Celebrities Who Have Lost Homes in the Los Angeles Fires, and What They’ve Said

Sarah Wright Olsen and Eric Christian Olsen

Actors and married couple Sarah Wright Olsen and Eric Christian Olsen lost the Malibu home where they lived with their three children, she wrote on Instagram.

“It’s impossible to put into words these last few days. We are together and safe and surrounded by love,” she began. “We lost our home. It was one of the first areas to go. Our kids have said ‘we all took our first steps there’.”

Eric Braeden

Young & the Restless star Eric Braeden shared a tour of his devastated home of 45 years with Entertainment Tonight.

“I’m devastated, man. I’m devastated. All the memories. I don’t want my family to see this,” he said. “Boy, obviously you’ve seen a lot of coverage on television over the last few days, and I never imagined this. I didn’t imagine this.”

Nicole Lapin

Former CNBC anchor and Money Rehab podcast host Nicole Lapin posted a video with her three-week-old baby sharing video of her destroyed home.

“I am completely delirious, haven’t slept since last week and so emotional postpartum so I’m going to for sure cry if I start to think of the outpouring of help and support we’ve gotten,” she said after reflecting on the loss. “I just truly didn’t know how many people cared about me—us—and our wellbeing. Grateful, thankful, what’s something infinitely stronger than that?! That’s what I feel.”

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Joe Lando

After he and his family lost their home in the fires, Joe Lando’s Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman costar Jane Seymour took them in.

“We’re left with nothing except each other. My friend Jane Seymour allowed us to come over to her house and opened it up for us without any hesitation and thank God gave us someplace to come and sleep,” he wrote on Instagram. “If it was just us, if it was just us, I’d be really okay with this. But it’s everybody. It’s everything. I’m just devastated and heartbroken for everybody. All the people we know.” 

“Welcoming Joe and his family into our home while they try to make sense of the inexplicable is just what you do for family, and the Landos are our family,” Seymour said, per TVLine.

Joshua Jackson

“First and most importantly, all the people closest to me affected by the fire are OK,” actor Joshua Jackson said in statement Jan. 12. “My daughter, my family, my neighbors all made it out safely. Sadly my beautiful home did not survive the fires. But today, I feel incredibly lucky to be surrounded by the people I love.”

Sarah Levy

“Oh, my sweet home. My heart so deeply aches,” Sarah Levy, the Schitt’s Creek actress and daughter of Eugene Levy, wrote on an Instagram post memorializing her lost home. “What I would give to hear the key slide in the front door one more time or the baby gate click behind me as I bring the laundry upstairs. To hear the garbage truck outside every Tuesday and watch James run to the window to watch. To smell the eucalyptus and the roses and the rosemary.”

Bryan Greenberg and Jamie Chung

Actors and parents to twins Bryan Greenberg and Jamie Chung lost their home in the fire, Greenberg confirmed on Instagram Thursday.

“It was all a dream,” he wrote on an image of what remained of their home. “Thankfully the family is safe. Thank you to all of the firefighters risking their lives. Stay safe out there.”

He followed up with a video surveying the damage to his home, reflecting, “Nothing lasts forever.”

Miles Teller and Keleigh Teller

Miles Teller and Keleigh Teller lost the $7.5 million home in Pacific Palisades they bought in 2023, photos show.

On Friday, Keleigh addressed the loss with the last photo she took of their home standing, writing, “Pacific palisades I love you beyond measure you are a little slice of heaven, we will come back stronger than ever. If you’re in the LA area PLEASE get out if you can. I wish I grabbed my wedding dress .. wish I did a lot different but it doesn’t matter, stay safe, get out. 🥹🥹💔💔 there are no words.”

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ home in the Palisades was demolished, photos confirm. Reps did not immediately return a request for comment.

John C. Reilly

Actor John C. Reilly’s home was destroyed in the fire, photos confirm. His manager did not immediately return a request for comment.

Paris Hilton

Paris Hilton posted a video to Instagram of ABC News footage that showed the charred remains of her beachfront Malibu home, and recalled some happy memories she and her family had there.

“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 part. “This home was where we built so many precious memories. … It’s where Phoenix took his first steps and where we dreamed of building a lifetime of memories with London. … While the loss is overwhelming, I’m holding onto gratitude that my family is safe. My heart and prayers are going out to every family affected by these fires.”

