Stars including Paris Hilton, Ricki Lake, Cameron Mathison and Spencer Pratt have lost their homes, while others have taken to social media to reveal they’ve evacuated their neighborhoods.
As devastating wildfires continue to rage throughout Los Angeles, celebrities have taken to social media to share their first-hand photos and videos of the infernos, while many of them evacuated their homes.
Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag lost their home to the blaze, as have Cameron Mathison and Ricki Lake. Per TMZ, Heidi and Spencer’s family was able to safely evacuate, but are devastated by their loss.
TMZ also has footage of homes belonging to Adam Brody and Leighton Meester, as well as Anna Faris in flames — with Faris’ rep saying, “Anna and her family are safe and grateful.” TMZ also reports Billy Crystal, Eugene Levy, Anthony Hopkins and John Goodman’s homes also burned down.
“Janice and I lived in our home since 1979. We raised our children and grandchildren here,” Crystal said in a statement. “Every inch of our house was filled with love. Beautiful memories that can’t be taken away. We are heartbroken of course but with the love of our children and friends we will get through this. The Pacific Palisades is a resilient community of amazing people and we know in time it will rise again. It is our home.”
Chet Hanks, son of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, also posted about his childhood neighborhood being burned down in the fire — while Maria Shriver tweeted that she evacuated on Wednesday morning.
On Wednesday night, a number of stars also evacuated their homes as the fire reached the Hollywood Hills — including Chrissy Teigen, Dane Cook, Scott Evans, Julianne Hough and Chrishell Stause.
As of Thursday morning, per CNN, the five wildfires fires — the Palisades fire, the Eaton fire, Hurst fire, the Lidia fire, and the Sunset fire — have led to the evacuation of over 100,000 residents, as hundreds of thousands are without power. It’s been reported that at least five people have been killed, and nearly 2,000 structures have been destroyed.
Tina Knowles revealed Thursday that her “tiny little bungalow” in Malibu is “gone.”
“This is what I was looking at on my birthday this past weekend from my tiny little bungalow on the water in Malibu! It was my favorite place, my sanctuary, my sacred Happy Place. Now it is gone!!” she shared to Instagram, alongside video of a dolphin in the water outside the home.
“God Bless all the brave men and women in our fire department who risked their lives in dangerous conditions,” she continued. “We Thank you for your dedication and bravery and for saving so many lives. This could have been so much worse without the dedication of the disaster workers and first responders.”
“I’m so sad for the people who lost the five family members. My deepest Prayers are with you!!!!!!” she continued.
“My heart and deep prayers go out to all of you ,” she concluded, adding, “I am praying diligently for our beautiful City of Los Angeles !! We are resilient though and we will recover! ‘This too shall pass’”
New Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Bozoma Saint John confirmed Thursday that her Malibu home also burnt down.
“This is the house I wanted. The house I prayed for. The house I worked in blood, sweat and tears for. The house that I put a key pad instead of a key hole in the front door because I wanted all my family and friends to have a code and use the house whenever they wanted,” she shared in her post, alongside photos of her and her daughter at the home.
“This is the house where I found peace after battling with racist neighbors and a community that made me have to buy it in a trust within a trust so no one would know that widowed, single Black woman with a teenager was buying on the exclusively-held beach,” she continued. “This was my EFF YOU I’m here house. The house that I built a movie room dedicated to my sister so she could see her films in her own sanctuary. This is the house where I finally felt like I could choose to spend time … when I wanted to and how I wanted to.”
“It is gone,” she wrote. “This is an unimaginable loss. I grieve with the rest of Los Angeles as it burns … and even though I’ve found even words to write here, there’s nothing that I could say in this moment to describe this feeling. I ask for your prayer for Lael and I. God bless you.”
After TMZ reported that Paris Hilton’s Malibu mansion burned down, she took to social media on Wednesday to react to her family’s loss.
“Heartbroken beyond words. Sitting with my family, watching the news, and seeing our home in Malibu burn to the ground on live TV is something no one should ever have to experience,” she wrote.
“This home was where we built so many precious memories. It’s where Phoenix took his first steps and where we dreamed of building a lifetime of memories with London,” she continued. “While the loss is overwhelming, I’m holding onto gratitude that my family is safe.”
She added that her team is also “reaching out to nonprofit organizations today to figure out how we can best support the communities impacted by these fires,” hoping to make “a meaningful difference for those who need it most.”
“We’re in this together, LA,” she concluded. “Hug your loved ones a little tighter tonight. You never know when everything could change.”
