By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2025-01-09 10:06:48 | Updated at 2025-01-09 20:09:34
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Jamie Lee Curtis fought back tears as she admitted the Pacific Palisades fires have been 'catastrophic,' during an appearance on The Tonight Show on Wednesday.
The 66-year-old actress flew out to New York City to appear on the Jimmy Fallon-hosted show, when the fires started spreading through the city she calls home.
She revealed on Instagram earlier on Wednesday that her home is safe but many of her neighbors homes have been destroyed.
The actress appeared on the show to promote her new film The Last Showgirl, in theaters January 10, but before she discussed the film, she became visibly emotional while addressing the fires.
'I'm literally just about to cry. Mostly because of that beautiful welcome,' Curtis began, as the audience started to applaud, with one screaming, 'You're beautiful!'
She tearfully continued, 'As you know, where I live is on fire right now. Literally, the entire city of the Pacific Palisades is burning.'
Jamie Lee Curtis fought back tears as she admitted the Pacific Palisades fires have been 'catastrophic,' during an appearance on The Tonight Show on Wednesday
The 66-year-old actress flew out to New York City to appear on the Jimmy Fallon-hosted show, when the fires started spreading through the city she calls home
'I flew here last night. I was on the plane, started getting texts. And it's f***ing gnarly, you guys. It's just a catastrophe in southern California,' she said.
'Obviously, there have been horrific fires in many places. This is literally where I live. Everything. The market I shop in. The schools my kids go to. Friends, many, many, many, many, many friends now have lost their homes,' she said.
'So it is -- it's a really awful situation. I am, you know, obviously going to go home first thing tomorrow and be with my family and try to help my friends,' she continued.
'But it is -- just so I can tell you, if you know anybody on the west coast or not, the American red cross, support them,' she said.
'They will come in and help people. Do anything you can. Anything in your community to help people, whether you need it or not now, you will need it. Give blood, donate, whatever,' she said to applause.
'And remember, since I'm on the middle of a very big television show, for anybody living anywhere, have an emergency kit in your house,' she added.
'I'm an American red cross ambassador. Have an emergency kit with prescription glasses, medicines, dog food, baby formula, all the things you need if you have to flee,' she added.
Hours before going on the air, she shared a video showcasing the destruction in Pacific Palisades, where she confirmed her home is safe.
'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 said.
Hours before going on the air, she shared a video showcasing the destruction in Pacific Palisades, where she confirmed her home is safe
Jamie had previously shared that her home was at risk of being destroyed by the wildfires, but later confirmed that it was safe from the flames
She also shared another Instagram post, showing her beloved church in Pacific Palisades that had gone up in flames.
'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 said.
'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,' she added.
'Also, the women's club in the Palisades where I met many sober people. Both are gone. Tough times. We will persevere. God bless you all,' she concluded.
Hollywood Boulevard has been evacuated with 100,000 people told to flee with six wildfires raging as the apocalyptic skies of Los Angeles continue to fill with smoke.
Two new blazes broke out overnight in the Hollywood Hills and Studio City - forcing first responders to redeploy their already-scarce resources to the burnt landscape.
The National Guard has been deployed and could send in military personnel to assist, amid revelations that heroic firefighters are 'triaging' homes and neighborhoods.
The LA Fire Department issued an evacuation order for people in an area within Hollywood Boulevard to the south, Mulholland Drive to the north, the 101 Freeway to the east and Laurel Canyon Boulevard to the west - all iconic addresses in showbiz.
The latest fires mean huge swathes of iconic southern California real estate from Malibu to Santa Monica, and from Pacific Palisades to Runyon Canyon, are ablaze - impacting millions caught off guard by the unprecedented spread and carnage.
At least five people have lost their lives in the disaster so far - with 2,000 structures obliterated and thousands of people left with nothing but ash across the city.
More than 130,000 people are under evacuation orders while Mandy Moore, Cary Elwes and Paris Hilton are among the stars who said they had lost homes. Billy Crystal and his wife Janice lost their home of 45 years in the Palisades Fire.
