Kevin Costner’s Malibu House Burns Down in Wildfire, Shares Photo of Blaze

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Stars including Paris Hilton, Ricki Lake, Cameron Mathison and Spencer Pratt have lost their homes, while others have taken to social media to reveal they’ve evacuated their neighborhoods.

As devastating wildfires continue to rage throughout Los Angeles, celebrities have taken to social media to share their first-hand photos and videos of the infernos, while many of them evacuated their homes.

Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag lost their home to the blaze, as have Cameron Mathison and Ricki Lake. Per TMZ, Heidi and Spencer’s family was able to safely evacuate, but are devastated by their loss.

TMZ also has footage of homes belonging to Adam Brody and Leighton Meester, as well as Anna Faris in flames — with Faris’ rep saying, “Anna and her family are safe and grateful.” TMZ also reports Billy Crystal, Eugene Levy, Anthony Hopkins and John Goodman’s homes also burned down.

“Janice and I lived in our home since 1979. We raised our children and grandchildren here,” Crystal said in a statement. “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. The Pacific Palisades is a resilient community of amazing people and we know in time it will rise again. It is our home.”

Chet Hanks, son of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, also posted about his childhood neighborhood being burned down in the fire — while Maria Shriver tweeted that she evacuated on Wednesday morning.

On Wednesday night, a number of stars also evacuated their homes as the fire reached the Hollywood Hills — including Chrissy Teigen, Dane Cook, Scott Evans, Julianne Hough and Chrishell Stause.

As of Thursday morning, per CNN, the five wildfires fires — the Palisades fire, the Eaton fire, Hurst fire, the Lidia fire, and the Sunset fire — have led to the evacuation of over 100,000 residents, as hundreds of thousands are without power. It’s been reported that at least five people have been killed, and nearly 2,000 structures have been destroyed.

Tina Knowles

Tina Knowles revealed Thursday that her “tiny little bungalow” in Malibu is “gone.”

“This is what I was looking at on my birthday this past weekend from my tiny little bungalow on the water in Malibu! It was my favorite place, my sanctuary, my sacred Happy Place. Now it is gone!!” she shared to Instagram, alongside video of a dolphin in the water outside the home.

“God Bless all the brave men and women in our fire department who risked their lives in dangerous conditions,” she continued. “We Thank you for your dedication and bravery and for saving so many lives. This could have been so much worse without the dedication of the disaster workers and first responders.”

“I’m so sad for the people who lost the five family members. My deepest Prayers are with you!!!!!!” she continued.

“My heart and deep prayers go out to all of you ❤️,” she concluded, adding, “I am praying diligently for our beautiful City of Los Angeles !! We are resilient though and we will recover! ‘This too shall pass’❤️”

Bozoma Saint John

New Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Bozoma Saint John confirmed Thursday that her Malibu home also burnt down.

“This is the house I wanted. The house I prayed for. The house I worked in blood, sweat and tears for. The house that I put a key pad instead of a key hole in the front door because I wanted all my family and friends to have a code and use the house whenever they wanted,” she shared in her post, alongside photos of her and her daughter at the home.

“This is the house where I found peace after battling with racist neighbors and a community that made me have to buy it in a trust within a trust so no one would know that widowed, single Black woman with a teenager was buying on the exclusively-held beach,” she continued. “This was my EFF YOU I’m here house. The house that I built a movie room dedicated to my sister so she could see her films in her own sanctuary. This is the house where I finally felt like I could choose to spend time … when I wanted to and how I wanted to.”

“It is gone,” she wrote. “This is an unimaginable loss. I grieve with the rest of Los Angeles as it burns … and even though I’ve found even words to write here, there’s nothing that I could say in this moment to describe this feeling. I ask for your prayer for Lael and I. God bless you.”

Paris Hilton

After TMZ reported that Paris Hilton’s Malibu mansion burned down, she took to social media on Wednesday to react to her family’s loss.

“Heartbroken beyond words.💔 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.

