Large parts of Los Angeles County are under evacuation orders Wednesday as massive wildfires spread through the megacity's hilltop suburbs.
By far the largest is the Palisades fire, which as of 5:30 p.m. EST was a near 16,000-acre blaze in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood, located between the Santa Monica and Malibu coastlines and home to many Hollywood celebrities.
Here is what some of the stars are seeing from their backyards:
Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton shared a post to her Instagram, expressing she is “heartbroken beyond words.”
“My heartaches for those still in harm’s way or mourning greater losses. The devastation is unimaginable, she wrote”
Halle Berry
Halle Berry shared several photos of her neighbourhood blanketed by heavy smoke.
“This is from my hood. Look at the sky. That is smoke, not clouds from a fire that has consumed over 2,900 acres and remains uncontained,” she wrote on X.
This is from my hood. Look at the sky. That is smoke, not clouds from a fire that has consumed over 2,900 acres and remains uncontained. It’s left so many homes and buildings without power and killed at least two people, with more left with significant injuries.
— Halle Berry (@halleberry) January 8, 2025
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Khloe Kardashian
Reality TV star Khloe Kardashian posted an Instagram story thanking firefighters and first responders.
“You are true heroes, and we are incredibly grateful for all you do,” Kardashian wrote. “Praying strongly that these winds die down and no more homes are lost Lord. Praying for everyone’s safety.”
Meek Mill
Meek Mill is also praying for Los Angeles.
In a post to X, he wrote: “I never knew about fire trauma until my house caught on fire…. I was smelling fire in my sleep jumping up for 3 years… I didn’t know that type of trauma existed, so I was just dealing with it as a kid!”
Prayers to la 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 I never knew about fire trauma until my house caught on fire…. I was smelling fire in my sleep jumping up for 3 years… I didnt know that type of trauma existed, so I was just dealing with it as a kid!
— MeekMill (@MeekMill) January 8, 2025
Jamie Lee Curtis
American actress Jamie Lee Curtis shared videos of destruction Tuesday’s fire. She says her family is safe but many of her friends will lose their homes.
Curtis is pleading for residents to take care of each other and clear of first responders.
“It's a terrifying situation and I'm grateful to the firefighters and all of the good Samaritans who are helping people get out of the way of the blaze,” she wrote on Instagram.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Actor and Miss World 2000 winner Priyanka Chopra Jonas posted an Instagram story of the wildfires in the early hours of Wednesday morning, as smoke blew across Los Angeles.
"My thoughts are with everyone affected," reads the video caption. "Hope we are all able to be safe tonight."
Mandy Moore
Singer-songwriter and Tangled star Mandy Moore posted an Instagram story late Tuesday night confirming she had safely evacuated the area along with her children and pets.
"Praying and grateful for the first responders," she wrote.
Josh Gad
Comedian and Frozen star Josh Gad shared a video on his Instagram feed of flames climbing into the hills, shot from across the city.
"I have never seen flames from my house like this, ever," he can be heard saying off-camera. "This is insanity."
James Woods
Emmy-award-winning actor James Woods is among the evacuees, according to a number of posts from his X account. Starting Tuesday afternoon, Woods began sharing short clips that appear to have been shot in his yard, first showing wildfire smoke billowing through the neighbourhood, then fires spreading across nearby homes.
"Standing in my driveway, getting ready to evacuate," Woods is heard saying in a clip posted shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday, local time. "We've got a lot of planes going over, dropping water, but…"
By the time of one clip said to be shot late that afternoon, Woods' yard becomes enshrouded in a haze of smoke, broken only by bright orange flames flaring up from down the hill.
Woods later shared he had safely exited the area, sharing one more video clip of clear skies filmed before things took a turn for the worse.
"It tests your soul, losing everything at once, I must say," he wrote.
Eric Braeden
The star of The Young and the Restless shared a video to his Instagram page of fire and smoke flaring just beyond the edge of his backyard.
"Behind my house! The worst EVER in LA!" Braeden wrote.
Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag
The TV personalities and The Hills alumni were among those impacted by the Palisades fire, with Spencer Pratt sharing a pair of videos to his TikTok account.
"We've got a fire going on behind the house, here," Pratt says into the camera with plumes of smoke crossing the sky behind him. "Say a prayer for the Palisades."
Mark Hamill
The renowned Star Wars star updated fans on his Instagram page, writing that he had fled Malibu "so last-minute there [were] small fires on both sides of the road."
"Most horrific fire since '93," he wrote. "STAY SAFE!"
Steve Guttenberg
A local TV news station covering the wildfires crossed paths with Police Academy star Steve Guttenberg, who urged residents abandoning their vehicles to leave behind their keys to aid emergency workers.
"If anybody has a car, and they leave their car, leave the keys in the car so that we can move your car, so that these fire trucks can get up Palisades Drive," he told reporters. "People take their keys with them as if they're in a parking lot. This is not a parking lot."
