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| Billy Crystal and Paris Hilton among celebrities to lose homes in wildfires | Billy Crystal and Paris Hilton among celebrities to lose homes in wildfires |
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| Billy Crystal said he and his wife, Janice, were "heartbroken" | Billy Crystal said he and his wife, Janice, were "heartbroken" |
| Billy Crystal and Paris Hilton are among the celebrities who have lost homes in the deadly wildfires raging in the Los Angeles area. | Billy Crystal and Paris Hilton are among the celebrities who have lost homes in the deadly wildfires raging in the Los Angeles area. |
| More than 1,000 structures have been destroyed as six separate blazes burn in and around the city, which is dotted with film stars' mansions. | More than 1,000 structures have been destroyed as six separate blazes burn in and around the city, which is dotted with film stars' mansions. |
| Some of the worst devastation was in the scenic enclave of Pacific Palisades, where a wind-whipped inferno exploded from several hundred acres to more than 15,000 in size since Tuesday. | Some of the worst devastation was in the scenic enclave of Pacific Palisades, where a wind-whipped inferno exploded from several hundred acres to more than 15,000 in size since Tuesday. |
| A swathe of the neighbourhood, which is a haven of hillside streets nestled against the Santa Monica Mountains and winding down to beaches along the Pacific Ocean, was reduced to ash. | |
| Follow live updates on the LA wildfires | Follow live updates on the LA wildfires |
| Timelapse shows rapid spread of Palisades wildfire | Timelapse shows rapid spread of Palisades wildfire |
| In maps: Thousands of acres on fire in LA | In maps: Thousands of acres on fire in LA |
| What it's like inside LA's real life apocalypse movie | What it's like inside LA's real life apocalypse movie |
| Actor James Woods says his Pacific Palisades home is gone | Actor James Woods says his Pacific Palisades home is gone |
| Actor James Woods, who starred in films including Nixon and Casino, broke down in tears on CNN as he described losing his Pacific Palisades property. | Actor James Woods, who starred in films including Nixon and Casino, broke down in tears on CNN as he described losing his Pacific Palisades property. |
| "One day you're swimming in the pool and the next day it's all gone," he told the network. | "One day you're swimming in the pool and the next day it's all gone," he told the network. |
| He wiped away tears as he described how his wife's eight-year-old niece offered them her piggybank to help rebuild their house. | He wiped away tears as he described how his wife's eight-year-old niece offered them her piggybank to help rebuild their house. |
| Watch: Moment friends abandon house as Palisades fire closes in | Watch: Moment friends abandon house as Palisades fire closes in |
| Actor Billy Crystal said in a statement that he and his wife, Janice, were "heartbroken" by the loss of their Pacific Palisades home where they had lived in since 1979. | Actor Billy Crystal said in a statement that he and his wife, Janice, were "heartbroken" by the loss of their Pacific Palisades home where they had lived in since 1979. |
| The When Harry Met Sally star said in a statement: "We raised our children and grandchildren here. | The When Harry Met Sally star said in a statement: "We raised our children and grandchildren here. |
| "Every inch of our house was filled with love. Beautiful memories that can't be taken away. | "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 are heartbroken of course but with the love of our children and friends we will get through this." |
| Paris Hilton - pictured here in December - said it was "something no one should ever have to experience" | Paris Hilton - pictured here in December - said it was "something no one should ever have to experience" |
| Jennifer Aniston, Bradley Cooper, Tom Hanks, Reese Witherspoon, Adam Sandler and Michael Keaton also reportedly have homes in the Pacific Palisades. | Jennifer Aniston, Bradley Cooper, Tom Hanks, Reese Witherspoon, Adam Sandler and Michael Keaton also reportedly have homes in the Pacific Palisades. |
| Hotel heiress Paris Hilton said she had lost her home in Malibu. | Hotel heiress Paris Hilton said she had lost her home in Malibu. |
| She wrote in an Instagram post: "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 an Instagram post: "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. |
| "This home is where we built so many precious memories... My heart and prayers are going out to every family affected by these fires." | "This home is where we built so many precious memories... My heart and prayers are going out to every family affected by these fires." |
