Adrien Brody He was visibly emotional while accepting the Best Actor award on Wednesday, January 8 Fires continue to ravage Los Angeles.
“It was a heavy day for me,” Brody, 51, admitted at the New York City Film Critics Circle Awards in New York City before breaking down in tears. the people.
The actor regained his composure and said, “It is difficult to accept something like this when there is so much suffering in the world. And as you know, my heart goes out to all the families, animals and our colleagues.
Brody was accepting the Best Actor award for his role Laszlo Toth in Brutal. However, the tragic events in Los Angeles were never far from his mind.
“Most of the homes on the west side, on the beach side of (Pacific Coast Highway), are gone,” he added. diverse. “From the barriers on, this is our community.”
Brody went on to thank the “courage” of the first responders who battled the fires that broke out across Los Angeles on Tuesday, January 7. By late Wednesday, another fire had broken out in the Hollywood Hills, and more than 100,000 people were under evacuation orders. According to news agency.
“I just want to thank and applaud the first responders’ courage, sacrifices and meaningful work that deserve our recognition tonight,” Brody said during his speech Wednesday evening.
Stars including Paris Hilton, Mandy Moore and Billy Crystal They lost their homes in fires.
Hilton shared on Instagram on Wednesday that she was “saddened beyond words” over the loss of her home. “Sitting with my family, watching the news, and seeing our house in Malibu burn to the ground on live TV is something no one should ever experience,” she wrote. “This house was where we built so many precious memories. It's where (her son) Phoenix took his first steps and where we dreamed of building lifelong memories with (our daughter) London.”
Crystal and his wife Janice They lost their home for more than four decades. They said in a statement, “Words cannot describe the enormity of the devastation we are witnessing and experiencing.” Us Weekly. “We feel pain for our friends and neighbors who also lost their homes and businesses in this tragedy.”
The statement continued: “Janice and I have lived in our home since 1979. We have raised our children and grandchildren here. Every inch of our house was filled with love. Beautiful memories that can't be taken away. We are sad, of course, but with the love of our children and friends, we will get through this. We ask God for safety for firefighters and first responders. Pacific Palisades is a resilient community with great people and we know it will bounce back with time. “It's our home.”