{"id":1931940,"date":"2026-05-12T16:44:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1931940"},"modified":"2026-05-12T16:44:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:44:04","slug":"benny-blanco-mistook-friend-for-home-intruder-nearly-stabbed-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1931940","title":{"rendered":"Benny Blanco Mistook Friend for Home Intruder, Nearly Stabbed Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/2b\/16by9\/2026\/05\/12\/2b93ed9d80f7435c879728cda2eb09fa_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Benny Blanco Mistook Friend for Home Intruder, Nearly Stabbed Him<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Benny Blanco<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">I Almost Knifed My Friend During Burglary Scare!!!<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-12T09:44:04-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202605\"><br \/>\n                May 12, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            9:44 AM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-12T10:46:03-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  May 12, 2026<br \/>\n                                10:46 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-905326d0e3a4b8668ef47820a3cce125\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-843579fe-5998-47f0-82d2-f2c97aadd99f-1171691589-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/43\/16by9\/2026\/05\/12\/43c4517128464479b232439ffa685661_md.png\" alt=\"051226_benny_blanco_stabbing_KAL\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-843579fe-5998-47f0-82d2-f2c97aadd99f-1171691589-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">NEAR DISASTER<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/benny-blanco-nearly-stabs-friend-05-12-2026\/\">Video: Benny Blanco Tells Wild Story Where He Mistook Friend for a Home Intruder<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Friends Keep Secrets<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-35facf2292c771db45c76351d508e403\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/benny-blanco\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Benny Blanco<\/strong><\/a> is reflecting on a VERY close call &#8230; AKA the night he almost stabbed his friend to death after mistaking him for a home intruder!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6c72930945fd3a9e749c777370671be0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>He spilled the story on his &#8220;Friends Keep Secrets&#8221; podcast &#8230; saying he woke up hearing a weird noise in the house and immediately tiptoed to the kitchen to arm himself with a knife.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-52f5c5e2485ec113ab77ec30dafd5e75\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Things got hilarious fast when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/lil-dicky\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Lil Dicky<\/strong><\/a> asked why he didn&#8217;t just grab a gun &#8230; but Benny admitted he&#8217;d probably accidentally shoot himself if he had one &#8212; so a knife was the more responsible choice.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4f92cf8947b456036951ce1843a3bc79\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260512_76197a7b59ab4a6eab576da7f09d7b51\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:4148bbca-bc03-4d6f-b35d-9b16c2c91de8\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/76\/4by3\/2026\/05\/12\/76197a7b59ab4a6eab576da7f09d7b51_md.png\" alt=\"sub benny blanco getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-408aa4f1cda9c9ce5d18062d1a17b3a5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Benny explained he was crouched low behind furniture, planning to stab upward if the &#8220;intruder&#8221; popped out.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-54a1ea30c0ce60999cb4e2ba7e53544b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Plot twist &#8212; the &#8220;intruder&#8221; was actually one of his friends &#8230; who ALSO heard noise, ALSO panicked, and ALSO grabbed a knife for protection. \ud83d\ude48<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9d706c7a7d87cdf7fe0f52e659f62dc6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Benny joked it was basically a 50\/50 shot one of them was getting stabbed before they realized what was happening &#8230; but thankfully everyone survived the knife standoff!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/12\/benny-blanco-nearly-stabs-friend\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:4148bbca-bc03-4d6f-b35d-9b16c2c91de8\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"facebook-footer\",\"pos\":1}'><br \/>\n               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