| Watch: Palisades fire seen burning from space in satellite video | Watch: Palisades fire seen burning from space in satellite video |
| Miles Teller, best known for his role in Top Gun: Maverick, and his wife, Keleigh Sperry, reportedly lost their home, too, in the Pacific Palisades. | Miles Teller, best known for his role in Top Gun: Maverick, and his wife, Keleigh Sperry, reportedly lost their home, too, in the Pacific Palisades. |
| Posting on Instagram, Sperry shared a picture of the fires and a broken heart emoji. | Posting on Instagram, Sperry shared a picture of the fires and a broken heart emoji. |
| She urged people to leave bowls of water for animals left behind as they evacuate their homes. | She urged people to leave bowls of water for animals left behind as they evacuate their homes. |
| Other stars forced to flee their homes include Star Wars' actor Mark Hamill and Schitt's Creek actor Eugene Levy. | Other stars forced to flee their homes include Star Wars' actor Mark Hamill and Schitt's Creek actor Eugene Levy. |
| In a post on Instagram, Hamill called the blaze the "most horrific" since 1993, when 18,000 acres burned, destroying 323 homes in Malibu. | In a post on Instagram, Hamill called the blaze the "most horrific" since 1993, when 18,000 acres burned, destroying 323 homes in Malibu. |
| He said he had evacuated his Malibu house "so last-minute there [were] small fires on both sides of the road". | He said he had evacuated his Malibu house "so last-minute there [were] small fires on both sides of the road". |
| Miles Teller and Keleigh Sperry | Miles Teller and Keleigh Sperry |
| Eugene Levy described black smoke appearing on the horizon before he evacuated | Eugene Levy described black smoke appearing on the horizon before he evacuated |
| Levy described to local media "black and intense" smoke over Temescal Canyon. | Levy described to local media "black and intense" smoke over Temescal Canyon. |
| "I couldn't see any flames but the smoke was very dark," he told the Los Angeles Times. | "I couldn't see any flames but the smoke was very dark," he told the Los Angeles Times. |
| Actor Cameron Mathison also shared a clip of his house reduced to smouldering ruins. "We are safe. But this is what's left of our beautiful home," the General Hospital star wrote. | Actor Cameron Mathison also shared a clip of his house reduced to smouldering ruins. "We are safe. But this is what's left of our beautiful home," the General Hospital star wrote. |
| "Our home where our kids were raised and where they wanted to raise their own someday." | "Our home where our kids were raised and where they wanted to raise their own someday." |
| Legendary songwriter Diane Warren, who composed classic hits including If I Could Turn Back Time and I Don't Want to Miss a Thing, also lost her home. | Legendary songwriter Diane Warren, who composed classic hits including If I Could Turn Back Time and I Don't Want to Miss a Thing, also lost her home. |
| She posted a picture of the beachfront near her house, saying that the property she's had for close to three decades was gone. | She posted a picture of the beachfront near her house, saying that the property she's had for close to three decades was gone. |
| Actor Steve Guttenberg, known for Police Academy, stayed to help firefighters by moving cars to clear a path for incoming fire trucks. | Actor Steve Guttenberg, known for Police Academy, stayed to help firefighters by moving cars to clear a path for incoming fire trucks. |
| He urged fellow Pacific Palisades residents to leave the keys in their abandoned cars so they could be moved. | He urged fellow Pacific Palisades residents to leave the keys in their abandoned cars so they could be moved. |
| Meanwhile, the Palisades Charter High School - used in the 1976 horror classic Carrie - has been devastated. | Meanwhile, the Palisades Charter High School - used in the 1976 horror classic Carrie - has been devastated. |
| Former students include director JJ Abrams, musician Will.i.am, and actor Forest Whitaker. | Former students include director JJ Abrams, musician Will.i.am, and actor Forest Whitaker. |
| Star-studded events also were cancelled. | Star-studded events also were cancelled. |
| Film premieres for Unstoppable, Better Man and Wolfman have been called off, as has the Screen Actors Guild Awards live ceremony, while the Oscar nominations event was postponed. | Film premieres for Unstoppable, Better Man and Wolfman have been called off, as has the Screen Actors Guild Awards live ceremony, while the Oscar nominations event was postponed. |
| Meanwhile, a new blaze broke out on Wednesday night, the Sunset fire, in the Hollywood Hills, near where the world-famous Hollywood sign nestles in the hillside. | Meanwhile, a new blaze broke out on Wednesday night, the Sunset fire, in the Hollywood Hills, near where the world-famous Hollywood sign nestles in the hillside. |