A source tells Page Six that there were cops present because neighbors had private security roaming the area that kept residents from going to their homes.

Actor Ben Affleck has a had a long and wildly successful career, and the public has also been invested in his personal life for years. While Affleck and JLo have divorced, they've continued to make headlines thanks to their A-list status an shared family.

Ben Affleck was seen near his Brentwood home — which is near a mandatory evacuation zone for the Palisades Fire — speaking with police officers on Tuesday.