Celebrities who lost homes in fire
As at least four wildfires rage around Los Angeles, numerous members of the Hollywood community have been impacted, including Billy Crystal, Mandy Moore, Anna Faris and Ricki Lake.
List of celebrities who lost homes in fire 2025: Palisades Wildfire
The Hills stars Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag lost their home in the fire on Tuesday, TMZ reported. The family safely evacuated earlier that day.
Pratt shared a video of fire officials dumping water on the wildfire on his Instagram Story.
General Hospital actor Cameron Mathison shared a video of what was left of his home after the fire on Instagram.
Actors Adam Brody and Leighton Meester lost their home in the fire, according to TMZ. Mom Actor Anna Farris lost her home as well, the outlet reported.
Wildfires in the western US have been steadily growing bigger and more severe for decades
While the time of heightened risk known as “fire season” has been getting longer each year. A paper published in 2023 by researchers from the University of California, Irvine, found the human-caused climate crisis is the “major driver” for the state’s increase in wildfires over the last quarter century.
“November, December, now January — there’s no fire season, it’s fire year. It’s year-round,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom said at a press conference on Tuesday.
Back in 2018, the Woolsey Fire burned almost 100,000 acres of land in California, affecting famous Malibu residents like Lady Gaga, Gerard Butler, Miley Cyrus, and several members of the Kardashian family. In fact, Kim Kardashian and her then-husband Kanye West were widely criticized for hiring private firefighters to protect their $60 million home in Hidden Hills.
The Walt Disney Co. closed its headquarters in Burbank
Film studios canceled two movie premieres due to the fire and windy weather, the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park closed for the day due to the smoky and windy conditions and the J. Paul Getty Trust said two of its museums, the Getty Villa and Getty Center, would remain closed for the next few days.
Universal Studios also canceled shooting for numerous series, including “Hacks,” “Ted Lasso” and “Suits LA.”
The Walt Disney Co. closed its headquarters in Burbank, and canceled production on several series, including “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Doctor Odyssey.” ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” which tapes in Hollywood, was canceled for Wednesday and will instead air a repeat.
Not only celebrities who lost homes in fire is the important issue, but also the production pauses added to further disruptions to the film and TV industry in Los Angeles, including the cancellation of the premiere to Universal’s “Wolf Man” and postponement of the American Film Institute awards gala, scheduled for Friday.