Swatting Madness! Justin Timberlake and Selena Gomez Are Latest Victims

Police confirm they received a bogus emergency call about shots fired at Timberlake's L.A. home, a day after Rihanna was targeted

By Natalie Finn Apr 06, 2013 1:30 AMTags
Selena Gomez, Justin TimberlakeJason Merritt/Getty Images, Larry Busacca/Getty Images

OK, this is getting ridiculous.

The only notable suits at Justin Timberlake's house today were of the law-enforcement variety. Police confirmed Friday to E! News that they received a bogus emergency call about shots being fired at a Los Angeles address (that we know to be Timberlake's), and officers later classified the scene as a radio Code 4, meaning no further assistance was needed.

Then, a couple of hours later, cops were called to Selena Gomez's home, only to find—you guessed it—no emergency.

As for the Spring Breakers star, the LAPD confirmed to E! that they received a call about shots fired at around 5 p.m. and there was no crime.

That makes four so-called swatting pranks this week, with Sean "Diddy" Combshouse getting hit Wednesday and Rihanna's yesterday.

As has been the case with all the others, neither Timberlake nor his missus, Jessica Biel, appeared to be around when the cops showed up, but Gomez was home when the cavalry came.

Police tell us they talked to her and she was fine.

A 12-year-old boy recently admitted to making a false report of an emergency situation at Ashton Kutcher's house and is waiting to be punished in juvenile court for computer intrusion and making a false bomb threat. In exchange, charges will be dismissed regarding his involvement in a similar prank at Justin Bieber's house and an L.A.-area bank.

TMZ has reported that there's a link between the latest round of swatting action and hackers who have been pulling financial records and other personal information from celebrities and politicians and posting the ill-gotten info online.

Police tell us the string of incidents remain under investigation.

—Reporting by Marcus Mulick and Holly Passalaqua