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The tables were turned on\u00a0Tom Selleck<\/a>, the former star of\u00a0Magnum P.I.<\/em>, whom under the watchful eye of a private investigator, was caught stealing water to feed his avocado farm, landing him in some hot water with the city.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paying $22,000 to cover the costs of a private investigator, Selleck received no fines for actually taking the water during a massive drought, which he used for his crops of avocado, a fruit he says makes him \u201cgag.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Actor Larry Manetti and actor Tom Selleck on June 2, 1986 dine at Nicky Blair\u2019s Restaurant in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd.\/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The ruggedly handsome celebrity, adored by some for his beloved moustache, had his big break playing the character Thomas Magnum on\u00a0Magnum P.I<\/em>., where his performance as a Navy SEAL turned private investigator earned him a Primetime Emmy.<\/p>\n

The show, which ended its eight-year run in 1988, had Selleck, now 78, locked into a contract that prevented from appearing in any other TV series or film, explaining his rejection of the starring role of\u00a0Indiana Jones<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Raiders of the Lost Ark<\/em>, played by Harrison Ford.<\/p>\n

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The A-list actor went on to appear in films like\u00a0Three Men and a Baby<\/em>\u00a0franchise, starring alongside Steve Guttenberg and Ted Danson,\u00a0Quigley Down Under<\/em>\u00a0(1990) and\u00a0In & Out<\/em>\u00a0(1997).<\/p>\n

When he showed up in\u00a0Friends<\/em>\u00a0in the recurring character of Dr. Richard Burke, the much older love interest of Monica, played by Courtney Cox, he quickly earned a new fan base.<\/p>\n

Later he played the owner of a hotel and casino, who was a former marine, in 19 episodes (2007 to 2008) of the TV series\u00a0Las Vegas<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Tom Selleck poses for a portrait in 1980 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Donaldson Collection\/Michael Ochs Archives\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since 2010, Selleck can be seen in the TV series\u00a0Blue Bloods<\/em>, where he plays the leading role of NYC Commissioner Frank Reagan, who also served in the marines.<\/p>\n

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The prolific actor, who in real life served as a Sergeant with the National Guard from 1967 to 1973, has a hectic schedule, which he balances with life on an isolated avocado farm, that him and his family moved into in 1988, after he\u00a0quit\u00a0Magnum P.I<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Selleck and his wife,\u00a0Jillie Mack<\/a>, whom he married in 1987, had their daughter Hannah in 1988 and he needed an escape from Hollywood.<\/p>\n

\u201cI quit\u00a0Magnum\u00a0to have a family,\u201d he said in an interview with\u00a0People<\/a>. \u201cIt took a long time to get off the train, but I try very hard to have balance, and this ranch has helped me do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The star, who\u2019s amassed a fortune from his iconic roles,\u00a0says<\/a>\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m a fairly private person. And I\u2019ve always treasured the balance between work and time with my family. It\u2019s always about them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sprawling across 65 acres of land, the Hidden Valley property\u2013once owned by Den Martin\u2013boasts a 1926 ranch house, a horse corral and a 20-acre working avocado farm, which he harvests in late spring.<\/p>\n

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The farm gives Selleck and his family an abundance of privacy and avocados but it\u2019s also the source of the actor\u2019s only controversy.<\/p>\n

During California\u2019s four-year drought, which resulted in mandatory water cutbacks on cities and towns,\u00a0CBC reports<\/a>\u00a0that \u201cthe district determined that several times from 2013 to 2015 a water-tender truck filled from a hydrant within the Calleguas district and delivered that water to Selleck\u2019s ranch.\u201d<\/p>\n

A complaint filed by Calleguas Municipal Water District against Selleck, reveals that a hydrant in their district was tapped to supply water to his ranch in Hidden Valley, northwest of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

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Jay Spurgin, the city\u2019s public works director, explained the metered hydrant was in Thousand Oaks, part of the Calleguas water district that was installed for use at a construction site.<\/p>\n

\u201cMr. Selleck previously paid for all the water that he utilized, which the Calleguas Municipal Water District acknowledged had not been stolen,\u201d said Marty Singer, an attorney for Selleck, in a statement to the Los Angeles Times.<\/p>\n

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5\/21\/95 Westlake, Calif. The Ranch Home Of Actor Tom Selleck (Photo By James Aylott\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was unclear if Selleck paid the construction company for use of the water, but Calleguas water district general manager Susan Mulligan said in a statement that it was an irrelevant point.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo one has a legal right to district water by simply paying a rate to another water user based on the volume of water questionably obtained,\u201d Mulligan said.<\/p>\n

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Settling the lawsuit, Selleck agreed to pay the almost $22,000 bill of a private investigator that was hired by a California agency to confirm that truckloads of water were destined the actor\u2019s ranch during an ongoing drought.<\/p>\n

Strangely, Selleck doesn\u2019t even like avocados.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t eat \u2019em\u2026Honestly, they make me gag. But it\u2019s just as well. I\u2019ll sell my portion,\u201d\u00a0he said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Tom Selleck seen out and about in Manhattan on July 27, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Robert Kamau\/GC Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although what he did, especially in the middle of a major drought, was wrong, we think that if Tom Selleck\u2019s biggest controversy is stealing water, he deserves a pass.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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