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Disney Star Tackles Intruder At LA Home: Reports

Reports said the actor tackled the man after the actor's wife spotted "the creepy guy" in their yard.

Disney star Dylan Sprouse, best known for his role in "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody," tackled a trespasser at his Los Angeles home and held him down until the police arrived, according to multiple reports. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

LOS ANGELES, CA — Disney star Dylan Sprouse, best known for his role in "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody," tackled a trespasser at his Los Angeles home and held him down until the police arrived, according to multiple reports.

The incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. Friday at the actor's home in the Hollywood Hills, sources familiar with the incident told The Los Angeles Times and TMZ.

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According to the Times, Sprouse tackled a man on his lawn after Sprouse's wife, Victoria’s Secret model Barbara Palvin, spotted “the creepy guy.”

Dylan Sprouse and Barbara Palvin pose together at the Super Nintendo World grand opening press event, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, at Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

TMZ reported that Sprouse had a gun and held the man down until police arrived.

"Officers were told that Dylan had a gun and, at one point, he put it back in his holster and behind the front gate of his home," TMZ reported. "And we're told he held the man at gunpoint prior to tackling him."

Police told the Times the man was taken into custody on outstanding warrants. Authorities have not released the man's name.

No injuries were reported.

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