“This home was where we built so many precious memories. It’s where Phoenix took his first steps and where we dreamed of building a lifetime of memories with London,” she continued. “While the loss is overwhelming, I’m holding onto gratitude that my family is safe.”

She added that her team is also “reaching out to nonprofit organizations today to figure out how we can best support the communities impacted by these fires,” hoping to make “a meaningful difference for those who need it most.”

“We’re in this together, LA,” she concluded. “Hug your loved ones a little tighter tonight. You never know when everything could change.”

She later shared footage of her evacuating her home with her dogs, remarking that it “literally looks like hell has taken over” as she posted video of a plume of smoke in the distance. Hilton’s voice cracked as she added, “My thoughts and prayers are with everyone tonight. I’m really praying it’ll stop soon. ”

Jennifer Grey

Dirty Dancing star Jennifer Grey’s home was also burned to the ground, according to the actress’ daughter Stella Gregg.

On Wednesday, Gregg — Grey’s daughter with actor Clark Gregg — posted, “Last night my mama’s house was burnt to the ground.” Stella noted that both Grey and her dog, Winnie, were safe.

“Give your loved ones an extra squeeze today,” she added.

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Melissa Rivers

Melissa Rivers revealed on CNN that she lost her home.

“That is the end of everything that belonged to my family and the history of it,” said Rivers. “I grabbed my mom’s Emmy, a photo of my dad and a drawing my mother had done of me and my son. I went for a drawing of hers, rather than a photo. I know I can find the photos, but a drawing I can’t replace.”

She added, “My heart is so broken, not just for myself. It’s a town and it’s wiped off the map.”

Jhene Aiko

Jhene Aiko revealed on her Instagram Story Thursday that “me and my children’s home is gone.”

“Burned to the ground with all our things inside,” she continued. “Lord have mercy 🙏 Thankful we still have each other.”

“Starting from scratch. My heart is so heavy 💔,” her post concluded.

Aiko is mom to 16-year-old daughter Namiko and 2-year-old son Noah, the latter of whom she shares with Big Sean.

Ricki Lake

Ricki Lake’s Malibu’s “dream home” is no more. On Wednesday, she revealed she lost the house in the fire.

“It’s all gone. 💔 I can’t believe I am typing these words,” she began, sharing that despite a “valiant and brave effort” from one of their friends, she and her husband Ross Burningham “lost our dream home.”

“This description ‘dream home’ doesn’t suffice. It was our heaven on earth. The place where we planned to grow old together. We never took our heavenly spot on the bluff overlooking our beloved malibu for granted, not even for one second,” she captioned a slideshow of photos of the house before the fire.

“I shared our sunset 🌅 views almost daily with all of you. This loss is immeasurable. It’s the spot where we got married 3 years ago. I grief along with all of those suffering during this apocalyptic event,” she continued. “Praying for all of my neighbors, my friends, my community, the animals, the firefighters and first responders. More to share soon of how we escaped with Dolly and not much else. For now I grieve. 💔💔💔”

Cameron Mathison

General Hospital star Cameron Mathison first started posting about the wind in his area on Tuesday afternoon, before eight hours later, he revealed the fire was dangerously close to his home. The next day, his house was gone.

“We are safe But this is what’s left of our beautiful home,” he captioned footage of the burnt structure, some of it still on fire. “Our home where our kids were raised and where they wanted to raise their own someday. Thanks to all who reached out and checked in. Can’t respond to all so wanted to give an update here.”

“Sending so many prayers to everyone being affected by these fires🙏🏼,” he concluded.

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Diane Warren

Songwriter Diane Warren shared a heartbreaking update on Wednesday about her home as well.

“This is the last pic I took of Leah’s rock from my beach house. I’ve had this house for almost 30 years. It looks like it was lost in the fire last nite,” she wrote.

“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,” she added in her post. “The animals and the rescue ranch are OK tho which is the most important thing. Stay safe everyone.❤️💔”

Cary Elwes

Princess Bride actor Cary Elwes shared video of himself evacuating Malibu on Tuesday night, pulling over briefly on the side of the road to catch footage of the hills on fire. “Evacuation from Malibu 10.30pm PST #Biblical,” he captioned the footage, as Octavia Spencer commented on the post, “Lord.”

