Ashton Kutcher stepped up to help his friends in need amid the massive wildfires across L.A. County, which has destroyed more than 1,000 structures and forced the evacuations of over 80,000 people.
The That ’70s Show star, 46, was seen lending a helping hand on Wednesday near burning properties, located near Reese Witherspoon’s former residence in the Pacific Palisades.
At one point, the Iowa native was seen hosing down the exterior of the property.
An insider told DailyMail.com that one of the friends he he was checking in on his former boss Chuck Lore’s ex-wife, Arielle Lorre.
Kutcher worked with Lorre, known as the King of Sitcoms, on the last four seasons of Two and a Half Men.
Kutcher, who shares two children with his wife Mila Kunis, owns multiple homes in Southern California, including a farmhouse in Beverly Hills.
Ashton Kutcher stepped up to help his friends in need amid the massive wildfires across L.A. County, which has destroyed more than 1,000 structures and forced the evacuations of over 80,000 people
Kutcher’s old boss, Chuck Lorre, left, pictured with wife, Arielle Lorre; seen in 2021
Kutcher pictured hosing down a home
The couple’s sprawling property is six acres high above Beverly Hills with views of the valley.
The raging infernos are tearing through neighborhoods that dozens of A-listers call home, including Ben Affleck, Jhene Aiko, Tom Hanks, Miles Teller, and the Kardashians, among others.
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Firefighters are continuing to battle the ferocious wildfires in Los Angeles suburbs, which have devoured buildings and sparked panicked evacuations as hurricane-force winds fueled rapid blaze growth.
Frightened residents abandoned their cars on one of the only roads in and out of the upscale Pacific Palisades area, fleeing on foot from the 3,000-acre inferno.
Steven Guttenberg told KTLA television that friends of his were impeded from evacuating because others had abandoned their cars in the road.
‘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,’ the actor, 66, said.
‘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.’
Gutenberg also leapt into action, helping firefighters by moving cars in order to make room for the incoming fire trucks.
‘It’s really important for everybody to band together and don’t worry about your personal property. Just get out.’
The That ’70s Show star, 46, was seen lending a helping hand on Wednesday as he hosed down a home near burning properties, located near Reese Witherspoon’s former residence in the Pacific Palisades
Other homes on the street that Kutcher drove through were already on fire (as seen above)
In addition to destroying multiple homes in the upscale neighborhood, the blaze also led to the cancellation of multiple Hollywood premieres, including Jennifer Lopez’s latest film Unstoppable
Ray Liota, Sofia Richie, Jennifer Aniston, Bradley Cooper, Adam Sandler, Michael Keaton, Matt Damon and Geena Davis may also be affected by the fire
He added: ‘Get your loved ones and get out.’
Schitt’s Creek star Eugene Levy is a long-time member of the affluent Pacific Palisades 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 got caught in the gridlock of fleeing locals.
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.’
The Casino actor said he was unclear on the condition of his home after he and his family evacuated their home.
An insider told DailyMail.com that he was checking in on his former boss Chuck Lore’s ex-wife, Arielle Lorre
Kutcher, who shares two children with his wife Mila Kunis , owns multiple homes in Southern California , including a farmhouse in Beverly Hills
The couple’s sprawling property is six acres high above Beverly Hills with views of the valley
Spencer Pratt and his wife Heidi Montag have tragically lost their home Pacific Palisades fire.
Pratt, 41, was captured in photos as he watched the rapidly advancing fire move toward his home.
Luckily, the couple and their two sons were able to safely evacuate earlier in the day before the flames got too close.
However, sources told TMZ the couple are distraught by the staggering loss.
The Hills star documented firefighters’ attempts to contain the blaze with a video posted to his Instagram stories showing an airplane dropping water on a nearby mountain.
He was seen looking somberly at the approaching flames as he stands on a hillside with a group of people, including one person who appeared to be his father.
Pratt brushed his eyes at one point, possibly from irritating smoke or flying debris.
