Hollywood celebrities are among thousands of people to have been evacuated from their homes as fires rip through areas of Los Angeles. Sky News' US correspondent Martha Kelner reported that Tom Hanks, Ben Affleck and Reese Witherspoon were all evacuated on Tuesday as wildfires continued to spread in the Pacific Palisades suburb of LA.
The blaze spreading there is one of four raging in California. Follow latest: At least two killed as flames spread. The area, which is home to billionaires as well as Hollywood A-listers, is located between Santa Monica and Malibu. Other celebrities who have fled their homes include the award-winning actor James Woods, who said last night he had been safely evacuated from his home in Pacific Palisades.
But he added in a post on X: "I do not know at this moment if our home is still standing.". Actor Mark Hamill, best known for playing Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars films, also posted on social media last night saying he evacuated his home in Malibu and his family were "fleeing for our lives".
This Is Us actress Mandy Moore was also forced to leave her home due to the fires. She said in two Instagram stories she had fled the Eaton fire, which is raging near Altadena, with her children, cats and dog. They have found temporary refuge with friends.
