Wildfires that ripped through the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles forced many Hollywood stars, including Mark Hamill, Mandy Moore and James Woods, to evacuate their homes.
California firefighters are battling wind-whipped fires tearing across the area, destroying homes, clogging roadways as tens of thousands fled and straining resources as the fires burned uncontained early Wednesday.
The Pacific Palisades neighborhood is a hillside area along the coast dotted with celebrity residences and memorialized by the Beach Boys in their 1960s hit 91裸聊视频淪urfin91裸聊视频� USA.91裸聊视频� In the frantic haste to get to safety, roadways became impassable when scores of people abandoned their vehicles and fled on foot, some toting suitcases.
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Less than 72 hours before, Hollywood91裸聊视频檚 highest-wattage stars had convened to walk the Golden Globes91裸聊视频� red carpet, the first major event of the exuberant and, for many, triumphant awards season. The revelry of awards season had quickly been snuffed out, too: Premieres of contenders like 91裸聊视频淏etter Man91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淭he Last Showgirl91裸聊视频� were canceled, the Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations were announced via press release instead of at a live event and weekend events like the AFI Awards were preemptively scrubbed.
Here91裸聊视频檚 how celebrities and entertainment companies are being impacted by the fires burning in and around Los Angeles:
Stars who have evacuated due to Palisades fire
Jamie Lee Curtis said Wednesday on Instagram that her family is safe, but she suggested her neighborhood and possibly her home is on fire. She said many of her friends lost their homes.
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Other stars who have homes in the area include Adam Sandler, Ben Affleck, Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg.
Many are awaiting word on whether their homes survived the flames.
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Woods posted footage Tuesday of flames burning through bushes and past palm trees on a hill near his home. The towering orange flames billowed among the landscaped yards between the homes.
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Impact of the fire so far
Officials didn91裸聊视频檛 give an estimate of structures damaged or destroyed in the wildfire, but they said at least 70,000 residents were under evacuation orders and nearly 30,000 structures were under threat.
The fire burned down Temescal Canyon, a popular hiking area surrounded by dense neighborhoods of multimillion-dollar homes. Flames jumped famous Sunset Boulevard and burned parts of the Palisades Charter High School, which has been featured in many Hollywood productions including the 1976 horror movie 91裸聊视频淐arrie,91裸聊视频� the 2003 remake of 91裸聊视频淔reaky Friday91裸聊视频� and the TV series 91裸聊视频淭een Wolf.91裸聊视频�
The Critics Choice Awards, scheduled for Sunday, have been postponed until Feb. 26.
Film studios canceled two movie premieres due to the fire and windy weather, the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park closed for the day due to the smoky and windy conditions and the J. Paul Getty Trust said two of its museums, the Getty Villa and Getty Center, would remain closed for the next few days.
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The Walt Disney Co. closed its headquarters in Burbank, and canceled production on several series, including 91裸聊视频淕rey91裸聊视频檚 Anatomy91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淒octor Odyssey.91裸聊视频� ABC91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淛immy Kimmel Live!91裸聊视频� which tapes in Hollywood, was canceled for Wednesday and will instead air a repeat.
The production pauses added to further disruptions to the film and TV industry in Los Angeles, including the cancellation of the premiere to Universal91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淲olf Man91裸聊视频� and postponement of the American Film Institute awards gala, scheduled for Friday.
