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Adrien Brody clearly emotional while accepting the best actor award on Wednesday, January 8, as fires continue to devastate Los Angeles.
“It’s been a tough day for me,” Brody, 51, admitted at the New York City Film Critics Circle Awards in New York City before crying, per People.
The actor regained his composure and said, “It’s hard to accept something like this when there is so much suffering in the world. And um, you know, my heart goes out to all of the families and the animals and our colleagues. “
Brody was receiving the best actor award for his role as László Tóth in The Brutalists. However, the tragic events in LA were never far from his mind.
Los Angeles is witnessing a terrifying natural weather event – and its star-studded community has been affected. An extreme windstorm, caused by Santa Ana gusts, sparked a fast-moving brush fire at around 10 a.m. Tuesday, January 7, with drivers along Sunset Boulevard and Palisades Drive exiting their cars to seek safety, according to the (…)
“Most of the homes on the west side, the beach side (of Pacific Coast Highway) are gone,” he said, one by one. Variety. “From the Palisades on, this is our community.”
Brody went on to thank the “courage” of first responders fighting the fires that broke out across Los Angeles on Tuesday, January 7. By late Wednesday, another fire had broken out in the Hollywood Hills, and over 100,000 people are under evacuation orders, according to the Associated Press.
“I want to thank and praise the bravery of the first responders, and their meaningful sacrifices and work that deserve our recognition tonight,” said Brody in his speech on Wednesday night.
As wildfires continue to spread across the Los Angeles area, several celebrities are taking to social media to share how they have been affected. “Empty and safe with children, dogs and cats. Praying and thanking for the first responders,” Mandy Moore wrote in an Instagram Story statement on Wednesday, January 8. In a subsequent post, she (…)
Stars included Paris Hilton, Mandy Moore a Billy Crystal have lost homes in the fires.
Hilton shared via Instagram on Wednesday that she was “heartbroken beyond words” to lose her home. “Sitting with my family, watching the news, and seeing our Malibu home burn to the ground on live TV is something no one should ever have to experience,” he wrote. “This home was where we built so many precious memories. This is where (her son) Phoenix took his first steps and where we dreamed of building a lifetime of memories with (daughter) London.”
Crystal and his wife Janice lost their home for over four decades. “Words cannot describe the enormity of the destruction we are witnessing and experiencing,” they said in a statement to Us Weekly. “We are hurting for our friends and neighbors who have also lost their homes and businesses in this tragedy.”
The statement continued, “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 cannot be taken away. We are of course heartbroken but with the love of our children and friends, we will get through this. We pray for the safety of the firefighters and first responders. The Pacific Palisades is a resilient community of amazing people and we know that in time it will rise again. This is our home.”
