He thought it would be a simple call to law enforcement.

Instead, when intruders took over his late father’s home in 2019, “Squatters” host Flash Shelton says he was told there was nothing deputies could do.

The moment flipped everything he thought he knew about property rights, the reality TV star told Fox News Digital.

Shelton, who had moved his mother into his own home while the family was grieving, had an instinct to protect his family.

Shelton explained that what would shock most Americans isn’t just that squatters can occupy homes, but also how the law treats them once they’re inside.

“All of the rights, not just some of the rights, but all of the rights fall to the squatter,” he said.

Shelton added that many homeowners would be surprised to hear “that a squatter just has to create reasonable doubt to be given full rights as a tenant.

There isn’t a system in place that says that you have to have a lease, or you have to be able to show rent payments to be a tenant. That if you have possession you have rights.”

In his experience, homeowners don’t stand a chance.

“Squatters figure out different ways to take properties, and they know what to say,” Shelton noted. “The whole system is wrong.”

Shelton claimed some squatters even secure leases with false promises of paying rent. Once that lease is in place, he explained, they are treated as full tenants.

“Every single other contract would be null and void if you enter it, and you sign it under fraudulent means,” he explained.

“Originally, the system was designed because they were looking at homeowners as being rich, and they were looking at tenants as being poor,” Shelton said. “So they created a system to level those terms. But what they forgot is the fact that homeowners are not all rich and just because you own a mortgage, doesn’t mean that you have money. It is unfavorably unbalanced right now and it is failing homeowners.”

And when it comes to lawmakers who defend the system?

“I think they need to understand and try to relate to somebody that doesn’t have the money to go through these situations and understand that some of these people are losing homes over this because they can’t afford to fight.”

Shelton carved out a niche in the digital space as an anti-squatter activist turned content creator, gaining widespread attention for his viral “Squatter Hunter” videos. His popularity led to the creation of the A&E show “Squatters.” He used social media to shed a light on this homeowner issue by uploading viral TikTok confrontations with alleged squatters, YouTube long-form breakdowns of property disputes and collaborations with homeowners documenting eviction standoffs.

His latest venture, “Squatters,” focuses on him and his team as they help homeowners across the country.

While some critics have labeled Shelton’s tactics aggressive, he insists he operates within the law. When he first worked to get his parents’ home back, Shelton figured out a way to mirror the same legal framework he says squatters exploit.

“I had to take it into my own hands and figure it out, and I learned everything about squatters,” Shelton said. “I figured out that if they could take the house, I could take the house, and I was gonna go take my house back.”

Shelton recalled accusing him of being a vigilante as he took matters into his own hands.

“I do a lot to make sure that I am working within the guidelines of law,” he emphasized to Fox News Digital. “Not only to protect myself, but also to protect the homeowners.”

He added, “I am taking the laws and, in a way I’m doing similar to what like – squatters are taking a law that allows them to do something, and they are taking a home.”

“I am doing things in a legal way to take the home back, and I’m not going in with firearms in any way,” Shelton explained. “I am not putting myself or my team in harm. We are doing a lot of research to make sure that everyone is going to be safe … not everyone is going to agree with what I do. But how I defend what I do is preparation research and I do everything that I can to make sure that it’s safe and legal.”

With the premiere of “Squatters” on May 12, Shelton said his goal is to raise awareness and help families across America who can’t afford to fight.

“The thing that I’m most excited about the show is that it gives me an opportunity to bring even more awareness and most importantly, help more families across America,” he said. “Because I was bringing awareness prior to the show, but I think this just helps me take it to another level and a whole new audience. And it enables me to help more families.”

Michael Che spoke out about the controversial jokes made on “The Roast of Kevin Hart” after pulling out of the special.

The comedian was originally slated to appear on the roast Sunday, but two sources told Variety that Che pulled out due to scheduling difficulties with “Saturday Night Live.”

Insiders also told the outlet that the roast lineup underwent several last-minute additions and dropouts.

Two days after the roast aired live on Netflix, Che, 42, took to Instagram to shade the jokes written by the white comedians — including Tony Hinchcliffe and Shane Gillis.

“white guys and black people joke different,” he wrote Tuesday. “black guys roast like, ‘look at this n–a shoes!’ white roasts are like, ‘slavery, math, slain teens, sex crimes, slurs, family secrets.’”

“white guys dont give a f–k about they shoes,” the Emmy-nominated writer added.

In a second post, Che criticized the white writers who were booked to write jokes for comedians at the roast.

“‘lets do a roast celebrating the career of the most successful black comic in the last 10 years,’” he wrote on Instagram Tuesday. “‘i love that! who should we get to write it?’”

On the next slide, the stand-up comedian shared an image of five white men who were part of Gillis’ writing crew.

“cmonnnnnnnnn… thats not funny?” Che concluded.

Page Six has reached out to Netflix reps for comment but did not immediately hear back.

During the roast, Gillis — who also served as the host — poked fun at Hart’s height by referencing slavery and lynching.

Hinchcliffe also made a controversial joke about George Floyd’s 2020 death.

“The Black community is so proud of you right now George Floyd is looking up at us all laughing so hard he can’t breathe,” the comedian said as Hart laughed.

Matthew Rhys is sounding off on the public behavior driving him “bananas.”

“The Americans” star isn’t hiding his irritation with one modern habit that’s seemingly pushed him over the edge — people blasting videos, music and FaceTime calls in public like everyone else signed up for the experience.

“Do you have any pet peeves?” Rhys was asked in a Wall Street Journal interview.

“What is driving me bananas these days are people who watch things on their phones without headphones,” Rhys said. “I’m turning into my dad, but I feel like I have to start saying to people, ‘Excuse me, do you have headphones?’ Because if we’re not schooling people, it’s going to become more rampant than it already is, and it is out of control.”

The actor’s solution to modern overstimulation is about as unplugged as it gets.

“What do you do to relax?” he was asked.

“If it’s not on the water—if it’s not a kayak or sail or something like that—then horses are big for me,” Rhys explained. “You just get to be quiet and in nature. You can’t be on your phone. You have to be present.”

The Welsh actor’s latest project is “Widow’s Bay,” starring alongside Stephen Root.

The series centers on an ambitious mayor, Tom Loftis (Rhys), who tries to capitalize on a surge of tourists visiting the fictional island. His goal is to turn it into the next Martha’s Vineyard.

Meanwhile, Rhys has been with his longtime partner, “Felicity” alum Keri Russell.

The two have been together since 2014 and, two years later, welcomed a son named Sam.

Their romance started while playing married Soviet spies on FX’s “The Americans” — turning their explosive on-screen chemistry into a real-life relationship that’s survived Hollywood for more than a decade.

“We were, like, hot and heavy in love, shooting the spy stuff at night in disguises and wigs,” Russell previously told Variety. “I mean, it was such a fun, sexy time.”

What started as on-screen tension eventually became a real-life relationship.

Part of what’s kept them together is that they couldn’t be more different.

Rhys previously told Parade that the secret to their success is that they “balance each other.”

“There’s usually that thing where you need one person to be the calm head — that’s her,” he said. “And then I’m the kind of fiery one. … We work well as a team; we have a good partnership and we make each other laugh.”