On Thursday, Paris toured the remains of her home and shared a video with followers, along with a long caption reflecting on the “indescribable heartbreak” of “seeing it reduced to ashes.”

Anthony Hopkins

Photos show that legendary actor Anthony Hopkins, who turned 87 at the end of 2024, lost his Pacific Palisades home, the apparent location where he often posted videos on his popular TikTok playing the piano or getting ready for the Oscars. According to the Daily Mail, he moved there in 2021 several years after his Malibu home was narrowly spared from the Woolsey fire in 2018; he also previously lost his home in London to fire in 2000. A rep did not respond to a request for comment, but on Friday, Hopkins posted a short note to Instagram, saying “As we all struggle to heal from the devastation of these fires, it’s important we remember that the only thing we take with us is the love we give.”

Tina Knowles

The mother of Beyoncé and Solange Knowles, Tina Knowles, shared to Instagram that her home was lost. “It was my favorite place, my sanctuary, my sacred Happy Place . Now it is gone !! God Bless all the brave men and women in our fire department who risked their lives in dangerous conditions,” she said. “We thank you for your dedication and bravery and for saving so many lives . This could have been so much worse with out the dedication of the disaster workers and first responders.”

Adam Brody and Leighton Meester

The couple, who have been married for 10 years, lost the Pacific Palisades home they share with their two children, photos confirm (below). Reps did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Cobie Smulders and Taran Killam

Cobie Smulders and Taran Killam’s home in Pacific Palisades, where they lived with their two daughters, was destroyed by fire, photos show. Reps did not return a request for comment.

Ricki Lake

Ricki Lake is among those mourning the loss of their homes.

“It’s all gone. 💔 I can’t believe I am typing these words. After a valiant and brave effort by our friend and hero @kirbykotler_ Ross and I lost our dream home,” she wrote in a heartfelt caption accompanied by a carousel of pictures she took in happier times.

“This description ‘dream home’ doesn’t suffice. It was our heaven on earth. The place where we planned to grow old together. We never took our heavenly spot on the bluff overlooking our beloved malibu for granted, not even for one second. I shared our sunset 🌅 views almost daily with all of you,” she continued.

She added, “This loss is immeasurable. It’s the spot where we got married 3 years ago. I grief along with all of those suffering during this apocalyptic event.
Praying for all of my neighbors, my friends, my community, the animals, the firefighters and first responders. More to share soon of how we escaped with Dolly and not much else. For now I grieve. 💔💔💔”

She followed up with a post sharing the play-by-play of the night they had to evacuate.

Jeff Bridges

The Malibu home that Jeff Bridges shared with his family was destroyed, PEOPLE confirms. According to TMZ, Bridges, his sister and their brother Beau had inherited it together.

John Goodman

John Goodman’s Pacific Palisades home was demolished in the fire, photos show. Reps did not return a request for comment.

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson confirmed that his home had burned down while he was filming in Austin, though everyone at home safely evacuated — and his chickens survived.

“Obviously, it’s kind of devastating. It’s emotional,” Gibson said on NewsNation’s Elizabeth Vargas Reports Thursday. “You live there for a long time, and you had all your stuff … Everything from photographs to files to just personal things that I had from over the years, and clothing. Pretty cool stuff, but you know, that can all be replaced. These are only things. The good news is that those in my family and those I love are all well, and we’re all happy and healthy and out of harm’s way, that’s all I can care about, really.”

Barbara Corcoran

Shark Tank star and real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran shared on Instagram that her home in the Tahitian Terrace mobile home complex in Malibu had been lost.

“For the past five years, I’ve been privileged to have a home in this tight-knit, loving community,” she wrote. “My heart breaks again and again as I see these incredible people who built their lives here for decades, many of them seniors who poured their hearts and life-savings into their trailers, left with absolutely nothing.”

She also shared a link to a GoFundMe to help her neighbors rebuild.

Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal confirmed that he and his family, including Janice, his wife of nearly 55 years, had lost their home, in a statement shared with PEOPLE.

“Words cannot describe the enormity of the devastation we are witnessing and experiencing. We ache for our friends and neighbors who have also lost their homes and businesses in this tragedy. Janice and I lived in our home since 1979. We raised our children and grandchildren here. Every inch of our house was filled with love. Beautiful memories that can’t be taken away. We are heartbroken of course but with the love of our children and friends we will get through this.