On Wednesday, he provided fans with an update that he, too, lost his home. After confirming he and his family were safe, he added, “Sadly, we did lose our home but we are grateful to have survived this truly devastating fire.”

“Our hearts go out to all the families impacted by this tragic event and we also wish to extend our gratitude to all the firefighters, first responders and law enforcement who worked so tirelessly through the night and are still at it,” he continued. “We want to thank everyone for the incredible outpouring of support. It really means a great deal to us.”

Carolyn Murphy

Model Carolyn Murphy shared footage of a fire tearing through her home, before it burned to the ground.

“We are safe, our dogs are safe, and that’s all that matters,” she wrote, saying, “we lost everything.”

“This was seconds before our home went up in flames,” she continued, before thanking the Los Angeles Fire Department and their community for everything. In a followup post, she added, “it’s apocalyptic … such devastation … my heart goes out to everyone in our community,” before sharing prayers for the wildlife in the area.

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Denise Crosby

Star Trek alum and Pet Sematary star Denise Crosby revealed Wednesday that her home succumbed to the blaze.

“Yesterday morning I had a beautiful Spanish cottage that gave me endless joy, where I met my husband and raised my son, the only house I’ve ever owned, with fruit trees I grew, with a garden of native plants,” she posted to X. “Now, ashes. I am heartbroken #palisadesfire”

After someone in her replies said she “will be fine” because she’s a “celebrity,” Crosby hit back — telling the follower, “Don’t go there.”

“This is a time of caring. I’ve lost everything, a great equalizer,” she wrote. “Don’t judge, HELP! ‘but as a celebrity…’ There are no buts! You are presumptuous and ignorant!”

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend

Hours after posting to social media that she and her family were “okay as of right now,” Chrissy Teigen updated fans on Wednesday night saying, “This is surreal, I’m very scared now. Packing” — alongside a photo of her covering her face, inside her closet.

She later shared footage from a hotel, after evacuating, joking, “4 dogs, 4 kids and a bearded dragon walk into a hotel.”

She followed that up with videos of her with both the dogs and the lizard, assuring fans they were all okay.

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Tara Lapinski

Tara Lapinski shared photos of her “exact neighborhood” and “exact street” after the devastating Pacific Palisades fires on Wednesday night — revealing she and her family evacuated the area and believed their home was still okay.

“This is our exact neighborhood, our exact street. This is unfathomable. The most important update is that Todd, Georgie, Sully and I are safe. It’s the only thing I have been saying on repeat to myself – that I am so grateful for them and our safety,” she wrote. “But the last 24 hours have been horrific for my family, my neighbors, the firefighters, first responders and for everyone in this community.”

“The support within this community and from our neighbors is something like I’ve never experienced. We are family. Which embodies the essence of the Palisades to begin with. My heart breaks, EVERYTHING is burnt to the ground, how is this real?” she then asked.

“We finally have found out within the last hour that our home seems to be standing at the moment. My heart feels for every house that is burning, for every place that is ashes,” she added. “The Palisades are unrecognizable, a place that is so special to so many of us.”

She went on to thank everyone for their messages of “love, support or offers of refuge,” saying those “heartfelt messages have kept me going.” In her Instagram Story, she also shared text messages she got from longtime friend and fellow Olympian Johnny Weir, saying his words “always give me strength.”

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Molly Sims

Molly Sims shared footage of what appeared to be evacuating from her home in the Pacific Palisades on Wednesday.

In her message, she called the experience “so overwhelming and painful,” adding, “our entire community, just gone.” She continued, “I know we will get through this as a community, and I’m just astounded by the support and love that has been felt in this last day”

In an emotional followup video, Sims broke down in tears as she gave an update — saying their community is “beyond devastated” and they were still “waiting to see if our home will be there.”

“Right now, it’s just a waiting game,” she added, before thanking her friends, family and fans for their messages of support, before urging viewers to donate if they can.

