Whole streets burn as fires rage around Los Angeles

Agence France-Presse

<div><iframe width="1100" height="619" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iYFevgrg8OE" title="Homes ablaze in Pacific Palisades | ABS-CBN News" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br/></div><p>A-list actors, musicians and other celebrities were among the tens of thousands of people affected by terrifying wildfires in Los Angeles Wednesday, as the entertainment industry screeched to a halt amid the chaos.</p><p>The showbiz capital has been besieged by multiple out-of-control blazes, with Hollywood events including a glitzy awards show and a Pamela Anderson film premiere among those cancelled as firefighters battle flames in hurricane-force winds.</p><p>Hundreds of homes were destroyed in the swanky Pacific Palisades area, a favorite spot for celebrities where multimillion-dollar houses nestle on beautiful hillsides, while other infernos sprang up across the north of the city.</p><p>Mandy Moore, the singer and &quot;This Is Us&quot; actress, told followers on Instagram she had fled with her children and pets from the path of a blaze that had left her Altadena neighborhood &quot;leveled.&quot;</p><p>&quot;My sweet home. I am devastated and gutted for those of us who&#x27;ve lost so much. I&#x27;m absolutely numb,&quot; she wrote, in a caption to footage of the destruction.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DElMytoSkCd/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=763&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A3024797.4000000954%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1078" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>Emmy-winning actor James Woods posted a video on X showing flames engulfing trees and bushes near his Pacific Palisades home as he got ready to evacuate, and shortly afterwards said all the fire alarms were going off.</p><p>&quot;I couldn&#x27;t believe our lovely little home in the hills held on this long. It feels like losing a loved one,&quot; Woods said.</p><p>&quot;Star Wars&quot; star Mark Hamill told followers on Instagram that he had fled his Malibu home with his wife and pet dog, escaping down a road flanked by active fires.</p><p>Mark Hamill told followers on Instagram</p><p>Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis was also forced to evacuate, later writing on Instagram: &quot;Our beloved neighborhood is gone. Our home is safe. So many others have lost everything.&quot;</p><p>Meanwhile, next week&#x27;s unveiling of the Oscar nominations was pushed back until January 19, to give Academy members affected by fires more time to cast their ballots this week.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DElj9KcRArB/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=763&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A3125107.4000000954%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1078" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>PREMIERES CANCELLED</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>Several other major Hollywood events have already been called off or postponed due to the disaster.</p><p>The annual Critics Choice Awards gala, which honors the year&#x27;s best in film and television and is attended by dozens of A-list stars, was delayed from this Sunday to January 26.</p><p>Anderson&#x27;s premiere for &quot;The Last Showgirl&quot; was scrapped due to the unfolding disaster.</p><p>Paramount cancelled a glitzy red-carpet screening of the Robbie Williams musical film &quot;Better Man,&quot; and Netflix pulled the plug on a press conference for its Golden Globe winner &quot;Emilia Perez.&quot;</p><p>Filming of Los Angeles-based shows such as &quot;Grey&#x27;s Anatomy,&quot; &quot;Hacks&quot; and &quot;Jimmy Kimmel Live&quot; was paused.</p><p>And the Universal Studios theme park was closed for the day due to the extreme winds and fire conditions.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>&#x27;BURN&#x27;</strong></div><script data-wid="auto" type="text/javascript" src="https://content.viralize.tv/display/?zid=AAEyze-tm4MR6kEa&amp;cid=ABSy8SVTiqXkr5-W&amp;activation=adfill&amp;vip_mode=no"></script><p>Steve Guttenberg -- star of 1984 comedy &quot;Police Academy&quot; -- was among those helping get people out of Pacific Palisades as the fire began spreading on Tuesday.</p><p>The &quot;Cocoon&quot; actor expressed frustration at how some of those fleeing the blaze had abandoned their cars on one of the only roads in and out of the ritzy neighborhood.</p><p>&quot;If you leave your car... leave the key in there so a guy like me can move your car so that these fire trucks can get up there,&quot; he told a live television broadcast.</p><p>Reality TV personalities Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt from &quot;The Hills,&quot; an MTV show that ran until 2010, said they had lost their house after evacuating.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m watching our house burn down on the security cameras,&quot; Pratt wrote on Snapchat.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

<p>A-list actors, musicians and other celebrities were among the tens of thousands of people affected by terrifying wildfires in Los Angeles Wednesday, as the entertainment industry screeched to a halt amid the chaos.</p>

A-list actors, musicians and other celebrities were among the tens of thousands of people affected by terrifying wildfires in Los Angeles Wednesday, as the entertainment industry screeched to a halt amid the chaos.

Celebrities flee Los Angeles fires as Hollywood events scrapped | ABS-CBN

Entertainment

News

Metro.Style

Sports

More

World

Celebrities flee Los Angeles fires as Hollywood events scrapped

Celebrities flee Los Angeles fires as Hollywood events scrapped

Agence France-Presse

Published Jan 09, 2025 09:51 AM PHT

|

Updated Jan 09, 2025 12:05 PM PHT

Read More:

ABSNews

ANC promo

LA

Los Angeles

wildfire

ABS-CBN is the leading media and entertainment company in the Philippines, offering quality content across TV, radio, digital, and film. Committed to public service and promoting Filipino values, ABS-CBN continues to inspire and connect audiences worldwide.

Corporate

Investors

Governance

International Distribution

Corporate

Governance

Investors

International Distribution

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

Terms of Service

Advertise with Us

© 2025 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

NPC Seal of Registration

Advertise with Us

Privacy Policy

Terms of Service

© 2025 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.