She later shared footage of her evacuating her home with her dogs, remarking that it “literally looks like hell has taken over” as she posted video of a plume of smoke in the distance. Hilton’s voice cracked as she added, “My thoughts and prayers are with everyone tonight. I’m really praying it’ll stop soon. ”
Dirty Dancing star Jennifer Grey’s home was also burned to the ground, according to the actress’ daughter Stella Gregg.
On Wednesday, Gregg — Grey’s daughter with actor Clark Gregg — posted, “Last night my mama’s house was burnt to the ground.” Stella noted that both Grey and her dog, Winnie, were safe.
“Give your loved ones an extra squeeze today,” she added.
Melissa Rivers revealed on CNN that she lost her home.
“That is the end of everything that belonged to my family and the history of it,” said Rivers. “I grabbed my mom’s Emmy, a photo of my dad and a drawing my mother had done of me and my son. I went for a drawing of hers, rather than a photo. I know I can find the photos, but a drawing I can’t replace.”
She added, “My heart is so broken, not just for myself. It’s a town and it’s wiped off the map.”
Jhene Aiko revealed on her Instagram Story Thursday that “me and my children’s home is gone.”
“Burned to the ground with all our things inside,” she continued. “Lord have mercy Thankful we still have each other.”
“Starting from scratch. My heart is so heavy ,” her post concluded.
Aiko is mom to 16-year-old daughter Namiko and 2-year-old son Noah, the latter of whom she shares with Big Sean.
Ricki Lake
Ricki Lake’s Malibu’s “dream home” is no more. On Wednesday, she revealed she lost the house in the fire.
“It’s all gone. I can’t believe I am typing these words,” she began, sharing that despite a “valiant and brave effort” from one of their friends, she and her husband Ross Burningham “lost our dream home.”
“This description ‘dream home’ doesn’t suffice. It was our heaven on earth. The place where we planned to grow old together. We never took our heavenly spot on the bluff overlooking our beloved malibu for granted, not even for one second,” she captioned a slideshow of photos of the house before the fire.
“I shared our sunset views almost daily with all of you. This loss is immeasurable. It’s the spot where we got married 3 years ago. I grief along with all of those suffering during this apocalyptic event,” she continued. “Praying for all of my neighbors, my friends, my community, the animals, the firefighters and first responders. More to share soon of how we escaped with Dolly and not much else. For now I grieve. ”
Songwriter Diane Warren shared a heartbreaking update on Wednesday about her home as well.
“This is the last pic I took of Leah’s rock from my beach house. I’ve had this house for almost 30 years. It looks like it was lost in the fire last nite,” she wrote.
“There’s a rainbow shining on it which I’m taking as a sign of hope for all creatures who have been affected by this tragedy,” she added in her post. “The animals and the rescue ranch are OK tho which is the most important thing. Stay safe everyone.”
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend
Hours after posting to social media that she and her family were “okay as of right now,” Chrissy Teigen updated fans on Wednesday night saying, “This is surreal, I’m very scared now. Packing” — alongside a photo of her covering her face, inside her closet.
She later shared footage from a hotel, after evacuating, joking, “4 dogs, 4 kids and a bearded dragon walk into a hotel.”
She followed that up with videos of her with both the dogs and the lizard, assuring fans they were all okay.
Tara Lapinski
Tara Lapinski shared photos of her “exact neighborhood” and “exact street” after the devastating Pacific Palisades fires on Wednesday night — revealing she and her family evacuated the area and believed their home was still okay.
“This is our exact neighborhood, our exact street. This is unfathomable. The most important update is that Todd, Georgie, Sully and I are safe. It’s the only thing I have been saying on repeat to myself – that I am so grateful for them and our safety,” she wrote. “But the last 24 hours have been horrific for my family, my neighbors, the firefighters, first responders and for everyone in this community.”
“The support within this community and from our neighbors is something like I’ve never experienced. We are family. Which embodies the essence of the Palisades to begin with. My heart breaks, EVERYTHING is burnt to the ground, how is this real?” she then asked.
“We finally have found out within the last hour that our home seems to be standing at the moment. My heart feels for every house that is burning, for every place that is ashes,” she added. “The Palisades are unrecognizable, a place that is so special to so many of us.”
She went on to thank everyone for their messages of “love, support or offers of refuge,” saying those “heartfelt messages have kept me going.” In her Instagram Story, she also shared text messages she got from longtime friend and fellow Olympian Johnny Weir, saying his words “always give me strength.”