Los Angeles wildfires: Spencer Pratt, Adam Brody, Anna Faris among celebrities whose homes have reportedly burned down in blaze, as evacuations continue

With wildfires sweeping across parts of Los Angeles County, Hollywood stars are among the many who have lost homes or evacuated.

The Pacific Palisades home of Adam Brody, the star of Nobody Wants This, and his wife, Leighton Meester, was reportedly destroyed by the fire, as was Anna Faris’s, according to TMZ. The songwriter Diane Warren lost her home as well.

“I’ve had this house for almost 30 years,” Warren wrote on Instagram. It looks like it was lost in the fire last nite. 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 Pacific Palisades home of The Hills stars Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag has been destroyed by fire. Pratt shared social media videos as flames encroached on the home they share with their two young children.

“Nightmare came true,” he wrote.

He later shared an image captured from a camera inside the house of his son’s nursery. He said the “one positive sign” he saw as “our house burned down” was that the child’s bed “bed burned in the shape of a heart.” He called it “a sign of how much love was in this house,” and he said he was “so thankful” for their memories there.

Pratt’s sister, Stephanie, revealed more about the fire, saying their father tried to save her brother’s home, but “there was nothing he could do.” Their parents’ nearby home has since burned down, she said. Her own Pacific Palisades house is in the blaze’s path, but she didn’t have info on it yet.

Cameron Mathison posted a video on Instagram of his house destroyed and still burning.

Ricki Lake posted previous images of her “dream home” on Instagram, but in her caption, she wrote: “It’s all gone.”

James Woods posted a photo of fire spreading up a hill to his deck.

The actor later wrote, “I couldn’t believe our lovely little home in the hills held on this long. It feels like losing a loved one.”

Known as the Palisades, Eaton and Hurst Fires in L.A., the wildfires have been devastating to the region, spreading rapidly by winds of up to 99 miles per hour. There has been 0% containment of the fires as of press time. Mandatory evacuations were issued for more than 80,000 residents. California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency. Firefighters are stretched thin as the fire burns out of control.

Jamie Lee Curtis shared to Instagram an image by photojournalist Ethan Swope of the “terrifying situation” on Jan. 8. The actress wrote that her “community and possibly my home is on fire. My family is safe. Many of my friends will lose their homes.”

Maria Shriver posted video, captured by CBS News’ Jonathan Vigliotti, of the devastated Pacific Palisades. The journalist wrote, “Heartbreaking, devastating, beyond belief. Everything is gone. Our neighborhood, our restaurants. All our friends have lost everything. We have evacuated, but are safe. But people have lost everything.”

Dan Levy, whose dad, Eugene, was photographed in gridlock while evacuating Pacific Palisades, shared a photo, writing he was “heartbroken for my family, my friends and the people of L.A. affected by these catastrophic fires.”

Mark Hamill branded it the “most horrific fire since ’93” as he evacuated from Malibu with his family.

Steve Guttenberg, who lives in Pacific Palisades, said on CNN that the fire is “the most unbelievable I’ve ever seen.” As he evacuated, he helped clear the cars abandoned on the Pacific Coast Highway so that firefighters could get through.

Jennifer Love Hewitt wrote: “I have no words. Only prayers and holding as much hope as I can for our home and our kids while we watch everything burn. Thank you to every first responder fighting so hard for all of us. Thank you to every friend who reached out and new person I have hugged in tears in the last 24 hours.”

Minnie Driver wrote that she “spent a long night watching my friends’ homes burn.”

Chet Hanks — son of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, who have a home in Pacific Palisades — wrote that the “neighborhood I grew up in is burning to the ground.”

Mandy Moore updated her fans that she evacuated with her family, including her newborn baby, and their pets. The actress, who is staying with friends, shared on Wednesday that she doesn’t know if their home survived, and she’s “gutted by the destruction and loss” across the area.

Eric Braeden, star ofThe Young and the Restless, shared a video of fire “behind my house!” He called it “the worst EVER in LA!”

Once she evacuated, Molly Sims shared a video to Instagram Stories of the fire behind her home.

Cary Elwes shared footage from his emergency exit from Malibu, describing the fires as “biblical.”

Travis Barker’s children, Alabama and Landon, said that they evacuated.

Sheryl Lee Ralph posted a video clip on Threads from what appears to be Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, where Abbott Elementary shoots, with smoke overhead and flames in the distance. (On Wednesday, studio tours there were canceled.)

She also shared a video driving in Hollywood with flames and smoke in the distance in front of her. “This is absolute madness right now,” she said. “This place is on fire, honey.”

Rosie O’Donnell said she was safe in a hotel.

Jay Pharoah shared an aerial video, saying it was captured from a plane overnight.

Miles Teller and his wife, Keleigh Sperry Teller, live in Pacific Palisades. She posted photos of the devastation on her Instagram Stories and urged people fleeing to leave out water for animals that are also on the run.

Ben Affleck was photographed evacuating his Pacific Palisades home and going to ex-wife Jennifer Garner’s nearby residence, which wasn’t under a mandatory evacuation.

Meanwhile, the Palisades Fire burned down the Palisades Charter High School, which is a popular movie location, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The school was a setting for films including Carrie, Crazy/Beautiful, the 2003 remake of Freaky Friday and the Teen Wolf TV series.

The Screen Actors Guild nominations were supposed to be announced live on Jan. 8 but were announced via a press release “due to the wildfires and adverse wind conditions in Los Angeles.”

The premiere of Jennifer Lopez’s latest film, Unstoppable, was canceled on Jan. 7 due to “safety concerns around heightened wind activity and fire outbreaks.”

—Laura Clark contributed to this report

Update, Jan. 8, 2025, 4:32 p.m. ET: This story was originally published on Jan. 8, 2025, at 12:12 p.m. ET and has been updated with new information.

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