Aussie influencers held at gunpoint after cops raided 'illegal' Airbnb (2025)

Two Australian influencers have claimed they were held at gunpoint by armed police in America before being kicked out of their Airbnb.

Izzy Armitage, 24, and Hannah Dal Sasso, 28, woke up to police officers banging on their door before they raided the apartment in LA on Wednesday morning.

In videos posted to TikTok, the women, both fromMelbourne,revealed they were left 'shaking and crying' over the terrifying incident.

'We've just had our Airbnb's door basically kicked in with [guns] in [Ms Dal Sasso's] face,' Ms Armitage explained.

'Some random dude came into my room just screaming in a full sheriff outfit,' Ms Dal Sasso said in a different video.

'With a freaking gun at me while I'm asleep like I woke up to it and I didn't understand what was going on. He just kept screaming 'get up, get up'.'

Ms Armitage had been asleep in a different room and initially thought the sudden police raid was a dream.

The influencers claimed the armed officers 'aggressively' repeatedly questioned them over whether there was anyone else in the apartment.

Law enforcement officers told the influencers the apartment had allegedly been rented out illegally and gave them just ten minutes to pack up their stuff and leave.

Ms Dal Sasso and Ms Armitage said they had been left 'unsettled' by the intrusion, with the officers giving the pair little information or an apology.

The influencers, who had been in California for Coachella, said they didn't understand why the officers needed to respond forcefully with guns 'in our faces'.

Ms Dal Sasso, who previously dated tennis star Thanasi Kokkinakis, told her 69,000 TikTok followers she had been left with 'trauma' over the incident.

The Melbourne influencers had shared in an earlier video they had been unhappy with the Airbnb as soon as they'd arrived.

Ms Dal Sasso and Ms Armitage claimed the apartment had not been cleaned prior to their arrival.

The influencers were confronted with stained sheets, used towels and open condom wrappers.

They were told cleaners would service the apartment while they were out but when the influencers returned the space was still dirty.

After their terrifying ordeal with police, the duo suggested it made sense the man who had illegally rented out the apartment hadn't used a professional cleaning company to service the space.

The Melbourne influencers told their followers they had since checked into a hotel and were safe.

A spokesperson for Airbnb Australia and New Zealand told Daily Mail Australia:'Our team is focused on ensuring each stay is a positive one for our guests.

'We're looking into this reported experience, have suspended the listing from the platform and we are providing rebooking support to the guests. Issues are rare, but where they do happenwe have 24/7 support in place.'

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