Paris Hilton is among the celebrities who have lost their homes amid a series of deadly wind-fanned wildfires that are scorching select areas in Southern California.
An oceanfront Malibu home owned by the 43-year-old socialite, who shares two children with husband Carter Reum, 43, was ‘burned to the ground,’ insiders said TMZ Wednesday.
The This Is Paris star’s waterfront residence was “reduced to a pile of burning rubble” as a result of the fires that have been concentrated in the Pacific Palisades and Malibu communities of Los Angeles.
Sources told TMZ that the house that burned down in the fire was not the “main residence” that the hotel heiress lives in, as she owns “several properties,” including a mansion in Beverly Hills.
Hilton posted a series of posts on Instagram documenting the hard times, writing that she was “praying for LA/California” over images of fires spreading through the area and scorching homes and businesses.
The reality star offered options on how he could help his more than 26 million followers, with organizations like the American Red Cross, LA Food Bank and LAFD Wildfire Emergency Fund among the options
Paris Hilton, 43, is among the celebrities who have lost their homes amid a series of wildfires that are scorching select areas in Southern California. Pictured last month in New York
An oceanfront Malibu home owned by the socialite was “burned to the ground,” insiders told TMZ on Wednesday
Firefighters in California continued to battle wind-swept fires Wednesday that swept through the area, destroying homes, clogging roads as tens of thousands fled and straining resources as the blazes burned out of control. Officials said the death toll stood at five people as of Wednesday afternoon.
Hilton was among the Hollywood stars affected by the fire, including celebrities who lost their homes, including Anna Faris; Adam Brody and Leighton Meester; Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag; James Bos; Eugene Levy; Miles and Keleigh Teller; John Goodman; and others.
Jamie Lee Curtis, Mark Hamill and Mandy Moore were among the celebrities told to evacuate their homes.
Curtis said on Instagram on Wednesday that her family is safe, but suggested her neighborhood and possibly her house are on fire. She said many of her friends lost their homes.
Moore said her family also evacuated and has since tried to protect her children from the “immense sadness and worry” she is currently feeling.
“So devastated by the destruction and loss,” she posted on her Instagram Story. “I don’t know if our house made it.”
“It’s a terrifying situation and I’m grateful to the firefighters and all the good Samaritans who are helping people get away from the fire.”
Other stars who have homes in the area include Adam Sandler, Ben Affleck, Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg; Many are waiting to hear whether their homes survived the flames.
Paris took to Instagram with a series of posts documenting the tough times
The reality star offered opportunities to help, with organizations like the American Red Cross, LA Food Bank and LAFD Wildfire Emergency Fund among the options
Woods posted images Tuesday of flames burning through bushes and along palm trees on a hillside near his home. The towering orange flames rippled through the landscaped gardens between the houses.
“I was standing in my driveway getting ready to evacuate,” Woods said in the short video on time, I must say.’
Officials did not provide an estimate of the number of buildings damaged or destroyed by the wildfire, but they said at least 70,000 residents were under evacuation orders and nearly 30,000 buildings were threatened.
The Pacific Palisades neighborhood is a hilly area along the coast, dotted with celebrity homes and commemorated by the Beach Boys in their 1960s hit Surfin’ USA.
In the frantic rush to safety, roads became impassable as dozens of people abandoned their vehicles and fled on foot, some with suitcases.
“Malibu evacuated at the last minute,” Hamill wrote in an Instagram post Tuesday evening. “Small fires on both sides of the road as we got closer to (the Pacific Coast Highway).”
Less than 72 hours earlier, Hollywood’s highest-wattage stars had gathered to walk the red carpet at the Golden Globes, the first major event of the lavish and, for many, triumphant awards season.
The awards season revelry also quickly faded, with premieres of contenders like Better Man and The Last Showgirl canceled, nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Awards announced via press release rather than at a live event, and weekend events like the AFI Awards were scrubbed preventively.