With devastating wildfires raging in California, several celebrities have evacuated their homes. Eugene Levy, who is honorary mayor of Pacific Palisades, told the Los Angeles Times on Jan. 7 that he was stuck in traffic while trying to flee.
"The smoke looked pretty black and intense over Temescal Canyon,” the Schitt's Creek star said. "I couldn’t see any flames but the smoke was very dark.”
Police Academy actor Steve Guttenberg was out on Tuesday helping move abandoned cars on Palisades Drive. Speaking to KTLA 5’s Gene Kang, Guttenberg, who lives in the area, urged individuals to leave keys inside of vehicles that are being left behind "so a guy like me can move your car" and the "fire trucks can get up there.”
"There are people stuck up there. So we’re trying to clear Palisades Drive and I’m walking up there as far as I can moving cars,” Guttenberg said, revealing that he had "friends up there right now" that couldn't evacuate because "it's stuck on Palisades Drive."
This Is Us actress Mandy Moore was among the stars who fled her home. On Tuesday evening, the mom of three shared on her Instagram Story that she had evacuated and was safe with her kids [sons Gus and Ozzie and daughter Louise], dog and cats.
"Grateful for the kindness of friends that we had a place to land last night. Trying to shield the kids from the immense sadness and worry I feel. Praying for everyone in our beautiful city. So gutted for the destruction and loss. Don't know if our place made it. #eatonfire," Moore penned in another post.
Hours after "successfully" evacuating his home, James Woods revealed that all of the smoke detectors were going off in his house and transmitting to his iPhone. "I couldn’t believe our lovely little home in the hills held on this long," the Hercules actor posted on X. "It feels like losing a loved one."
Star Wars star Mark Hamill admitted that he evacuated Malibu "so last-minute," but a little over an hour later, he arrived at his daughter Chelsea Hamill's house in Hollywood.
According to TMZ, Ben Affleck was evacuated from his home. He is said to have rushed to his ex-wife Jennifer Garner's home nearby. Page Six reported on Jan. 8 that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may have to evacuate their home in Montecito, where they reside with their kids, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
California's Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on Tuesday, as did City of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.
"We’ve declared a state of emergency to amplify our response to this devastating fire and clear a path for a rapid recovery,” Mayor Bass, who was reportedly is in Africa on a delegation trip to attend the inauguration of Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama, said in a statement. "To the thousands of families impacted by this horrific fire – the City of Los Angeles is providing resources and shelter as this emergency continues. To the hundreds of brave firefighters and first responders who have been responding all day to this blaze – we thank you. The City is working aggressively to confront this emergency.”
Continue reading to see what stars are saying about the January 2025 California wildfires:
Mark Hamill
"Most horrific fire since '93."
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Mandy Moore
"Praying and grateful for the first responders."
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Chris Pratt
"Jesus protect the lives of those battling the flames..."
Join me in praying for the brave firefighters sacrificing so much to save our houses and our town. Jesus protect the lives of those battling the flames and the lives of those who couldn’t evacuate. #PalisadesFire
— Chris Pratt (@prattprattpratt) January 8, 2025Please send prayers and strength tonight to everyone in Los Angeles affected by these devastating fires. Los Angeles is in a state of emergency and over 30,000 have been ordered to evacuate. Thank you to the brave firefighters and first responders who are working tirelessly to… pic.twitter.com/vS8cRoZrCn
— Chris Pratt (@prattprattpratt) January 8, 2025Jamie Lee Curtis
"My community and possibly my home is on fire. My family is safe. Many of my friends will lose their homes. Many other communities as well. There are so many conflicting reports. With all the technology there seems to be very little information."
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Steve Guttenberg
Actor Steve Guttenberg stays behind to help move cars for firetrucks battling Pacific Palisades firepic.twitter.com/zTLgqP9vhp
— Today Years Old (@todayyearsoldig) January 8, 2025James Woods
"To all the wonderful people who’ve reached out to us, thank you for being so concerned. Just letting you know that we were able to evacuate successfully. I do not know at this moment if our home is still standing, but sadly houses on our little street are not."
To all the wonderful people who’ve reached out to us, thank you for being so concerned. Just letting you know that we were able to evacuate successfully. I do not know at this moment if our home is still standing, but sadly houses on our little street are not. pic.twitter.com/xZjvsIg6Fg
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) January 7, 2025Sara’s eight-year-old niece offered her Yeti piggy bank to help us. Some things will make a grown man cry.
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) January 8, 2025All the smoke detectors are going off in our house and transmitting to our iPhones. I couldn’t believe our lovely little home in the hills held on this long. It feels like losing a loved one.
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) January 8, 2025Candace Cameron Bure
"Pacific Palisades, CA is on fire. This is devastating to watch. Please pray the winds die down as it’s expected to get worse into the early morning hours. Please pray for the safety of firefighters and emergency crews who are fearlessly trying to tackle this disaster."
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Kris Jenner
"It is absolutely heartbreaking to watch the fires consume our beautiful city."
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Khloé Kardashian
"Praying strongly that these winds die down and no more homes are lost."
Instagram/Khloe Kardashian
Whitney Cummings
"Gonna be a wild couple days. As I seriously consider moving out of California I remember these heroes don’t think that way."
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Kaley Cuoco
"This is heart wrenching to witness what's happening in our backyard."
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Sara Foster
"Absolute heroes. These en and women have an insane night ahead of them ..."
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Maria Shriver
"Heartbreaking fire devastating our city So many friends have evacuated as firefighters from all over are being called in. Stay safe, everyone!"
Heartbreaking fire devastating our city ? So many friends have evacuated as firefighters from all over are being called in. Stay safe, everyone! t.co/UtdmHJy7Km
— Maria Shriver (@mariashriver) January 7, 2025Mayim Bialik
"It's very scary and we are hoping for everyone's safety..."
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Jessica Alba
"Devastating - so many in our community experiencing the unimaginable. We are praying for you, we love you ❤️?"
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Paris Hilton
Praying for LA/California right now??
— Paris Hilton (@ParisHilton) January 8, 2025Related: Jamie Lee Curtis Issues Blunt Request While Her Home 'Possibly' Burns in Palisades Fire
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