Jean Smart Calls for Awards Shows Not to Be Televised, the Money Donated to L.A. Fire Victims: 'With All Due Respect'

Mar. 15, 2025

Jean Smart in Los Angeles on Dec. 15, 2022.Photo:Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

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TheHacksactress, 73, put out aplea on Instagramon the evening of Wednesday, Jan. 8, as multiple fast-growing blazes continue to ravage the L.A. area, including the Pacific Palisades and Hollywood Hills.

Earlier this week, theSAG Awardsalso canceled its live, in-person nominations announcement, and L.A. film premieres for movies likeUnstoppableandThe Last Showgirlwere alsoskipped out of an abundance of caution.

Smart was one of many celebrities to post about the L.A. wildfires this week after a fast-growing blaze started on Tuesday, Jan. 7, in the Pacific Palisades. More than 80,000 people have been evacuated from their homes, while thousands of structures have been destroyed or damaged and at least five fatalities have been confirmed so far.

Many celebrities havelost their homesin the blazes includingAnna Faris,Leighton MeesterandAdam Brody,Spencer PrattandHeidi MontagandParis Hilton.

Ricki Lake—who lost her home in the fires— wrote in a Wednesday, Jan. 8.Instagrampost — “It’s all gone. 💔 I can’t believe I am typing these words” of the “dream” property.

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Fire in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, on Jan. 7, 2025.

During an appearance onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonin New York City on Wednesday,Jamie Lee Curtis, who lives in Pacific Palisades, revealed that her local market, her friends’ homes and many schools have been destroyed in the blaze.

“It’sa really awful situation,” she said in the emotional interview, adding that she was going home to L.A. Thursday to be with her family and “try to help my friends.”

TheLast Showgirlactress, 66, also urged the audience to support theAmerican Red Cross.

“Do anything you can," Curtis said. “Anything in your community to help people. Whether you need it or not now, you will need it. Give blood, donate, whatever you can do.”

Click hereto learn more about how to help the victims of the L.A. fires.

source: people.com