The roar of the winds that have fueled the fires overwhelmed the clip’s audio at times.
One man could be heard urging the others to evacuate immediately, but others sounded unconcerned and laughed amid the advancing flames.
Ben Affleck returned to an unwelcome surprise on Tuesday when he arrived home as a massive wildfire engulfing part of the Los Angeles’ west side was in view.
The 52-year-old A-lister was pictured driving up to the bachelor pad he has been renting in Los Angeles’ tony Pacific Palisades neighborhood since his split from Jennifer Lopez.
He appeared to have a shocked expression on his face as he rolled up with his window down, despite the poor air quality due to the nearby wildfire.
In addition to destroying multiple homes in the upscale neighborhood, the blaze also led to the cancellation of multiple Hollywood premieres, including the event for his ex Jennifer’s latest film Unstoppable.
Spencer Pratt and his wife Heidi Montag have tragically lost their home Pacific Palisades fire; seen in 2022
Chris Pratt was among the first stars in Hollywood to express his devastation over the fires; pictured in 2023
Mandy Moore revealed she and her three children have evacuated their home amid the blaze.
The This Is Us star, 40, took to her Instagram to share an update with her fans, assuring them she was safe.
‘Evacuated and safe with kids, dog and cats. Praying and grateful for the first responders,’ she wrote on her Instagram Stories.
The star shares sons August, three, and Oscar, 23 months, as well as daughter Louise Everett, born in September 2024, with husband Taylor Goldsmith, 39.
Moore currently resides in Pasadena, California. Some areas within Pasadena have been under mandatory evacuation orders.
Similarly, Petra Ecclestone and Sam Palmer have fled their Los Angeles mansion with their children.
Palmer, in a series of Instagram stories, showed heavy smoke billowing over the crowded interstate amid evacuations.
‘This is so scary,’ he wrote.
Palmer, from what appears to be a hotel, later updated his fans that the family was ‘safe and sound’ and the ‘house is in gods (sic) hands now’. He added that they are ‘praying for a miracle’.
Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr’s mother was forced to flee the Palisades, he revealed in a news conference shared on X. He also confirmed that the family home of team staff member Everett Dayton had been lost.
‘Everything I’m seeing and reading is just terrifying,’ Kerr said.
‘Please send prayers and strength tonight to everyone in Los Angeles affected by these devastating fires. Los Angeles is in a state of emergency and over 30,000 have been ordered to evacuate,’ Pratt, 45, captioned a slideshow, featuring a photo of a firefighter battling a blaze as well as views of smoke towering over Santa Monica
Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick said members of his family were among those in Southern California forced to evacuate their homes on Tuesday.
Before the Lakers took on the Mavericks in Dallas, Redick acknowledged the gravity of the situation affecting his family and neighbors.
‘I just want to acknowledge and send thoughts and prayers to everyone in the Palisades right now,’ Redick said prior to the Lakers’ 118-97 loss to the Mavericks. ‘That´s where I live.
‘Our family, my wife’s family, my wife’s twin sister, they’ve evacuated. I know a lot of people are freaking out right now, including my family. From the sound of things, with the winds coming (Tuesday night), I know a lot of people are scared. So I just want to acknowledge that. Thoughts and prayers for sure, and hope everybody stays safe.’
Travis Barker’s adult children – Alabama Luella Barker and Landon Asher Barker – revealed they were forced to leave their home on Tuesday night.
‘Just evacuated from my home due to wildfires in Los Angeles, please be safe!’ the 19-year-old Vogue rapper – who boasts 7.4M social media followers – announced on her Instagram story.
‘They are saying the fires are spreading football field amounts in seconds.’
Alabama – who’s named after Patricia Arquette’s True Romance character – also wrote: ‘Pray for California.’ The 21-year-old Over You rocker Instastoried a selfie captioned: ‘Just evacuated praying for everyone the fires have affected.’
