Mel Gibson, Paris Hilton, Jeff Bridges and other LA celebrities lose homes to wildfires

A devastating wildfire in the Los Angeles area has ravaged homes, leaving several celebrities, including Jeff Bridges and Mel Gibson, without their residences. Bridges, who won an Oscar for "Crazy Heart" and starred in the TV series "The Old Man," lost his Malibu home, which he and his siblings had inherited from their parents.

Fellow Oscar-winning movie star Gibson also revealed that his Malibu home was "completely burned down" while he was away recording a Joe Rogan podcast. Additionally, sources for The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Sir Anthony Hopkins, the two-time Oscar-winning actor for "The Silence of the Lambs" and "The Father," and his wife lost two properties in the fire in Pacific Palisades.

Hopkins posted on Instagram, stating, "The only thing we can take with us is the love we give." Other celebrities who lost their homes include Paris Hilton, Billy Crystal, Adam Brody, and Milo Ventimiglia. Ventimiglia, known for his roles in "Gilmore Girls" and "Heroes," was filmed returning to his burned home on CBS Evening News.

The 47-year-old actor admitted that his character Jack Pearson on the TV series "This Is Us" suffered from smoke inhalation after his house burned down in the show. "Life imitates art, and I'm feeling that a lot," he said. Actor Milo Ventimiglia and his pregnant wife Jarah lost their home in the Los Angeles wildfires. Hotel heiress Hilton confirmed earlier this week that her Malibu home was destroyed.

Hilton showcased the remains of her burned home in a video posted on Instagram on Friday. "This heartbreak is truly indescribable," she said, adding that her family was safe. Former "The View" co-host Rosie O'Donnell also stated that her beachfront home in Malibu was destroyed. The scenic enclave of Pacific Palisades suffered the most damage, with hundreds of homes razed to the ground.

Actor Billy Crystal stated in a statement that he and his wife Janice were "heartbroken" that their Pacific Palisades home, where they had lived since 1979, was destroyed. "We raised our children and grandchildren here. Every inch of our house was filled with love. The wonderful memories cannot be taken away," the "When Harry Met Sally" star said in the statement.

It has been reported that the home of Adam Brody, who stars in the hit Netflix series "Nobody Wants This," and his "Gossip Girl" star wife Leighton Meester was also destroyed. "Jurassic World" actress Daniela Pineda also lost her home, saying she escaped with only her dog and laptop as the fire spread. "I only have one pair of shoes," she said.

“The Hills” stars Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag also lost their home in the fire. “I’m watching our house burn down on our security camera,” Pratt posted. Montag said she was “so sad our house burned down” and that they lost “everything we worked so hard for.” Time-lapse footage captured the intensity of the fire raging through Palisades in 90 minutes.

Singer and "This Is Us" actress Mandy Moore posted: "Miraculously, the main part of our house is still standing. For now." She said that the house, located in the suburb of Altadena, was "uninhabitable, but mostly intact." TV personality Ricki Lake told fans she lost her "dream home," adding, "I grieve with all those who are suffering in this apocalyptic disaster."

Actors John Goodman, Anna Faris, and Cary Elwes also reportedly lost their homes. Miles Teller, known for his role in "Top Gun: Maverick," and his wife Keleigh Teller lost their home in Pacific Palisades. Keleigh Teller shared before-and-after photos of the leveled property on Instagram, adding, "I wish I grabbed my wedding dress."

Other stars forced to evacuate include "Star Wars" actor Mark Hamill and "Schitt's Creek" actor Eugene Levy. Actor James Woods, who has appeared in "Casino" and "Oppenheimer," said his house in Pacific Palisades was not actually destroyed as he had previously thought. "A miracle happened," he posted on X on Friday. "We managed to get to our property and the home we were told was gone forever was still standing."

Jamie Lee Curtis said her Pacific Palisades home was safe, but the situation was "awful." Curtis and her husband, actor Christopher Guest, pledged to donate $1 million (£800,000) for fire relief. Actor Cameron Mathison also shared a video of his home burned to the ground. "We are safe. But this is what’s left of our beautiful home," the "General Hospital" star wrote.

Legendary songwriter Diane Warren, who penned classics including "If I Could Turn Back Time" and "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing," also lost her home. She posted a photo of the beach near her house, saying the property she had owned for nearly three decades was gone. Grammy-nominated R&B singer and rapper Jhené Aiko shared on Instagram that her home was leveled. "Starting over. My heart is so heavy," she wrote, adding a broken heart emoji.

Ricki Lake, who had a home on a bluff in Palisades where she got married three years ago, said she had planned to grow old there. Singer-songwriter Dua Lipa revealed on her Instagram story that she fled the city and was now safe. She described the scenes in Los Angeles as "absolutely devastating and terrifying few days." "Thinking of all my friends and people in the city who have had to evacuate their homes," she wrote.

Take That singer Mark Owen and his family also fled the fire. His wife, Emma Ferguson, said the couple and their children and pets had to evacuate after waking up to "helicopters, thick black smoke, gale-force winds, and uncertainty whether our house would survive." "I'm not sure what our next steps are. For now, I just feel heavy and exhausted," she said.