James Woods has revealed his Pacific Palisades home is ‘still standing’ after he believed it was destroyed in the catastrophic LA fires that started on Tuesday earlier this week.
It comes just two days after the actor, 77, collapsed during a CNN interview after being evacuated. He had also shared videos of the fast-moving inferno moving towards his hilltop home in the community.
However, on Friday, Woods provided an update, uploading a clip to X in which he said a “miracle had happened” and the property had survived the flames.
Standing on the deck, he turned the camera to the views below, which showed most of the structures and adjacent homes had burned to the ground during the Palisades Fire — which covered 20,000 acres, as of Friday. NBC News.
James also pointed out landmarks, such as a school, that had once stood but was now destroyed.
He then turned the camera to show another part of the backyard, while others also helped put out small flames with buckets of water.
James Woods, 77, has revealed his Pacific Palisades home is ‘still standing’ after he believed it was destroyed in the catastrophic LA fires that started earlier this week on Tuesday
It comes just two days after the actor collapsed during a CNN interview after being evacuated; taken on Friday
You could hear the star explain, “Francis, whose father we saved, is now putting out fires on our hill.”
Smoke was still billowing in the distance from other properties destroyed by the fires — which started Tuesday amid strong Santa Ana winds.
The multiple devastating infernos across Southern California — including the Eaton Fire — have claimed the lives of 11 victims, NBC reported Friday.
About 200,000 residents have been evacuated, while more than 10,000 buildings have been destroyed by the fires.
Anthony Hopkins, Miles Teller, Paris Hilton, Tina Knowles, Eugene Levy, Billy Crystal Jeff Bridges, Adam Brody and wife Leighton Meester are just a few of the people who also lost their homes in the fires.
In the caption of his video, the Casino actor wrote, “A miracle has happened. We managed to reach our property and our house, which we were told was gone for good, is still standing.”
‘In this hellish landscape, ‘standing’ is relative, but smoke and other damage is not like the total destruction around us. The view from our terrace.’
James was also spotted visiting his property in the Pacific Palisades, which sits atop a hill – which was burned below.
However, on Friday, Woods provided an update, uploading a clip to
Standing on the deck, he turned the camera to the footage below, which showed that most of the buildings and adjacent homes had burned to the ground during the Palisades Fire.
James also pointed out landmarks, such as a school, that had once stood but was now destroyed
Smoke was still billowing in the distance from other properties destroyed by the fires — which started Tuesday amid strong Santa Ana winds
The multiple devastating infernos across Southern California — including the Eaton Fire — have claimed the lives of 11 victims, NBC reported Friday.
James was also seen visiting his property in the Pacific Palisades, which sits atop a hill – which had burned down below
At one point, Woods was joined on the street by other individuals – including a police officer – and they had a conversation while standing next to a burned-out vehicle.
He revisited X to provide additional updates on his neighborhood, sharing a short film about how one side of a street was untouched, but the other was completely destroyed.
James wrote: ‘One side untouched, the other total destruction. While we are happy that our house is intact, in the middle of a hell like this all you can think about is your neighbors.”
“I was so sure a day ago that our house was gone, but the fickle finger of fate decided otherwise.”
The actor also shared a photo of the remains of a house and wrote: “So many beautiful messages from you all.”
‘I’m so happy and grateful, but honestly the whole area looks like the dark side of the moon. It is so fundamentally heartbreaking and disturbing that it is almost difficult to celebrate the joyful news that our home has survived.”
Woods’ recent update on Friday comes two days after he broke down during a CNN interview as he described evacuating his home in the Pacific Palisades amid the Los Angeles wildfires.
At one point, Woods was joined on the street by other individuals – including a police officer – and they had a conversation while standing next to a burned-out vehicle.
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James wrote: ‘One side untouched, the other total destruction. While we are happy that our house is intact, in the middle of a hell like this all you can think about is the neighbors.
The actor also shared a photo of the remains of a house and wrote: ‘So many beautiful messages from you all’
He became emotional as he told how his wife’s niece offered to help after he thought their home had been destroyed by the fires.
Woods said his wife’s 8-year-old niece “came out with her piggy bank to rebuild our house.”
“I’m sorry, one day you’re in the pool and the next day it’s all gone,” Woods added as he broke down in tears.
The Oscar winner continued: “I’m sorry, I thought I was stronger than this…”
Woods had previously shared a video of the view from his destroyed home, writing on X: “I took this last night from our beautiful little house in the Palisades.”
Woods’ recent update on Friday comes two days after he broke down during a CNN interview as he described evacuating his home in the Pacific Palisades amid the Los Angeles wildfires.
On Tuesday, not long after he was evacuated, James shared a photo on X of flames near his Palisades home
‘Now all fire alarms go off remotely at once. It tests your soul and you lose everything at once, I must say.”
On Tuesday, not long after he was evacuated, James shared a photo on X of flames near his Palisades home.
“To all the wonderful people who reached out to us, thank you for being so concerned.”
‘I just wanted to let you know that we were able to evacuate successfully. “I don’t know at the moment whether our house is still there, but unfortunately not the houses in our street,” he wrote at the time.