Hollywood premieres have been cancelled and actors have displayed real-life heroics as a massive fire rages in California.
Reality TV stars Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag have reportedly lost their home in the Palisades fire, which has taken over the celebrity enclave of Pacific Palisades, where a lot of celebrities live.
The couple, who became big names in the early noughties on reality TV series The Hills, shared videos on social media as the fire approached the home.
Watch video above.
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Pratt showed the view of the smoke and fire from the backyard of the house he shares with wife Montag and their two sons, while Montag shared a clip telling fans they were preparing to evacuate.
While neither have confirmed their house has been lost in the fires as reported by multiple US media outlets, Pratt captioned one clip of the blaze as “nightmare came true”.
Actor leaps into action
Actor Steve Guttenberg, who lives in Pacific Palisades, was spotted helping move abandoned cars from the main thoroughfare to allow fire trucks to reach closer to the fire.
“It’s really important for everybody to band together and don’t worry about your personal property – get your loved ones and get out,” Guttenberg told KTLA of people stuck on Palisades Drive.
“I have friends up there that can’t get out right now … and they’ve been given evacuation orders.”
In a later interview with CNN, Guttenberg said: “This is the most unbelievable fire I’ve ever seen.”
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According to Associated Press some 30,000 residents are currently under evacuation orders with about 13,000 structures under threat.
Actor James Woods was among those who posted video of flames burning, on a hill near his home.
“Standing in my driveway, getting ready to evacuate,” Woods said in the short clip on the social platform X.
Star Wars actor Mark Hamill was among the celebrities evacuated from his Malibu home as the wildfires rage.
Aussie actor’s Hollywood debut delayed
Jennifer Lopez and Robbie Williams were among those impacted (to a lesser degree) by the developing situation, with their premieres for Unstoppable and Better Man, respectively, cancelled “due to the dangerous conditions affecting Los Angeles”.
The Ryan Gosling-produced movie Wolf Man, which stars young Aussie Zac Chandler, also had its premiere cancelled, meaning the 12-year-old Sydney actor’s Hollywood debut is on hold a little longer.
“Tonight’s premiere of Wolf Man is cancelled due to sensitivities around the worsening weather situation in LA and related evacuations,” a Universal Pictures spokesperson told news agency Press Association.
The Screen Actors Guild Awards was set to host a live nominations announcement on Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, hosted by actors Joey King and Cooper Koch, but this too has been cancelled.
The in-person nominations announcement for awards honouring the best performances in movies and television will instead be announced by press release.
“We urge everyone to stay safe and thank you for your continued support,” a statement from organisers said.
It’s placed doubt whether this Sunday’s Critic’s Choice Awards will be able to go ahead as planned from the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport, which is south-east of the inferno.
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The seaside enclave of Pacific Palisades is bookended by Malibu to the west and Santa Monica to the south-east.
It’s long been a celebrity hideaway, featuring a stunning coastline and mountains but located not too far from the skyline of downtown Los Angeles.
The neighbourhood of 23,000 within sprawling Los Angeles might not be as well known as its neighbours, but it has a rich, celebrity-studded history that followed its founding in the early 1920s.
It’s been celebrated in song – its famous waves were celebrated by The Beach Boys in Surfin’ USA – and provided a backdrop for a long list of films and TV shows.
The comedian Jerry Lewis lived there and was once honorary mayor, and the eponymously named TV series Pacific Palisades was produced by Aaron Spelling.
The raging coastal wildfire on Tuesday put the community in the headlines, as firefighters sought to hold off the spreading flames amid a strengthening windstorm and thousands of residents fled for safety.
Smoke from the fire was visible for miles along the coastline.
– Reported with Associated Press.
