Ben Affleck is evacuated and rushes to ex-wife Jennifer Garner’s home as California wildfires close in
Ben Affleck has raced to his ex-wife Jennifer Garner’s home after being evacuated following the devastating wildfires in California. TMZ reports.
The actor fled his $20 million bachelor pad in the Pacific Palisades on Tuesday after the fire developed.
Affleck, 52, lives a short distance from his ex-wife, with whom he shares three children.
He rushed to their home, although it is not clear whether it was to check on them or to stay there after being forced from his property.
Affleck looked dejected as he drove to his house and it went up in flames yesterday.
Garner lives in a $7.4 million custom-built ranch away from the hustle and bustle of Hollywood.
So far, she has not been asked to evacuate, TMZ reports.
Affleck has been living in his bachelor pad since he moved out of the $68 million home he shared with former partner Jennifer Lopez after their divorce.
Ben Affleck, 52, returned to his home in the Pacific Palisades on Tuesday evening, only to find that the fast-moving wildfire was in sight nearby
The actor is among tens of thousands of Los Angelinos ordered to flee as wildfires continue to rage. Pictured: Fire engulfs a home as the Eaton Fire moves through the area
He is among a number of celebrities living in the luxury enclave decimated by the fires.
Dozens of stars have been forced to flee their swanky mega-mansions on the Los Angeles coast as three raging infernos threaten to level the city.
More than 30,000 residents evacuated their homes as a massive wildfire swept through the famed Pacific Palisades enclave, burning nearly 3,000 acres and reducing dozens of homes to rubble.
Reality TV star Spencer Pratt, 41, and his wife Heidi Montag, 38, have lost their home in the upmarket area as a result of the raging bushfire.