We pray for the safety of the fire fighters and first responders. The Pacific Palisades is a resilient community of amazing people and we know in time it will rise again. It is our home.”

Jennifer Grey

Jennifer Grey‘s daughter Stella Gregg announced on her Instagram Stories that the Dirty Dancing actress’s home was “burnt to the ground.” She assured followers her mom and her dog Winnie were safe and encouraged everyone to “give your loved ones an extra squeeze today.”

Grey later posted a photo of the destruction, writing, “This feels like one messed up dream. But it’s not a dream. It’s one of those things where life suddenly jumps a track and you’re propelled into a different story. I am trying to allow myself to feel the waves of shock, the startling grief, the sudden unavoidable new now that I never wanted.”

Eugene Levy

Schitt’s Creek star Eugene Levy, 78, told the L.A. Times that he’d found himself “stuck” by “black and intense” smoke over Temescal Canyon as he tried to leave his home. “I couldn’t see any flames but the smoke was very dark,” the actor added.

His son, Dan Levy, posted to Instagram Stories, “Heartbroken for my family, my friends and the people of L.A. affected by these catastrophic fires.”

Photos later confirmed the home had been destroyed.

Harvey Guillen

“We will rebuild ….. we will do it one day at a time,” actor Harvey Guillen wrote along with a video showing the remains of his home. “Thank you to my siblings and friends who came to help me and my neighbors pick up the pieces of what is left.”

Bozoma Saint John

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Bozoma Saint John confirmed on Instagram that her home had burned, sharing a carousel of photos and videos of herself and daughter Lael in happier times in the home.

“This was my EFF YOU I’m here house,” she wrote in part. “This is the house where I finally felt like I could choose to spend time… when I wanted to and how I wanted to. It is gone. This is an unimaginable loss. I grieve with the rest of Los Angeles as it burns.”

Melissa Claire Egan

The Young & the Restless star Melissa Claire Egan shared a video from the home she’d purchased just two weeks before, now reduced to rubble. “We hadn’t moved in yet but it’s gone,” she wrote on Instagram Stories. “We are devastated and this is all so horrific.”

Cameron Mathison

Soap star Cameron Mathison shared a video of the remains of his home in a heartbreaking video posted to Instagram. “We are safe But this is what’s left of our beautiful home. Our home where our kids were raised and where they wanted to raise their own someday,” he wrote under the post.

“Thanks to all who reached out and checked in. Can’t respond to all so wanted to give an update here,” he added. “Sending so many prayers to everyone being affected by these fires🙏🏼”

Molly Baz

Celebrity chef Molly Baz posted to Instagram indicating that she lost her home, sharing “the last photo I took before we lost it all,” a shot of son Gio eating by candlelight during the power outage. “We’ll recover someday. Thank you to the village.”

She reflected on their loss in a newsletter days later, saying she “experienced a broader and deeper range of emotions than I knew was possible” in the days since losing her family home. 

“I am grateful for that. In some moments I am able to see the value and the lessons in this loss. In others, I see darkness,” she wrote.  

Leanne Ford

Interior designer and former HGTV star Leanne Ford shared that she and her husband Erik had just gotten the keys to a new home in Rustic Canyon three weeks ago, only to see it burn down during the fires this week.

“I’ve been praying hard for ‘the peace that passes understanding’ through this — for everyone,” she wrote in part.

Pete Lee

Comedian Pete Lee was in New York ahead of his appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and watched his home burn on live TV. He spoke about the experience while on the show Thursday.

“The anchor was in front of my house. And he’s like, ‘Some people are finding out right now that their home is burning by watching this broadcast.’ And I’m watching it with a friend, I’m like, ‘Yeah, that’s me. That’s my house,” Lee said.

Harry Mack

Musician Harry Mack shared on Instagram that he has lost his home in the fire.

“We’re just one of so many families who are grieving in LA right now,” he said. “My heart goes out to everyone affected. I’m so grateful that we’re safe, and we will get through this.”

Madlib

Music producer Madlib’s team posted a shot of his home and requested help. “We are reaching out with heavy hearts to ask for your support in helping legendary producer Madlib and his family after losing their home, decades of music, and equipment in the devastating LA fires,” it said.

