Tyler Perry
(Photo by Randy Shropshire/Getty Images for Critics' Choice)Tyler Perry She criticized insurance companies that implemented policy changes before the wildfires that devastated the greater Los Angeles area.
“Watching a daughter use a garden hose to try to protect her parents' 90-year-old home because their insurance was canceled was painful for me,” Perry wrote via Twitter. Instagram On Sunday, January 12th.
“Does anyone else find it appalling that insurance companies can take billions of dollars from communities for years and then, all of a sudden, be allowed to cancel millions of policies on the same people they've grown rich on?” The director continued. “People who have paid premiums all their lives are left with nothing because of pure greed.”
“While I'm trying to figure out what steps to take to do everything I can to help as many people as possible, I'm keeping everyone in my prayers,” he concluded.
As wildfires continue to spread throughout the Los Angeles area, many celebrities are taking to social media to share how they are being affected. “He was evacuated and safe with children, dogs and cats. “I am praying and grateful for the first responders,” Mandy Moore wrote in a statement Wednesday, January 8, on her Instagram Story. In a subsequent post, she said (…)
According to Los Angeles TimesState Farm General, California's largest home insurer, announced in March 2024 that it would not renew 30,000 home and condominium insurance policies when they expire — 1,600 of which were located in the Pacific Palisades area.
per timesInsurer Chubb has stopped writing new policies for high-value homes rated to be at high wildfire risk, while Allstate has also stopped writing new policies.
Tens of thousands of people have been displaced by wildfires that began a path of destruction through Los Angeles on the morning of Tuesday, January 7, when high winds sparked fast-moving wildfires across the Pacific Ocean. The fires have since spread to surrounding neighborhoods, including Malibu and the Hollywood Hills.
According to local authorities, the death toll has reached at least 16 people, and is expected to rise as search and rescue efforts continue. NBC News The fire reportedly burned 37,000 acres and destroyed more than 12,000 structures.
Los Angeles experienced a frightening natural weather event, and its star-studded community was severely affected. A severe wind storm, caused by Santa Ana winds, sparked rapidly burning wildfires around 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 7, as drivers along Sunset Boulevard and Palisades Drive abandoned their cars for safety, according to (…)
More than 150,000 people have been placed under mandatory evacuation orders, including stars like mark Hamill, Jennie Garth and Mandy Moore. However, a number of celebrities were not so lucky, as their homes were completely destroyed by fires, including… Paris HiltonAnna Faris, Heidi Montag and Spencer PrattBilly Crystal, Mel Gibson and Milo Ventimiglia.
according to AccuweatherThe wildfires may be the costliest in US history, with total economic losses currently estimated at between $135 billion and $150 billion as of Thursday, January 9.
verify LAFD website For local wildfire alerts and Click here for resources About how to help those affected.
