bullock - Home Invasion

Sandra's home invasion happened back in 2014, she recalled the night on Red Table Talk & how she was still so thankful for her nanny, who was looking after her four-year-old son.

“It was the one night that our nanny goes, ‘Let me just take him (my son) to my apartment which is up the street because you’re gonna be out late,’” Bullock said. “Had he been home, I would’ve run to the closet, and it would have changed our destiny forever.”

Christine Quinn - Home Invasion

Selling Sunset star Christine Quinn has become the most recent celebrity to be burgled. She was at home with her husband Christian & their baby son at the time when three men tried to enter their home. Fortunately, they were stopped in their tracks by the triple paned glass windows at their Hollywood home. Christine & her family were safe & police were alerted as soon as the couple spotted the intruders on CCTV.

Taylor Swift - Crazed Stalker

The singer & performer went through a strange experience when a crazed fan not only broke into her New York apartment once, but twice. He managed to get into her home, used her shower & even got into her bed. Thankfully, the star wasn't at home when this happened, but she was still very weirded out by the whole thing.

Shane Dawson & Ryland Adams - Creepy Man In Home

The Youtube stars told their fans how they watched a strange man attempted to get into their garage and enter their home. The couple explained they were watching a movie at home together when they heard a banging on the doors & windows of their home.

“It was really scary, and I thought we were going to die,” he said. “I realize that my door is unlocked, so I run and I lock it. As I’m locking it, the person goes and grabs for the handle.”

Cara Delevigne - Man in her Home

According to reports, the blonde beauty and her then girlfriend, Ashley, were left “terrified

” after they discovered a random man wandering around their home. A source told The Sun that the intruder “really creeped them out

,” and that they “have been quick to respond

,” and are “upping security on the property

.”

Kylie Jenner - Crazed Stalker Fan

Most KUWTK viewers will know Kylie has had her fair share of stalkers in her time. According to E! News, a man managed to get in through the reality stars' gated community, got onto her driveway & walked towards her front door. He started knocking at her door very aggressively & claimed he was there to visit her and she knew of his visit. He's now been given a restraining order.

Harry Styles - Homeless Stalker

Harry was left feeling unsafe in his own home, after a homeless man camped outside it for over two months. Reportedly posting notes and money through his mailbox. He was later arrested and banned from going near the singer. Whether it's worked we don't know...(surely if you're homeless you would be keeping any money you do have - to yourself?)

Logan Paul - Man Sleeping On His Couch

Logan's home was broken into back in 2018. The social media star filmed the whole thing & put it on Youtube (as you do). The 20-year-old - at the time - came home to find the trespasser asleep on his couch. No one was hurt, but the man was arrested and charged for trespassing.

Hilary Duff - Man In Her Yard

Another celebrity who had a lucky escape was Hilary Duff. The Disney star dodged the intruder - who was roaming around her backyard in March 2019 - by a matter of minutes. Hilary & her boyfriend Matthew Koma noticed the man lurking in their yard & called 911 before he saw them!

Selena Gomez - Homeless Man Knocking at Her Door

Just like Harry Styles, Selena had her own issues with a homeless man, who was caught trespassing on her property.  The man broke into the singer's guesthouse and knocked on her front door a couple of times. Creepy.

Miley Cyrus - Multiple Burglaries

Miley has been the victim of a burglary in her home on several occasions & back in 2015, a 22-year-old man was arrested for breaking into her home & stealing her and her brother's property. Then two months later, she became victim to burglary again when two men broke into her home & stole her jewellrey.

Gigi Hadid - Broke Into Apartment 5 Times

Gigi had herself a stalker back in 2015. The crazed fan managed to find out where the model lived in New York City. He attempted to break into her apartment at least five times & claimed that he and the model were soulmates. Gigi was so freaked out she decided to move apartment. We don't blame her - do you!

Justin Bieber - Crazed Fan Slept In His Bed

When you're a celeb, you often have homes dotted all over the place which means luckily, you're not in them at all times. Justin has had many break-in attempts at his homes, but this one in particular was unfortunately successful. In 2014, a fan broke int his Atlanta apartment (god knows how) & slept in his bed. Okay then....

Terrence Jenkins - Followed Home & Shot At

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Late last year, former actor Terrence Jenkins fell victim of a "follow-home" robbery. As he pulled up outside his Sherman Oaks home, his car was blocked in by an SUV full of masked men. The men ordered him out of his vehicle at gunpoint. Jenkins refused to get out of his car when the men started shooting at his vehicle. He managed to escape unharmed, before finding a California Highway Patrol officer.

The Game - Attempted Robbery

Three men attempted to break into the Game's home. The men covered their faces with their hands and walked past his neighbours security cameras & even parked their car in a space in plain sight of his neighbours cameras. It's safe to safe it didn't take the police long to find the culprits.

LL Cool J - Beat Up Intruder

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The famous rapper found a stranger rooting around through his home in 2012 and rather than calling the police on them, he gave the man the beating of a lifetime. He then restrained the intruder after breaking his nose, jaw and ribs.

Simon Cowell - Robbed Whilst Sleeping

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Another victim of robbery back in 2015, was music mogul, Simon Cowell. The thief got away with £1 million worth of jewellery, as well as passports. Simon, his young son and girlfriend were all asleep in the house at the time.

Kate Moss - Broken Into & Banksy Paintings Stolen

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Supermodel Kate Moss' London home was broken into back in 2010. According to the media, Kate was asleep inside the house at the time and the thief managed to get away with over £80,000 worth of Banksy paintings amongst other things.

Shaunie O'Neal - Trespassers on Property

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Shaunie, ex-wife of NBA legend, Shaquille, was more than prepared when 2 burglars trespassed onto her property earlier this year. She uploaded the surveillance footage onto her social media  where she could be heard taunting the suspects vis microphone.

“What are you doing? You’re on camera. Smile, b***h,” O’Neal said. 

It comes as no surprise that the men ran off straight away before police arrived on scene.