The former Magnum P.I. actor Tom Selleck found himself in serious trouble with the city after being busted for diverting water to irrigate his avocado orchard while being observed by a private eye.

Selleck paid $22,000 for a private investigator and received no charges for actually using the water during a severe drought to water his avocado plantations, a fruit he claims makes him “gag.”

The ruggedly attractive star got his big break playing the role of Thomas Magnum on Magnum P.I., where his portrayal of a former Navy SEAL turned private investigator garnered him a Primetime Emmy. Some people like him because of his beloved mustache.

After the show’s eight-year run ended in 1988, Selleck, now 78, was subject to a contract that forbade him from appearing in any additional TV shows or motion pictures. This explains why he turned down Harrison Ford’s offer to portray Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark.

The A-list actor later made appearances in movies including Quigley Down Under (1990), In & Out (1997), and the Three Men and a Baby series, in which he co-starred with Steve Guttenberg and Ted Danson.

He rapidly gained a new following when he appeared on Friends as the often-appearing Dr. Richard Burke, Monica’s considerably older love interest, played by Courtney Cox.

Later, he appeared in 19 episodes (from 2007 to 2008) of the TV series Las Vegas as the former marine who owned a hotel and casino.

Since 2010, Selleck has appeared in the television series Blue Bloods as the main character, NYC Commissioner Frank Reagan, a former marine.

The renowned actor, who from 1967 to 1973 served as a Sergeant in the National Guard, balances his demanding schedule by living with his family on an isolated avocado farm, which they relocated to in 1988 when he left Magnum P.I.

After having his daughter Hannah in 1988 with his wife Jillie Mack, whom he married in 1987, Selleck felt the urge to leave Hollywood.

He said in a People interview that he left Magnum in order to start a family. “I try very hard to have balance, and this ranch has helped me do that,” the speaker said after taking a long time to exit the train.

I’m a pretty private guy, the star, who has made a fortune from playing legendary parts, declares. And I’ve always valued finding a balance between my career and family time. They are constantly the focus.

Den Martin once owned the 65-acre Hidden Valley property, which has a 1926 ranch house, a horse corral, and a 20-acre active avocado plantation that he harvests in late spring.

The farm provides an abundance of seclusion and avocados for Selleck’s family, but it is also the cause of all of the actor’s troubles.

According to CBC, “the district determined that several times from 2013 to 2015, a water tender truck filled a hydrant within the Calleguas district and delivered that water to Selleck’s ranch.” This occurred during California’s four-year drought, which forced cities and municipalities to make mandatory water cuts.

According to a lawsuit against Selleck filed by the Calleguas Municipal Water District, a hydrant in their area was used to bring water to his property in Hidden Valley, northwest of Los Angeles.

The metered hydrant, which is in Thousand Oaks and is a part of the Calleguas water district, was erected for usage at a construction site, according to Jay Spurgin, the city’s director of public works.

Marty Singer, an attorney representing Selleck, told the Los Angeles Times that “Mr. Selleck previously paid for all the water that he utilized, which the Calleguas Municipal Water District acknowledged had not been stolen.”

Although it was unclear if Selleck paid the construction business for the usage of the water, Susan Mulligan, general manager of the Calleguas water district, stated in a statement that it was a moot question.

By merely paying a tariff to another water user based on the volume of water dubiously obtained, Mulligan asserted that “no one has a legal right to district water.”

As part of the settlement, Selleck consented to foot the almost $22,000 price for a private investigator that a California agency hired to verify that water truckloads were being delivered to the actor’s property amid an extended drought.

Seldom does Selleck even enjoy avocados.

I don’t consume them. They actually made me throw up. But it’s for the best. I’ll sell my share, he declared.

Even though what he did was wrong, especially in the midst of a severe drought, we believe that Tom Selleck deserves a pass if his largest scandal is water theft.