When the privileged nepo-babies referred to their ‘homes’ it’s likely they meant the 49-year-old Grammy-nominated drummer’s (L, pictured in 2024) $2.8M five-bedroom house in The Oaks of Calabasas.
Alabama and Landon could have also been referring to their stepmother Kourtney Kardashian Barker’s (4-L, pictured December 30) nearby $8.5M six-bedroom mansion in The Estates at The Oaks.
Although it is unclear if Kourtney has evacuated, she did thank firefighters and first responders for their ‘unwavering dedication and courage in face of these devastating fires’.
Ray Liota, Sofia Richie, Jennifer Aniston, Bradley Cooper, Adam Sandler, Michael Keaton, Matt Damon and Geena Davis may also be affected by the blaze.
On Tuesday night, Hailey Bieber also shared a breaking news update, which revealed that the Palisade Wildfire had burned more than 1,200 acres; seen in 2022
‘Praying everyone is safe,’ she wrote under a photo of a mountain on fire with a crying emoji and broken heart emoji
Numerous buildings were destroyed and nearly 3,000 acres (1,200 hectares) were burned in the upscale Pacific Palisades area between the beach towns of Santa Monica and Malibu, officials said. The area is home to many film and music stars.
Highways were jammed Tuesday night with people fleeing the inferno as plumes of smoke and flames rose in the sky over Los Angeles on Tuesday night.
Witnesses reported a number of Palisades homes on fire Tuesday, with flames nearly scorching their cars when people fled the hills of Topanga Canyon as the fire spread from there down to the Pacific Ocean.
Local media reported the fire had also spread north, torching homes near Malibu. Parts of Malibu and Santa Monica are under evacuation orders.
Multiple burn victims were treated after walking toward Duke’s restaurant in Malibu in the evening, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing a fire official.
Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley had earlier told a press conference that more than 25,000 people in 10,000 homes were threatened.
Firefighting aircraft scooped water from the sea to drop it on the flames as they engulfed homes. Bulldozers cleared abandoned vehicles from roads so emergency vehicles could pass, television images showed.
The fire singed some trees on the grounds of the Getty Villa, a museum loaded with priceless works of art, but the collection remained safe largely because nearby bushes had been trimmed as a preventive measure, the museum said.
Before the fire started, the National Weather Service had issued its highest alert for extreme fire conditions for much of Los Angeles County from Tuesday through Thursday.
With low humidity and dry vegetation due to a lack of rain, the conditions were ‘about as bad as it gets in terms of fire weather,’ the service said.
Julianne Hough, who lives in Hollywood Hills, shared footage from her backyard, which showed a Canadair CL-415, a yellow airplane that is used to fight forest fires, flying through smoke
Whitney Cummings shared a photo of herself holding her one-year-old son standing in front of a red smoky scene and fire truck
‘LAFD and just all fire fighters, thank you. Gonna be a wild couple days. As I seriously consider moving out of California I remember these heroes don’t think that way,’ she captioned the post
This Is Us actress Mandy Moore was also forced to flee her home in Pasadena, California with her husband Taylor Goldsmith and their three young children after wildfires began cropping up in the area on Tuesday night
The fires have not been contained by Wednesday and Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency
A fire official told local television station KTLA that several people were injured in the Palisades Fire, some with burns to faces and hands. One female firefighter had suffered a a head injury.
More than 220,000 homes and businesses in Los Angeles county were without power late on Tuesday, data from PowerOutage.us showed.
Governor Newsom said the state had positioned personnel, firetrucks and aircraft elsewhere in Southern California because of the fire danger to the wider region.
The powerful winds changed President Joe Biden’s travel plans, grounding Air Force One in Los Angeles. He had planned to make a short flight inland to the Coachella Valley for a ceremony to create two new national monuments in California.
‘I have offered any federal assistance that is needed to help suppress the terrible Pacific Palisades fire,’ Biden said in a statement.
A federal grant had already been approved to help reimburse the state of California for its fire response, Biden said.