Whitney Cummings goes ‘arsonist hunting’ as deadly LA fires rage
Whitney Cummings went into full vigilante mode after hearing about an alleged arsonist in her neighborhood from a friend, who said a man had been caught “setting more fires” on the back of their hill.
The comedian, who lives in Topanga, filmed a video of herself driving around trying to prevent someone from deliberately setting fires or destroying parts of her community.
She was motivated to take matters into her own hands after a neighbor texted her claiming a man had been caught committing arson.
The 42-year-old artist said in an Instagram video on Thursday that the man had been “scared away” and that 911 had called him.
“I think they caught that guy in Woodland Hills the other day trying to put gas in the sewers. It’s happening everywhere,” she insisted, before explaining that in addition to climate change causing these deadly wildfires, a mental illness crisis was also at play.
After hearing the disturbing story, Cummings explained that she felt compelled to protect her neighborhood, claiming that wind and “arsonists who just start fires” are the “biggest threat” facing Southern California right now.
Whitney Cummings went into full vigilante mode after hearing about an alleged arsonist in her neighborhood from a friend, who said a man had been caught “setting more fires” on the back of their hill.
“We’re going to some places where that is [arson] can happen,” she explained. “For example, it happens at the base of canyons and we’ll drive around and see if we find one.”
Cummings apparently joked that she was carrying a sword in case she actually came into contact with an arsonist.
“We’re going to have a duel,” she said, explaining her plan.
Later, the star recorded another video showing them heading to several railheads, which she said were being targeted by arsonists.
She further concluded that the “key to ‘defeating someone who does something so violent and sickening that there’s really not much you can do except kill them'” is to “come across so crazy that they’re just stunned.”
“If anyone can drive an arsonist crazy, who is it, honey? she asked her friend, who assured her she could take one.
After spending her evening searching for criminals, Cummings mused about her “hunt for arsonists,” which she said resembled someone dressing up as “a crazy neighbor in a Broadway play who was secretly the killer.”
Her post comes just three days after she was evacuated from her home due to the Southern California wildfires raging in Los Angeles.
The comedian, who lives in Topanga, filmed a video of herself driving around trying to prevent someone from deliberately setting fires or destroying parts of her community.
She was motivated to take matters into her own hands after a neighbor texted her claiming a man had been caught committing arson
After hearing the disturbing story, Cummings explained that she felt compelled to protect her neighborhood, stating that she believes wind and “arsonists who just start fires” are the “biggest threat” to Southern California.
‘I’m evacuating my house. It’s so hard to leave the podcast studio behind,” she says in an emotional TikTok video. “I know that sounds crazy. I have everything, including my son’s birth certificate. But just to leave… all this [referring to her podcast studio].’
Before she left, she captured images of the view from her window, which overlooked thick clouds of smoke in the near distance.
‘I don’t know if you can see it. It’s pretty close,” the comedian said as she burst into tears.
“I don’t know what I’m going to lose, but it’s weird that you actually find out what’s important to you when you have to evacuate,” Cummings said. ‘I’m not taking the cameras. I’m just taking little trinkets and stuff that you guys gave me at shows.”
Her post comes just three days after she was evacuated from her home due to the Southern California wildfires raging in Los Angeles
Before she left, she captured images of the view from her window, which overlooked thick clouds of smoke in the near distance
She later shared some documents and souvenirs she took out of the house, including the pilot script for 2 Broke Girls, some jewelry, a painting of her dog Ramona, a Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls jersey, and Carrie’s mirror from Sex and the City ‘
She later shared some documents and souvenirs she took out of the house, including the pilot script for 2 Broke Girls, some jewelry, a painting of her dog Ramona, a Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls jersey and “Carrie’s mirror from Sex and the City ‘, which was given to her by Michael Patrick King.
“You really find out what matters when you can only grab a few things to evacuate,” she captioned the footage. “There’s just nothing to say.”
Some of Hollywood’s biggest names have seen their beloved homes razed to the ground during the devastating wildfires that swept through Los Angeles this week.
This includes Anthony Hopkins, Miles Teller, Anna Faris, Mel Gibson, Paris Hilton, Tina Knowles, John Goodman, Candy Spelling and Milo Ventimiglia.