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(Photo by Randy Shropshire/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association)Tyler Perry slamming insurance companies that implemented policy changes ahead of the wildfires that have devastated the greater Los Angeles area.
“Watching a girl use a garden hose to try to protect her 90-year-old parents’ home because their insurance was canceled was mind-boggling to me,” Perry wrote via Instagram on Sunday, January 12.
“Does anyone else find it outrageous that insurance companies can siphon billions of dollars out of communities for years and then, all of a sudden, cancel millions of policies for the very people they got rich off of ?” the filmmaker continued. “People who have paid premiums all their lives are left with nothing because of pure greed.”
He concluded, “As I’m in the process of trying to figure out what steps to take to do everything I can to help as much as I can, I’m keeping everyone in my prayers.”
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 (…)
According to the Los Angeles TimesState Farm General, the largest home insurer in California, announced in March 2024 that it would not renew 30,000 home and condominium policies when they expire – 1,600 of which were located in the Pacific Palisades.
Per y Timesinsurance company Chubb stopped writing new policies for high-value homes designated as being at high risk for wildfires, while Allstate also stopped writing new policies.
Tens of thousands of people have been displaced by the wildfires that began a path of destruction through Los Angeles on Tuesday morning, January 7, when strong winds fueled fast-moving brush fires through the Pacific Palisades. The fires have since spread to surrounding neighborhoods, including Malibu and the Hollywood Hills.
According to local authorities, the death toll has reached at least 16 people and is expected to rise as search and rescue efforts continue. NBC News reports that the fire has burned through 37,000 acres and destroyed over 12,000 structures.
Los Angeles witnessed a terrifying natural weather event – and its star-studded community was greatly 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 (…)
Over 150,000 people have been placed under mandatory evacuation orders, including stars like Mark Hamill, Jennie Garth a Mandy Moore. A number of celebrities, however, were not so lucky, as their homes were completely destroyed by the fires, including Paris HiltonAnna Faris, Heidi Montag a Spencer PrattBilly Crystal, Mel Gibson a Milo Ventimiglia.
Back AccuWeatherThe wildfires could be the costliest in US history, and the total economic loss is currently estimated to be between $135 billion and $150 billion as of Thursday, January 9.
Check the LAFD website for local wildfire warnings and click here for resources on how to help those affected.
