Marlon Wayans breaks silence after robbery at his Los Angeles home

Marlon Wayans

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Marlon Wayans is breaking his silence following reports that his Los Angeles home was burglarized on Saturday.

The comedian and actor shared a video on Instagram where he thanked everyone who reached out to him to make sure he was okay after news of the robbery broke and said everyone is okay, which he is grateful for.

“I want y’all to know that y’all didn’t really get much because I ain’t got nothin’,” he said in the minute-long video. “The most valuable thing in my house is my house. So unless they’re gonna put that shit on a truck and haul it away, then, yeah, man, they did good, but I ain’t got nothin’. I ain’t wearing no jewelry. This (ring) is fake. … It’s a heart rate monitor.”

He continued: “I am not ostentatious. I don’t wear jewelry or necklaces. I don’t carry cash. I use credit cards.”

In the title of the post, the GOAT The star echoed the sentiment he expressed in the video, noting that he lives a simple life with two cats and a 1994 Range Rover that would need to be jump-started to steal because its battery is dead. He addressed future burglars directly, writing that they are wasting their energy and life by breaking into homes because “the shit is too heavy.”

“I repeat: I have nothing valuable,” he concluded. “Please choose a better emoji. Thank you and I love you… still.”

News that Wayans’ home had been burglarized emerged Thursday when TMZ He said police had confirmed that he was the latest target of robberies in the area. Air The actor was reportedly not home at the time, but his older brother, Keenen Ivory Wayans, was. He allegedly woke up after hearing a noise, but didn’t realize what was happening and went back to sleep.

According TMZPolice said one of Wayans’ employees returned to the home at 8 a.m. the next day and found the place had been ransacked. The thieves allegedly took a safe and thousands of dollars in cash. While police have launched an investigation, they have not yet made any arrests.

Wayans joins a growing list of Los Angeles celebrities whose homes have been burglarized lately, including, reportedly, Squid Game star Lee Byung-hun, NBA star Paul Pierce, former Clippers player Patrick Patterson and Kyle Richards’ daughter Farrah.