Jamie Lee Curtis is donating $1million to LA fire relief efforts after crying over Pacific Palisades destruction
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Jamie Lee Curtis has revealed she is donating $1million toward LA fire relief efforts after fighting back tears over the destruction of Pacific Palisades. The actress, 66, took to Instagram Thursday to announce her donation and reveal she had been in contact with LA governor Gavin Newson to discuss where the funds would be best used.
She wrote: 'As the fire still rages on and @calfire @losangelesfiredepartment and all the available first responders and agencies involved in fighting fire and saving lives are still hard at work and neighbors and friends are banding together to save each other, my husband and I and our children have pledged $1 million from our Family Foundation to start a fund of support for our great city and state and the great people who live and love there.
![[The actress, 66, took to Instagram to announce her donation and reveal she had been in contact with LA governor Gavin Newson to discuss where the funds would be best used]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/16/93921297-0-image-a-24_1736440654032.jpg)
'I'm in communication with Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass and Senator Schiff as to where those funds need to be directed for the most impact.'. This comes after Curtis fought back tears as she admitted the Pacific Palisades fires have been 'catastrophic,' during an appearance on The Tonight Show on Wednesday.
![[Curtis is pictured with husband Christopher Guest and children Ruby and Annie in 2022]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/16/93921519-14267677-image-a-28_1736440914390.jpg)
The flew out to New York City to appear on the Jimmy Fallon-hosted show, when the fires started spreading through the city she calls home. Jamie Lee Curtis has revealed she is donating $1million toward LA fire relief efforts after fighting back tears over the destruction of Pacific Palisades.
![[This comes after Curtis fought back tears as she admitted the Pacific Palisades fires have been 'catastrophic,' during an appearance on The Tonight Show on Wednesday]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/15/93899173-14265661-Jamie_Lee_Curtis_fought_back_tears_as_she_admitted_the_Pacific_P-a-5_1736434822990.jpg)
