How The Los Angeles Fires Are Affecting Celebrities

Paris Hilton, Jhené Aiko and Jamie Lee Curtis are among the stars who have been directly impacted by the ongoing fires in Southern California.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic/ Prince Williams/WireImage /Stephane Cardinale - Corbis via Getty ImagesThis article includes material from HuffPost’s weekly culture and entertainment newsletter, The Culture Catchall.Click here to subscribe.This week, out-of-control fires in Southern California claimed the homes of thousands of residents, and celebrities are facing the harrowing devastation, too.Advertisement For the past few days, the entertainment industry has braced itself for the fallout from the fires during a busy time of year.

Numerous Los Angeles premieres, television productions and Hollywood events this month have either been canceled or delayed — including the 2025 Oscar nominations and Critics’ Choice Awards.Meanwhile, stars took cover after they and other LA residents fled their homes, many of which have been destroyed in what Bloomberg reported is one of Los Angeles’ worst natural disasters in decades.

Several celebrities have spoken out about the destruction, including Paris Hilton, who told her Instagram followers on Wednesday she was “heartbroken beyond words” after losing her home to the flames.“Sitting with my family, watching the news, and seeing our home in Malibu burn to the ground on live TV is something no one should ever have to experience,” she wrote in a caption alongside a news clip of the wreckage.Advertisement View this post on Instagram A post shared by Paris Hilton (@parishilton)Hilton continued: “My heart and prayers are going out to every family affected by these fires.

To all the people who have lost their homes, their memories, and their beloved pets.My heartaches for those still in harm’s way or mourning greater losses.

The devastation is unimaginable.To know so many are waking up today without the place they called home is truly heartbr...