Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Los Angeles mansion has so far been spared the flames that engulf the posh neighborhoods where several high-profile celebrities live.
The fires started in the Pacific Palisades area on Tuesday and quickly spread across LA County. As of Sunday, three fires are still burning: the Palisades Fire, the Eaton Fire and the Hurst Fire.
The flames have killed 16 Californians, decimated 40,300 acres of land and destroyed more than 12,300 structures. About 180,000 people have been displaced.
But the disgraced rapper’s 17,000-square-foot home — near the chaos — was unscathed.
The lavish home at 200 South Mapleton Drive in Holmby Hills, a few miles east of Beverly Hills, is just outside the path of the Palisades fire but was not damaged by the disaster.
Many celebrities who live in or near the Pacific Palisades area – anywhere from three to fifty miles from Holmby Hills – have been pushed out of the neighborhoods.
Anthony Hopkins, Miles Teller and Anna Faris are just some of the stars whose beautiful mansions have been reduced to ashes and rubble.
Actor and comedian Eugene Levy was also among those forced to evacuate.
As LA continues to battle these fires, Combs sits in his jail cell at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, awaiting trial
Combs’ mansion in Los Angeles has so far been spared the flames that engulf the posh neighborhoods where several high-profile celebrities live
Many celebrities living in or near the Pacific Palisades area have been displaced from the neighborhoods
Paris Hilton’s Malibu mansion was razed. The fires reached Malibu on Tuesday evening as the blaze spread at an unprecedented pace.
Actress and comedian Julia-Louis Dreyfus, 63, lost her home in the Huntington neighborhood of Pacific Palisades, California, in the Palisades fire.
Shocking photos showed the five-bedroom, five-bathroom home destroyed, with ash and rubble littering the ground.
This is Us star Milo Ventimiglia, 47, lost his home in the fire, the actor told CBS News.
Although neighbors had already told the expectant father that his house had been destroyed, Ventimiglia was taken home when he saw it with his own eyes after returning to his Malibu home.
Star Trek: The Next Generation actress Denise Crosby, 67, said her Spanish Cottage Pacific Palisades home was completely destroyed by the wildfire.
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Combs’ home in Holmby Hills is not in the path of the Palisades fire that destroyed many high-profile people’s homes
The LA fires have displaced more than 180,000 people and killed at least 16 Californians.
On Wednesday she said: ‘Yesterday morning I had a beautiful Spanish cottage that gave me endless joy, where I met my husband and raised my son.
‘The only house I ever had, with fruit trees I grew, with a garden of native plants. Now, ashes. I’m heartbroken #palisadesfire.”
Princess Bride actor Cary Elwes said Thursday that he and his family are safe, but “unfortunately we lost our home” in Malibu.
Most of the affected celebrity homes appear to be on the east side of the Pacific Palisades, including the properties of Levy, Billy Crystal and Faris.
On the west side of the Palisades, the childhood home of Leighton Meester and husband Adam Brody burned to ashes, along with basketball player Kawhi Leonard’s property.
However, Steve Guttenberg’s home in the The Summit area of the Palisades was also surrounded by the raging wildfires, but was miraculously spared. Tom Hanks’ $26 million home in the Pacific Palisades was also narrowly missed by the flames.
Paris Hilton is among the celebrities who lost their mansions in the fires
Combs’ 31-year-old son, Justin, recently reposted a list of local resources on his Instagram for people living in the affected communities, Newsweek reported.
“Instead of just sending thoughts and prayers… Here’s how you can help the victims of the LA fires,” read the original post, shared by Latina Approved.
As LA continues to battle these fires, Combs sits in his cell at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, awaiting trial. He faces a slew of charges, including human trafficking, racketeering and conspiracy.