Numerous celebrities in California’s Pacific Palisades have been forced to evacuate their lavish homes due to an ongoing wildfire that poses a serious threat to life, according to authorities.
A state of emergency was declared on Tuesday by Marqueece Harris-Dawson, the President of the Los Angeles City Council, who also cautioned that the worst of the high winds is still on the horizon.
As residents scrambled to escape on foot, the city brought in bulldozers to remove abandoned vehicles from the roads and create a passage for emergency responders to reach the fire-affected hills.
Teslas, BMWs, Porches, and Mercedes were all filmed being dozed out of the way on Tuesday afternoon – as terrified millionaire locals said that the natural disaster felt like an all-encompassing ‘tornado of fire.’
Evacuation notices were initially placed along the affluent coastal region, with a chilling warning of an ‘immediate threat to life’ from the California Department of Forest and Fire Protection.
The apocalyptic inferno has torn through the ritzy neighborhood, home to many A-list celebrities, including Ben Affleck, Jhene Aiko, Tom Hanks, and Miles Teller, among others.
Reality TV star Spencer Pratt, 41, and his wife Heidi Montage, 38, lost their home in Pacific Palisades due to the raging wildfire.
A residence is seen burning down during the wildfire
The Pacific Palisades Fire Department is seen dropping water from a helicopter as an intense blaze consumed the ritzy California neighborhood Tuesday
Ben Affleck
The Hollywood star purchased his $20.5million bachelor pad on July 24, the same day as his now ex wife Jennifer Lopez’s 55th birthday.
The Gone Girl star took out a $10million loan on the 6,200 square-foot property which was originally built and designed in the early 1940s by noted architect Cliff May before being extensively remodeled by its previous owners.
The estate – which sits on nearly an acre of land – also in a very coveted neighborhood for the Los Angeles area as it is situated in between the two affluent neighborhoods of Brentwood and Pacific Palisades.
Ben Affleck purchased his $20.5million bachelor pad on July 24 – his now ex-wife’s 55th birthday
The Gone Girl star took out a $10million loan on the 6,200 square-foot property which was originally built and designed in the early 1940s. (Pictured: Affleck in Los Angeles in September)
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson
Actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson own a sprawling $26million mansion in Pacific Palisades.
The couple of 36 years purchased the 1.5- acre home, which was built in 1996, in 2010.
Their 14,513 square-foot house has four bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, and a slew of amenities, including a theater and in-ground pool.
Actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson own a sprawling $26million mansion in Pacific Palisades. (Pictured: The celebrity couple in October)
The couple of 36 years purchased the 1.5- acre home, which was built in 1996, in 2010
Miles Teller and Keleigh Sperry
The Top Gun: Maverick Star and his model wife Keleigh Sperry purchased their mansion there for $7.5million in March 2023.
The 6,622 square-foot Cape-Cod style home has five bedrooms, seven bathrooms and multiple family rooms, James Respondek reported.
It was originally constructed in 2015, and has since been renovated to include an at-home movie theater, gym, office, and more.
The Top Gun: Maverick Star and his model wife Keleigh Sperry purchased their mansion there for $7.5million in March 2023
Hit R&B singer Jhene Aiko purchased a home in the celebrity-filled neighborhood in 2023 for approximately $5.6million. She shares the home with her rapper boyfriend Big Sean
Jhene Aiko
Hit R&B singer Jhene Aiko purchased a home in the celebrity-filled neighborhood in 2023 for approximately $5.6million.
The mansion, which she shares with her rapper boyfriend Big Sean, features five bedrooms and five bathrooms, according to the outlet.
It is located on half an acre of land and comes with lavish amenities, including a pickle ball court, pool, and three-car garage.
Kawhi Leonard
NBA star Kawhi Leonard purchased an 11,815 square-foot property in the neighborhood in 2021.
NBA star Kawhi Leonard purchased an 11,815 square-foot property in the neighborhood in 2021
Schitt’s Creek star Eugene Levy and his wife Deborah Devine purchased their home there in 2006 for $2.4million
The Los Angeles Clippers player’s spacious mansion has seven bedrooms and 12 bathrooms, a game room, bar and gym, among other features.
Prior to acquiring the estate, Relativity Media founder and film producer Ryan Kavanaugh owned the home that he sold to Leonard for $17million.
Eugene Levy
Schitt’s Creek star Eugene Levy, dubbed the honorary mayor of Pacific Palisades, is a long-time member of the affluent neighborhood.
He and his wife Deborah Devine purchased their home there in 2006 for $2.4million, Tuko reported.
As the blaze ravaged through his hometown, Levy, 78, told the Los Angeles Times that he was caught in the gridlock of fleeing residents amid the blaze.
Actor James Woods, 77, had to evacuate his Pacific Palisades, California home on Tuesday amid dangerous wildfires in the area. Pictured in LA in 2017
Woods posted a series of photos and clips documenting the damage as he praised the efforts made by first responders to his 4.5 million followers
The actor told the paper, ‘The smoke looked pretty black and intense over Temescal Canyon. I couldn’t see any flames, but the smoke was very dark.’
Oscar-nominated actor James Woods, 77, took to X with multiple posts detailing the damage as a fast-moving wildfire in the Los Angeles hillsides was exacerbated by a fierce windstorm in Southern California.
‘Hope everybody gets out safely … leaving,’ said Woods, an Academy Award-nominee for the films Salvador (1986) and Ghosts of Mississippi Leaving (1996), accompanied by a clip of a hillside blaze.
Woods posted a series of photos and clips documenting the damage as he praised the efforts made by first responders to his 4.5 million followers.
‘We were blessed to have LA fire and police depts doing their jobs so well,’ Woods said. ‘We are safe and out. ‘There are several elementary schools in our neighborhood and there was an enormous community effort to evacuate the children safely. Can not speak more highly of the LA fire and LAPD.’
On Tuesday evening, Los Angeles City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson declared a state of emergency – while warning that the worst of the windstorm is ‘yet to come’
The Casino actor said he was unclear on the condition of his home after he and his family evacuated their home.
Police Academy star Steve Guttenberg sprung into action as the deadly wildfire ripped through Tuesday.
The 66-year-old actor did not just stand by and instead opted to assist firefighters by moving cars in order to make room for the incoming fire trucks.
He told KTLA 5’s Gene Kang: ‘What’s happening is people take their keys with them as if they’re in a parking lot. This is not a parking lot. We really need people to move their cars.
‘If you leave your car behind, leave the key in there so a guy like me can move your car so that these fire trucks can get up there.’
