Celebrity homes that have burned in the L.A. fires

Out-of-control wildfires around and within Los Angeles have killed at least five people and engulfed entire neighborhoods, forcing at least 180,000 people to flee as the blazes enter their third day.

Included in the wreckage are luxury homes owned by Hollywood stars, who grieved and commiserated like anyone else, albeit in public. Here’s what we know about the most rich and famous of the fires’ victims.

Paris Hilton

Hilton said on social media Wednesday that she learned her home in Malibu had been destroyed by fires while watching the news. She said it was the home where her son, Phoenix, “took his first steps.”

“To know so many are waking up today without the place they called home is truly heartbreaking,” she said.

Hilton purchased a mid-century, 30,000-square-foot beach house in the area for more than $8 million in 2021, according to celebrity and real estate news outlets.

A news clip Hilton shared on social media after the fire showed buildings along the same road burned down to the frames.

Billy Crystal

Crystal said in a statement to multiple outlets that he and his wife, Janice, lost the home that they had been living in for 45 years.

“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,” he said.

Crystal gushed about his neighborhood at an event in 2018, when he and Janice were named honorary mayors of the community. “We moved here in ‘79, with a 2- and 7-year-old,” he said. “It was a wonderful place for family, and it’s always remained that for us. Now we bring our grandchildren here.”

Mandy Moore

In a post on Instagram, Moore said she and others within the Altadena neighborhood were affected by the fire. Her post included videos of smoke-filled skies and charred buildings.

“This is Altadena. Leveled,” she wrote in her Instagram Story. “My sweet home. I am devastated and gutted for those of us who’ve lost so much. I’m absolutely numb.”

“Honestly, I’m in shock and feeling numb for all so many have lost, including my family. My children’s school is gone,” she wrote. “Our favorite restaurants, leveled. So many friends and loved ones have lost everything too.”

Moore and her now-husband, Taylor Goldsmith, searched for a year before buying a home in the area, Architectural Digest wrote in 2018, describing it as “the perfect spot to begin their life together, high atop a Pasadena hill, in a classic 1950s home with sweeping vistas of the San Gabriel mountains and valley.”

Cary Elwes

“The Princess Bride” star said on social media that his home had burned down from the Palisades Fire. “Sadly, we did lose our home but we are grateful to have survived this truly devastating fire,” he said. “Our hearts go out to all the families impacted by this tragic event,” he added before sending gratitude to first responders.

Cameron Mathison

“All My Children” star Mathison said on Instagram that his home had been destroyed. In the video clip, he appears to walk around the charred remains where his house once stood.

Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag

Pratt and Montag, married stars of “The Hills” reality TV show, are mourning the loss of their home and possessions in the wake of the fires.

Pratt posted on Snapchat that he and his family fled after seeing they needed to evacuate and that their home burned down to the ground. He also said that he didn’t have many clothes with him after evacuating and probably lost his “designer clothes” in the fire.

In a series of Snapchat posts, Montag added that their family left safely but that they were feeling homesick and missing their home. She later shared a video in which she and her child traveled to Target to pick out some new bedding materials and toys.

James Woods

In a teary-eyed interview with CNN, Woods struggled to comprehend the gravity of his house burning down. “One day you’re swimming in the pool, and the next day it’s all gone,” he said.

Woods said he also helped his 94-year-old neighbor escape to safety. “There was so much chaos, it was like an inferno. Every house was on fire around us,” he said.

Adam Brody and Leighton Meester

Several media outlets, including NBC News, circulated photos and video of a destroyed Pacific Palisades home reportedly belonging to married Hollywood actors Adam Brody and Leighton Meester.

Ricki Lake

The former talk show host announced on Instagram that her Malibu “dream home,” where she married her husband, Ross Burningham, was destroyed in the fires.

“It’s all gone,” she wrote in a post accompanied by old photos of her standing in her garden and lounging by her pool. “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.”

Jhené Aiko

In an Instagram post Thursday, the singer revealed her home “burned down to the ground.” She added that she and her children were safe and “starting from scratch. My heart is so heavy,” she wrote.

Anna Faris

The actress’s home was destroyed in the Palisades Fires, her representative told the Hollywood Reporter, while confirming Faris and her family are safe.