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Julianne Hough

Julianne Hough evacuated her home on Wednesday night, after the fires reached the Hollywood Hills.

“There’s a fire right by my house. Anyone who’s in the Hollywood Hills, I’ve just been having this intuitive feeling that we’re in a bowl of how everything is surrounding Hollywood and now this is at the center of Hollywood,” she said in one video. “Everybody needs to just evacuate go, go, go, right now.”

In a followup video, she was seen driving in her car, with her dog in the back seat.

“Sunny and I are safe and we’re driving. The reason why I say evacuate now, even if it’s not close to you, even if you don’t have someone to go, is because there’s traffic,” she warned viewers. “That is not good. Everybody just please be safe and send prayers to all of the first responders and firefighters and just come together. All you can do is be there for each other.”

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Whitney Cummings

After sharing photos and videos of the then-encroaching fires on Tuesday, Whitney Cummings revealed on Wednesday morning that she, too, was evacuating her home.

“LAFD snd just all fire fighters, thank you. Gonna be a wild couple days,” she first shared to Instagram on Tuesday. “As I seriously consider moving out of California I remember these heroes don’t think that way.”

On Wednesday, she took to her Stories to add, “We are okay for now but evacuating. Sometimes evacuating too soon just clogs the roads and makes it harder for the LAFD. But this fire is moving so fast that [now is] not the time to take changes.”

“This changes everything forever,” she concluded.

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Mark Hamill

Overnight, Mark Hamill posted that he, his wife and their dog evacuated Malibu.

In a “personal fire update,” he wrote that at 7pm, they evacuated “so last-minute” that there were “small fires on both sides” of the Pacific Coast Highway. By 8:15, he and his family arrived at their daughter Chelsea’s Hollywood home.

He went on to call the blaze the “most horrific fire since ’93,” before telling followers to “STAY SAFE.”

James Woods

Actor James Woods began post videos of the encroaching fires fairly early in the day on Tuesday, before saying he was “leaving” the area as homes around him began to burn down.

“We were blessed to have LA fire and police depts doing their jobs so well. We are safe and out,” he posted to X. “Can not speak more highly of the LA fire and LAPD.”

He continued sharing footage from his security cameras, before saying his neighbor’s home was on fire. Overnight, he shared that “all the smoke detectors are going off in our house,” a sign that his house was possibly succumbing to the fire.

“I couldn’t believe our lovely little home in the hills held on this long. It feels like losing a loved one,” he wrote. “It tests your soul, losing everything at once, I must say.”

Mandy Moore

Mandy Moore’s family was affected by the Eaton fire.

On Tuesday night, she took to her Instagram Story to report she was “evacuated and safe with kids, dogs and cats.” She added, “Praying and grateful for the first responders.”

On Wednesday morning, she shared an update, alongside a photo of her with one of her three young children.

“Grateful for the kindness of friends that we had a place to land last night. Trying to shield the kids from the immense sadness and worry I feel. Praying for everyone in our beautiful city. So gutted for the destruction and loss,” she wrote.

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Moore added, “Don’t know if our place made it.”

“I love you, Altadena. Grateful for my family and pets getting out last night before it was too late (and endless gratitude to friends for taking us in and bringing us clothes and blankets),” she wrote in a later update, “Honestly, I’m in shock and feeling numb for all so many have lost, including my family.”

“My children’s school is gone. Our favorite restaurants, leveled. So many friends and loved ones have lost everything too,” she added. “Our community is broken but we will be here to rebuild together. Sending love to all affected and on the front lines trying to get this under control.”

On Thursday, she and her family were able to return home to survey the damage — learning, “miraculously,” the “main part of our house is still standing. For now.”

“It’s not livable but mostly intact. We lost Taylor and griffin’s studio with every instrument and piece of equipment they’ve ever owned. We lost our garage and back house. Everyone we know lost everything,” she continued. “Every house on our street is gone. My in laws. My brother and sister in law- 6 weeks from welcoming their first baby. Our best friends. Feeling weird survivors guilt. We love this community and will do everything we can to help rebuild and support. Thanks for everyone for checking on us and offering us help. Altadena strong.”

