United Kingdom, Dec. 4 -- Rick Hilton confronted would-be burglars with a shotgun when they invaded his home.

The 70-year-old businessman was home alone in Los Angeles, California, last month when three men allegedly smashed their way into the property via a kitchen window but showed no fear as he faced the would-be thieves with a weapon in his hand.

His wife Kathy Hilton - who was in Las Vegas for BravoCon with her Real Housewives of Beverly Hills co-stars at the time of the incident - told how her husband confronted them in the bedroom.

She told Us TV Show Extra: "They came in, broke the glass, and it was raining, and our security guy was down at the guest house.

"So Rick heard that. He got his shotgun out - sorry to say that - and ...