Candy Spelling

Candy Spelling (mom to Tori and widow of late legendary TV producer Aaron) lost the Malibu beachfront home that she owned for 50 years, she confirmed to TMZ. Though she had put it up for sale several times recently, she had taken it off the market and said to the outlet, “I’m in shock and processing this massive loss for our family. I am beyond grateful for the memories. It was truly a wonderful gift to have.”

Diane Warren

Diane Warren revealed she lost her home of 30 years.

“This is the last pic I took of Leah’s rock from my beach house,” she wrote, referencing her late friend Leah, who died 10 years ago.

“I’ve had this house for almost 30 years. It looks like it was lost in the fire last nite,” she continued. Still, Warren is choosing to be hopeful as she alerted followers that the animals at her rescue ranch were unharmed.

“There’s a rainbow shining on it which I’m taking as a sign of hope for all creatures who have been affected by this tragedy. The animals and the rescue ranch are OK tho which is the most important thing. Stay safe everyone.❤️💔”

Jhene Aiko

Jhene Aiko posted to Instagram that her home had been destroyed. “Me and my children’s home is gone, burned to the ground with all of our things inside. Lord have mercy,” she wrote in part.

She later posted a photo of the home on fire, “I worked very hard … for many years, through a lot of pain … to provide my children with this house,” the songwriter wrote. “I put everything into it. Praying none of you ever experience this.” 

Denise Crosby

Star Trek actress Denise Crosby posted a photo of the “ashes” of her home, writing, “Yesterday morning I had a beautiful Spanish cottage that gave me endless joy, where I met my husband and raised my son, the only house I’ve ever owned, with fruit trees I grew, with a garden of native plants. Now, ashes. I am heartbroken.”

Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag

In a harrowing video posted on TikTok, former Hills star Spencer Pratt revealed his home was among those burned down.

“Nightmare came true,” the father of two captioned the video.

His wife Heidi Montag posted a follow-up TikTok in which she confirmed the loss of their home and thanked fans for prayers and thoughts . “Thank God we are safe … it’s just … no words.”

Later that day, Pratt shared a photo from what remained of his home with a note of hope.

“The one positive sign i saw as our house burned down was our son’s bed burned in the shape of a heart,” he captioned the post. “A sign of how much love was in this house so thankful for all the years and memories there with our family.”

Maeve Reilly

Celebrity stylist Maeve Reilly, who works with Eva Longoria and Coco Jones, posted Wednesday night that their house had burned down, and in their neighborhood, “everything is gone.” Shortly after, she shared that she had to drive to Beverly Hills to evacuate her in-laws. “This feels like a bad dream. Everything we own is in this truck,” she wrote on Instagram Stories.

Reilly later shared videos and photos from her harrowing evacuation, including her race to save her pets before the flames reached her home.

Jen Atkin

Celebrity hairstylist and Ouai founder Jen Atkin posted photos to her Instagram stories of her emotional evacuation from her home with her family, including husband Mike Rosenthal and their dog.

“Our house is gone … It’s almost too much to comprehend. Our neighbors are all taking care of one another and checking in and that’s the theme for 2025,” she wrote on Instagram Stories. “We’re going to be ok. We always push thru. I’m just so sad I left my Grandma Atkin’s church blazer with her tissues and tictacs in the pockets.”

In a subsequent post, she showed the before and after of her home, saying, “I feel so grateful my family is together. I also feel scared and sad.”

JJ Reddick’s Family

L.A. Lakers coach JJ Redick revealed that his family were “freaking out” as they were among those forced to evacuate their home amid the fires.

Ahead of the Lakers vs. Mavericks game in Dallas on Jan. 7, Redick sent his “thoughts and prayers to everyone in the Palisades right now,” adding, “that’s where I live.”

According to the AP, he noted, “Our family, my wife’s family, my wife’s twin sister, they’ve evacuated. I know a lot of people are freaking out right now, including my family.” 

“Thoughts and prayers for sure, and hope everyone stays safe.”

ESPN confirmed on Thursday that Redick’s home had burned down.

Melissa Rivers

Melissa Rivers called into CNN to confirm that she had lost her home. “My heart is so broken, not just for myself … it’s a town and it’s wiped off the map,” she said.