Sandra Lee

Sandra Lee took to Instagram to share a number of videos showing her evacuating Malibu.

“My home in Malibu has got me through some of the darkest moments in my life. I have loved creating it, embellishing it, building it, caring for it, and protecting it. I’ve cherished every moment I have had with it,” she wrote. “As the fire draws closer, I pray for it—- I pray for everyone in Los Angeles right now. What an incredibly terrifying moment for my community.”

“As the fire reaches our doorstep, please stay in contact with each other; Community in times like these is our lifeline. We are all safe but the fire is inching closer to my slice of heaven in Malibu,” she continued. “When I was waitress at the Malibu Adobe back in 1989, I dreamed of a home like this (FOR ME) and worked my butt off for it. I am sad but I am sending all my love to all the first responders and firefighters who are literally giving it all they’ve got to keep us safe!!!”

In a followup video, she revealed the home was “gone.”

Alabama and Landon Barker

Though it’s unclear which homes they were referring to, both Alabama and Landon Barker — children of Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler — revealed they also evacuated.

“Just evacuated from my home due to wild fires in Los Angeles, please be safe!!” Alabama shared to her Instagram Story. “They are saying the fires are spreading football field amounts in seconds.”

Landon, meanwhile, shared a snap of himself to his Story, captioning it, “Just evacuated praying for everyone the fires have affected.”

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Jennifer Tilly

Child’s Play star Jennifer Tilly shared a photo of her and her boyfriend Phil Laak after evacuating their home due to the Palisades fire.

“Phil and I had to evacuate to the Commerce Casino,” she captioned the photo, showing the pair in their pajamas outside the hotel.

Fellow Real Housewives of Beverly Hills “friend,” Kathy Hilton commented on the post — writing, “🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏” RHOC’s Tamra Judge added, “❤️❤️❤️ be safe.”

Mira Sorvino

Mira Sorvino shared her first-person POV of the fires in Malibu — and can be heard saying in one video, “Another Malibu fire.”

“Welcome to the inferno. 2nd fire & evacuation in less than a month,” she captioned the carousel of images and footage of the blaze.

“This one’s pretty terrifying to behold,” she added. “Praying that everyone gets out safe with their loved ones and pets – we wrangled our cats in a blackout but all well & accounted for.”

Jamie Lee Curtis

Though she didn’t share her own photos — instead sharing those from photographer Ethan Swope, Jamie Lee Curtis made it sound like she too had evacuated.

“My community and possibly my home is on fire. My family is safe. Many of my friends will lose their homes. Many other communities as well,” she captioned the post. ”

She also urged people to please verify the information they’re sharing amid the chaos, before thanking “the firefighters and all of the good Samaritans who are helping people get out of the way of the blaze.”

“Neighbors have taken care of neighbors. We ALL take everything for granted because we are all living our lives but when it hits your community, it’s particularly shocking,” she continued. “Life on life’s terms. If ever there was need for the use of the phrase MY HAND IN YOURS, it is right now.”

She concluded, “Take care of each other. Stay out of the way and let the firefighters do their work. Pray if you believe in it and even if you don’t, pray for those who do.”

In a later update Wednesday, she added, “Our beloved neighborhood is gone. Our home is safe. So many others have lost everything. Help where you can.”

Jennifer Love Hewitt

Jennifer Love Hewitt posted to her Instagram page about the Palisades fire, making it sound like she and her family had also evacuated.

“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,” she captioned her post, which also included a photo taken from inside a car driving past a fire.

“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. 💔🙏🏻,” she concluded.

Cat Sadler

Entertainment reporter Catt Sadler also shared on Tuesday night that she was evacuating — as an orange glow, presumably from the fires, could be seen behind the hills near her home.

Sharing a photo of her dark neighborhood, she wrote, “Power out. We are evacuating. Fires are growing and just so heartbroken for those directly impacted.”

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