Jamie Lee Curtis shares a moving encounter with a man who 'lost everything' in LA fires: 'I embraced him'
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Jamie Lee Curtis shared about a moving encounter she had with a fellow Target shopper, amid the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles. The actress, 66, whose Pacific Palisades home has been spared in the devastating blaze, took to Instagram over the weekend to recall a touching experience she had.
![[The actress, whose Pacific Palisades home has been spared in the devastating blaze, took to Instagram over the weekend to recall a touching experience she had]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/00/94020951-14276907-The_actress_whose_Pacific_Palisades_homes_has_been_spared_in_the-a-5_1736729116955.jpg)
While shopping at the major American retailer, she came upon a man who had 'lost everything' in the fires, with the two sharing a hug. Curtis, who was recently slammed for likening LA fires to 'war-torn' Gaza, was among the many celebrities forced to evacuate as the fires continue to destroy properties.
![[While shopping at the major American retailer, she came upon a man who had 'lost everything' in the fires, with the two sharing a hug]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/00/94020949-14276907-While_shopping_at_the_major_American_retailer_she_came_upon_a_ma-m-7_1736729126674.jpg)
She wrote: 'Since I haven't been able to get home or get into the Palisades to see for myself the horrific destruction and try to suit up and show up for my friends and lend a hand and hug, all of it became very real when I was in a @target picking up some essentials for myself.'.
![[Curtis recently faced backlash after making a controversial comparison between the devastation caused by the LA wildfires and war-torn countries in the Middle East]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/00/93961525-14276907-Jamie_Lee_Curtis_is_facing_backlash_after_making_a_controversial-a-8_1736729278271.jpg)
'There was a man, by himself, with a cart and it was clear that he had lost everything and was buying underwear and socks and a pair of sweatpants and shoes and water and some food and we looked at each other.'. Jamie Lee Curtis, 66, shared about a moving encounter she had with a fellow Target shopper, amid the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles; seen January 3 in Palm Springs.
![['The entire Pacific Palisades looks like, you know, unfortunately Gaza or one of these war-torn countries where awful things have happened,' Curtis said; (Gaza in January 2025)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/00/93961975-14276907-_The_entire_Pacific_Palisades_looks_like_you_know_unfortunately_-a-9_1736729316953.jpg)
The Oscar-winning star, who donated $1 million to relief efforts amid the Pacific Palisades fires, went on: 'I embraced him and we both wept and then it happened again with a woman and her cart of clothes and food doing the same thing and it brought into sharp relief the human toll and the shock and profound sadness that these people feel.'.
