‘It doesn’t matter how much money you have, it always hurts,’ said the presenter. Jeremy Clarkson has hit out after social media users claimed that the suffering of celebrities in the devastating California wildfires “doesn’t matter”. Numerous A-listers have been impacted by the crisis, which has encompassed the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles, where many celebrities live. Several have lost their homes, including Paris Hilton and When Harry Met Sally star Billy Crystal. Thousands of acres of land has been destroyed, with several people dead.
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“It doesn’t matter how much money you have, it always hurts to lose your photograph albums and your pets and your lifetime collection of fridge magnets.”. Follow our latest coverage of the California wildfires here. Clarkson continued: “My heart, and I really mean this, goes out to everyone affected.”.
However, he claimed that people in California are “obsessed with letting nature take its course and not interfering” and are “also obsessed, over there, with showing off”. Thinking about the future, Clarkson said homes should be built with “expensive building materials that don’t catch fire quite so easily”.
Jennifer Garner spoke out this week about a church friend who had been killed in the fires. Former child actor Rory Callum Skyes is said to have died in his Malibu home, with his mother unable to get help or access water as the blaze raged. Some celebrities have drawn criticism in the wake of the fires, including Jamie Lee Curtis, who sparked backlash after comparing the wildfires to scenes scene in Gaza. Meanwhile, EastEnders star Patsy Palmer asked victims of the catastrophe to “meditate”.
