The residence in Los Angeles of the vice president of the United States, Kamala Harris had to be evacuated last night due to the forest fires that devastated the area.
“No one was home at the time,” his spokesperson, Ernie Apreza, said on social platform X.
The spokesperson added that the vice president is praying for the safety of those affected and the first responders and firefighters responding to the incidents affecting the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
The flames advanced into densely populated and wealthy neighborhoods, including Calabasas and Santa Monica, home to California’s rich and famous. Mandy Moore, Cary Elves y Paris Hilton were some of the celebrities who announced on Wednesday that they had lost their homes.
Billy Crystal and his wife Janice They lost the home they had lived in for 45 years thanks to the Palisades Fire.
In Pacific Palisades they have their residence, among others, Jennifer Aniston, Bradley Cooper, Eugene Levy, Tom Hanks y Rita Wilson, Reese Witherspoon, Adam Sandler, Michael Keaton, Miles Teller, Michael Mann, Ann Sarnoff, Carol Lombardini, Alan Bergman, Kathleen Kennedy, Steve Guttenberg y James Woods, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
That medium and others specialized in entertainment and entertainment such as People and Variety today recount the famous victims of the fires that started this Tuesday in mountain areas of Los Angeles County, most of which are still uncontrolled, which have so far caused the death of five people, forced tens of thousands of people to leave their homes and destroyed more than 2 thousand buildings, according to official data.
“Sitting with my family, watching the news and watching our house in Malibu burn to the ground on live television is something no one should have to experience,” Paris Hilton wrote on her Instagram account, where she also posted television images of the moment.
“This house was where we made so many precious memories… It is where Phoenix (their son) took his first steps and where we dreamed of building a lifetime of memories with London (their daughter)… While the loss is overwhelming, I hold on to the gratitude that my family is safe. My heart and prayers go out to every family affected by these fires,” said the wealthy heiress, model, actress and singer, married to Carter Reum.
Oscar-winning veteran actor James Woods couldn’t help crying when he spoke about the destruction of his home in Pacific Palisades before CNN cameras.
“One day you are swimming in the pool and the next day there is nothing left. There was so much chaos that it seemed like hell. All the houses around us were on fire,” he said, his eyes bathed in tears.
Other artists such as Diane Warren, Ricki Lake, Adam Brody and Leighton Meester, Cameron Mathison, Anna Faris and Billy Cristal have posted similar messages in which, on the one hand, they are grateful for being safe and healthy with their families and, on the other, they mourn the loss. of houses, where they have lived for years.
“There are no words to describe the enormity of the devastation we are witnessing and experiencing. We are saddened by the loss of our friends and neighbors who have also lost their homes and businesses in this tragedy,” wrote Billy Cristal who declares himself “destroyed” by the fact of having lost what was their home since 1979.
The actress Cameron Mathison He posted a photo of the smoldering ruins of his home along with a message: “We are safe, but this is what remains of our beautiful home, the home where our children grew up and where they wanted to raise theirs one day.”
The fires have forced the suspension of film premieres, such as “Unstoppable”, Jennifer Lopez’s latest film, parties and presentations in Hollywood.
The emblematic Los Angeles Walk of Fame, visited daily by thousands of tourists, it is on yellow evacuation alert due to the fire in the Hollywood Hills.
In addition, the legendary Chinese Theater and the El Capitan Theater, two emblematic buildings of old Hollywood, have been evacuated for safety and closed to the public until further notice.
