Billy Crystal, Mandy Moore amongst those that misplaced properties in Los Angeles fires

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fires burning in and round Los Angeles have claimed the properties of quite a few celebrities, together with Billy Crystal, Mandy Moore and Paris Hilton and led to sweeping disruptions of leisure occasions.

Three awards ceremonies deliberate for this weekend have been postponed. Subsequent week’s Oscar nominations have been delayed. And tens of hundreds of Angelenos are displaced and awaiting phrase Thursday on whether or not their properties survived the flames — a few of them town’s most well-known denizens.

Greater than 1,900 buildings have been destroyed and the quantity is anticipated to extend. Greater than 130,000 individuals are additionally below evacuation orders within the metropolitan space, from the Pacific Coast inland to Pasadena, a quantity that continues to shift as new fires erupt.

Late Wednesday, a fireplace within the Hollywood Hills was scorching the hills close to the famed Hollywood Bowl and Dolby Theatre, which is the house of the Academy Awards.

Listed here are how the fires are impacting celebrities and the Los Angeles leisure trade:

Stars whose properties have burned within the fires

Celebrities like Crystal and his spouse, Janice, have been sharing recollections of the properties they misplaced.

The Crystals misplaced the house within the Pacific Palisades neighborhood that they lived in for 45 years.

“Janice and I lived in our home since 1979. We raised our children and grandchildren here. 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 Crystals wrote within the assertion.

Mandy Moore misplaced her residence within the Altadena neighborhood roughly 30 miles east of the Palisades.

“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,” Moore wrote on Instagram in a submit that included video of devastated streets within the foothill suburb.

“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,” Moore wrote.

Elwes, the star of “The Princess Bride” and quite a few different movies, wrote on Instagram Wednesday that his household was protected however their residence had burned within the coastal Palisades fireplace. “Sadly we did lose our home but we are grateful to have survived this truly devastating fire,” Elwes wrote.

Awards season upended

The blazes have thrown Hollywood’s rigorously orchestrated awards season into disarray.

Awards ceremonies deliberate for this weekend have been postponed as a result of fires. The AFI Awards, which have been set to honor “Wicked,” “Anora” and different awards season contenders, had been scheduled for Friday.

The AARP Films for Grownups Awards, which honor motion pictures and tv exhibits that resonate with older audiences, have been set for Friday however have been postponed.

The Critics Selection Awards, initially scheduled for Sunday, have been postponed till Feb. 26.

Every of the exhibits characteristic tasks which are searching for any benefit they’ll get within the Oscar race and have been scheduled throughout the Academy Awards voting window.

The Oscar nominations are additionally being delayed two days to Jan. 19 and the movie academy has prolonged the voting window to accommodate members affected by the fires.

Historical past misplaced, and extra in peril

Flames burned components of the Palisades Constitution Excessive College, which has been featured in lots of Hollywood productions together with the 1976 horror film “Carrie,” the 2003 remake of “Freaky Friday” and the TV sequence “Teen Wolf.”

The Palisades fireplace additionally destroyed the historic ranch home that belonged to Hollywood legend Will Rogers. It was amongst a number of buildings destroyed at each Will Rogers State Historic Park and Topanga State Park. The historic Topanga Ranch Motel, constructed by William Randolph Hearst in 1929, additionally burned down.

Rogers’ ranch, constructed on land he purchased within the Twenties, occupied some 359 acres in what’s now Pacific Palisades. It included a 31-room ranch home, a steady, golf course and using trails. His spouse donated it to California State Parks in 1944.

The Hollywood Hills fireplace is burning near a number of Hollywood landmarks, together with the Stroll of Fame, TCL Chinese language Theatre and the Hollywood Bowl.

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