Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Los Angeles mansion has so far been spared from the rampant flames engulfing the ritzy neighborhoods where several high-profile celebrities live.
The fires started in the Pacific Palisades area on Tuesday and soon spread throughout LA county. As of Sunday, there are three fires still burning – the Palisades fire, Eaton fire and Hurst fire.
The flames have left 16 Californians dead, decimated 40,300 acres of land and wrecked more than 12,300 structures. About 180,000 people have been displaced.
But the disgraced rapper’s 17,000-square-foot home – closely located to the chaos – has remained unscathed.
The lavish house at 200 South Mapleton Drive in Holmby Hills, a few miles east of Beverly Hills, sits just outside of the Palisades fire’s path, but has not been damaged by the disaster.
Many celebrities who live in or near the Pacific Palisades area – anywhere from five to 50 miles away from Holmby Hills – have been forced out of the neighborhoods.
Anthony Hopkins, Miles Teller and Anna Faris are just among the stars whose stunning mansions have been reduced to ash and rubble.
Actor and comedian Eugene Levy was also among those who were forced to evacuate.
Paris Hilton’s beachfront mansion in Malibu was razed. The fires reached Malibu on Tuesday night as the blaze spread at an unprecedented rate.
Actress and comedian Julia-Louis Dreyfus, 63, lost her home in the Huntington neighborhood of Pacific Palisades, California, during the Palisades fire.
Shocking photos showed the five bedroom, five bathroom home destroyed with ash and rubble strewn on the ground.
This is Us star Milo Ventimiglia, 47, lost his home in the blaze, the actor told CBS News.
Although neighbors had already told the father-to-be that his home was destroyed, Ventimiglia was brought to when he saw it for himself after returning to his Malibu home.
Star Trek: The Next Generation actress Denise Crosby, 67, shared that her Spanish Cottage Pacific Palisades home was completely destroyed in the wildfire.
On Wednesday she said: ‘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. Now, ashes. I am heartbroken #palisadesfire.’
The Princess Bride actor Cary Elwes said on Thursday that he and his family are safe, but ‘sadly we did lose our home’ in Malibu.
Most of the affected celebrity homes appear to be in the eastern side of the Pacific Palisades, including Levy, Billy Crystal and Faris’ properties.
On the west side of the Palisades, Leighton Meester and husband Adam Brody’s family home has burned to ashes along with basketball player Kawhi Leonard’s property.
However, Steve Guttenberg’s house up on The Summit area of the Palisades was also surrounded by the raging wildfires, but was miraculously spared. Tom Hanks’s $26 million home in the Pacific Palisades was also narrowly missed by the flames.
Combs’ 31-year-old son Justin recently reposted a list of local resources on his Instagram for people living in the affected communities, Newsweek reported.
‘Instead of only sending thoughts & prayers…Here’s how to help victims of the LA fires,’ the original post, shared by Latina Approved, read.
As LA continues to battle these fires, Combs sits in his jail cell at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center as he awaits trial. He faces a slew of charges including trafficking, racketeering and conspiracy.