Home Alone’s Daniel Stern charged with ‘prostitution’
Home alone star Daniel Stern has been charged with one felony count of solicitation of prostitution.
Stern, 68, was formally charged on Monday, January 12, with “engaging in and consenting to prostitution” in Ventura County, California, according to documents obtained by We weekly. His arraignment is scheduled for Tuesday, January 13.
The actor was reportedly at a hotel in Camarillo, California, on December 10, 2025, when police issued him a summons for soliciting prostitution, according to police documents obtained by TMZ on January 9. According to the report, Stern was not detained or arrested in connection with the incident.
“It is my understanding that he was summoned at the scene and released,” said the lawyer and spokesperson Joey Buttitta told People at the time.
We weekly has contacted Stern’s representatives for comment.
Stern also played the role of the infamous ‘wet bandit’ Marv Joe Pesci And Macaulay Culkin in the nineties Home alone and its subsequent sequel, 1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. He is married to his wife, Laure Mattossince 1980, and the couple recently renewed their vows in a surprise ceremony during a 2019 episode of The Ellen DeGeneres ShowThey share three children: daughters Ella and Sophie and son Henry Stern, a California state senator.
In October 2025, Stern made headlines when he was hospitalized for an undisclosed medical emergency. He was reportedly assessed by firefighters at his California home and eventually transported to a nearby hospital, where he was later released, according to TMZ. A representative later confirmed that the Wonder Years alum was in good health.
Stern is not the first Home alone star faces legal troubles. Devin Ratraywho played Culkin’s older brother in both films, was arrested in December 2021 following an alleged drunken altercation at an Oklahoma City hotel where he allegedly pushed, punched and pressed his hands against his ex-girlfriend’s throat and mouth. He was later charged with domestic assault and battery with battery, as well as domestic assault and battery.
Ratray was released on a $25,000 bond and initially pleaded not guilty, but changed his plea to avoid jail time. He ultimately pleaded guilty to two counts of domestic violence in February 2024. He was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to complete a Batterers Intervention Program and undergo a drug/alcohol evaluation, court records show.
“I am relieved that this chapter in my life is coming to an end, but the scars and trauma will never fully heal,” read a statement from Ratray’s ex-girlfriend during a court proceeding, which she did not attend. “No one should have to endure the fear and pain I experienced at the hands of someone they once cared for.”
Home Alone star Devin Ratray pleaded guilty to two counts of domestic violence on Wednesday, February 21, in a deal that will keep him out of jail. Ratray, who played Buzz in the 1990 classic and its 1992 sequel, will be on probation for three years and must complete a Batterers Intervention Program and undergo treatment. […]
“I want to make it clear that even one incident of domestic violence is one too many,” she continued. “No one should ever have to endure the physical and emotional abuse that I experienced. I hope that by speaking out and sharing my story, I can encourage others to seek help and speak out against domestic violence. I want to send a message that abusers will face consequences for their actions and that victims deserve to be heard and believed.”