“That is the end of everything that belonged to my family and the history of it,” she said, referring to items she had that belonged to her late parents, comedy legend Joan Rivers and producer Edgar Rosenberg. “I grabbed my mom’s Emmy, a photo of my dad and a drawing my mother had done of me and my son. … I went for a drawing of hers, rather than a photo. I know I can find the photos, but a drawing I can’t replace.”

Cary Elwes

Cary Elwes posted terrifying video of the “biblical” devastation he was passing as he evacuated his Malibu home.

On Wednesday, he shared an update that he and his family did lose their home, adding, “but we are grateful to have survived this truly devastating fire” and extending gratitude to the first responders and those sending well wishes.

Carolyn Murphy

Model Carolyn Murphy shared to Instagram Stories a terrifying video captured on her home security camera of sparks falling around her home “seconds before our home went up in flames.”

“We are safe, our dogs are safe, and that’s all that matters,” she wrote; she added in a subsequent story that “my heart goes out for everyone in our community … I pray all the wildlife is safe, our rascally bobcat, our fierce mountain lion, the silly coyotes, waddling skunks, sleek foxes and singing birds.”

Mandy Moore

Mandy Moore is leaning on her loved ones as she and her family (and pets) were also forced to evacuate.

“Grateful for the kindness of friends that we had a place to land last night. Trying to shield the kids from the immense sadness and worry I feel. Praying for everyone in our beautiful city. So gutted for the destruction and loss. Don’t know if our place made it.”

She posted a second update on Jan. 8, saying she was “absolutely numb” to see the devastation in her hometown of Altadena.

“I’m in shock and feeling numb for all so many have lost, including my family. My children’s school is gone. Our favorite restaurants, leveled. So many friends and loved ones have lost everything too. Our community is broken but we will be here to rebuild together. Sending love to all affected and on the front lines trying to get this under control,” she wrote.

On Thursday, Moore shared that she and her husband Taylor Goldsmith had been able to return to their home and found that, though they’d lost their garage and Goldsmith’s studio, most of the house remained standing, though not currently inhabitable. But the heartbreak was stronger than ever.

“Everyone we know lost everything. Every house on our street is gone. My in laws. My brother and sister in law- 6 weeks from welcoming their first baby,” she wrote. “Our best friends. Feeling weird survivors guilt.”

Sandra Lee

Sandra Lee says she had to evacuate her Malibu home as the blazing flames drew closer.

“My home in Malibu has got me through some of the darkest moments in my life. I have loved creating it, embellishing it, building it, caring for it, and protecting it. I’ve cherished every moment I have had with it,” she shared on Instagram on Jan. 7.

“As the fire draws closer, I pray for it—- I pray for everyone in Los Angeles right now. What an incredibly terrifying moment for my community. As the fire reaches our doorstep, please stay in contact with each other; Community in times like these is our lifeline.”

On January 8, she updated followers to say she’d heard conflicting things about whether her home was still standing. “Thank you to everyone who has reached out. I just don’t know. But this time reminds me of my grandmothers favorite ‘footprints in the Sand.’ It’s in gods hands,” she wrote.

Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis revealed that though her house wasn’t affected, her entire neighborhood “is gone.”

“Our beloved neighborhood is gone. Our home is safe. So many others have lost everything. Help where you can. Thank you to the first responders and firefighters. @americanredcross.” (She also used her emotional appearance on the Tonight Show Wednesday to advocate for packing an emergency bag, in her role as an American Red Cross ambassador.)

She later posted a tribute to a local church that burned and had special significance to her.

“This is the church in the Palisades that had a beautiful Sunday school and school and was a gorgeous house of worship and is the building that I got sober in 25 years ago,” she wrote. “I think of all of the souls who came there for comfort and solace and all the baptisms and funerals and weddings and the thousands of people who reclaimed their lives through Sobriety. … Tough times. We will persevere. God bless you all.”

Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams Paisley

Though Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams Paisley no longer live there, Brad Paisley wrote a tribute to their previous home which was lost and the devastation to his old neighborhood.

“It was the first house Kim and I bought together. … That beautiful old house burned last night. As did most of that community. So many good people displaced, devastated and cast out all over LA,” he wrote. ” I would post a link to donate or raise awareness or something but it all feels so much bigger than that. I don’t know where to begin. I’m sure those of you reading this will find some way to help if you can, but mostly right now I just want to mourn the loss of a town. And acknowledge the beauty and the memories of what it was. It is all so tragic and sad.”