Mandy Moore has shared an emotional update after fleeing her family home with her children amid the devastating wildfires in the Pacific Palisades.
Wildfires are spreading rapidly across Los Angeles today, with firefighters admitting they are unable to control the flames due to high winds.
The star shared a photo with her youngest son Oscar, 23 months, and revealed that she and husband Taylor Goldsmith were staying with friends and had no idea if their Pasadena home had survived the Eaton fire.
She wrote: ‘Grateful for the kindness of friends that we had a place to land last night
‘I try to protect the children from the immense sadness and worries I feel. Praying for everyone in our beautiful city
‘So devastated by the destruction and loss. I don’t know if our house made it to #eatonfire.” D.
Mandy Moore has shared an emotional update after fleeing her family home with her children amid the devastating wildfires in the Pacific Palisades
The star shared a photo with her youngest son Oscar, 23 months, and revealed that she and husband Taylor Goldsmith were staying with friends and had no idea if their Pasadena home had survived the Eaton fire.
On Tuesday, the This Is Us star, 40, took to her Instagram to share an update with her fans and reassure them that she was safe.
‘Evacuated and safe with children, dog and cats. Praying and thankful for the first responders,” she wrote on her Instagram Stories.
The star shares sons August, three, and Oscar, as well as daughter Louise Everett, born in September 2024, with husband Taylor Goldsmith, 39.
Some areas in Pasadena are under mandatory evacuation orders.
As wildfires continue to devastate California’s Pacific Palisades, many celebrities have been forced to flee their luxury homes as authorities warn of an “imminent threat to their lives.”
On Tuesday evening, Los Angeles City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson declared a state of emergency, warning that the worst of the storm is “yet to come.”
The apocalyptic inferno has torn through the upscale neighborhood, home to many A-list celebrities, including Ben Affleck, Jhene Aiko, Tom Hanks and Miles Teller, among others.
Reality TV star Spencer Pratt, 41, and his wife Heidi Montage, 38, lost their home in Pacific Palisades as a result of the raging wildfire.
The Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday that the Getty Villa, a museum designed in the image of an ancient Roman villa, was threatened by the forest fire.
‘Evacuated and safe with children, dog and cats. Praying and thankful for the first responders,” she wrote on her Instagram Stories on Tuesday
The star shares sons August, three, and Oscar, as well as daughter Louise Everett, born in September 2024, with husband Taylor Goldsmith, 39
Moore currently resides in Pasadena, California. Some areas in Pasadena are under mandatory evacuation orders
Some of the vegetation on the museum grounds had burned, but the campus buildings were reportedly still safe and the artworks and sculptures had been sealed to prevent smoke damage.
Katherine E. Fleming, the president and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust, boasted in a statement that the Getty Villa had made “extensive efforts to clean up the surrounding area as part of its year-round firefighting efforts.”
“Some trees and vegetation on the site have been burned, but staff and the collection have remained safe,” she said.
Dry and extremely windy conditions allowed a second fire to break out in Altadena, further east, forcing residents in nearby Pasadena to evacuate.
As Westside residents scrambled to escape at the last minute, scores of people got stuck in massive traffic jams, including Schitt’s Creek star Eugene Levy.
Many drivers ended up abandoning their cars on the streets and continuing on foot, and firefighters were forced to bulldoze lines of cars to enter the affected areas.
Stars across Los Angeles are taking to social media to express their devastation over the devastating wildfire.
In response to the life-threatening fire, which has evacuated about 30,000 people as flames threatened more than 10,000 homes, some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, including Chris Pratt and his mother-in-law, Maria Shriver, are asking for prayers.
“Please send prayers and strength tonight to everyone in Los Angeles affected by these devastating fires. Los Angeles is in a state of emergency and more than 30,000 people have been ordered to evacuate,” Pratt, 45, captioned a slideshow with a photo of a firefighter battling a blaze and a view of smoke billowing over Santa Monica.
He continued, “Thank you to the brave firefighters and first responders who are working tirelessly to protect lives, homes and wildlife as they battle fast-moving wildfire fanned by high winds. You are true heroes, and we are endlessly grateful for your sacrifice and courage.”
The Guardians of the Galaxy star, who welcomed his third child with wife Katherine Schwarzenegger in November, urged his 45.2 million followers to “come together to support each other during this difficult time.”
Shriver, 69, asked her followers to send their “prayers to Los Angeles,” where “30,000 people have been ordered to evacuate as wildfires burn out of control.”
The entire city was hit by high winds of more than 100 miles per hour in some areas, resulting in wildfires that raged through 3,000 acres of the Pacific Palisades and forced thousands to evacuate (photo Tuesday)
Numerous celebrities, including Tom Hanks, Chris Pratt and Reese Witherspoon, live in the evacuation zone. The Hills star Spencer Pratt filmed a plane dropping water on a nearby hill before the fire later destroyed the home he shares with Heidi Montag and their two boys
Eugene Levy, 78, was among the Pacific Palisades residents caught in the standoff as residents fled the upscale area amid a fast-moving wildfire in the LA hills, exacerbated by a fierce storm; Pictured in January 2019 in LA
‘Almost 1,200 hectares of land are on fire, with wind gusts reaching up to 160 kilometers per hour, threatening further damage, driving more people from their homes and causing destruction. It’s moments like these that make us realize what really matters: that things are just things,” she said. “Please pay attention if you are asked to evacuate.”
The former First Lady of California reminded the people of Los Angeles to “stay informed” and applauded the men and women of the Los Angeles Fire Department and government officials who worked “tirelessly” to protect their city and keep everyone safe .
She later asked on her Instagram Story for those who could “leave bowls of water outside” for wild animals fleeing the fires.
Her daughter, Katherine, shared a list of helpful apps and resources, including the KTLA app for live updates, Alert LA County for emergency alerts and Notify LA.
Julianne Hough, who lives in Hollywood Hills, shared footage from her backyard showing a Canadair CL-415, a yellow plane used to fight wildfires, flying through smoke.
“Praying for everyone who had to evacuate and for the first responders and firefighters,” she captioned the video, uploaded to her Instagram Story.