Jean Smart has a message for television executives amid the ongoing fires in Los Angeles.
“Attention! With all due respect, during Hollywood’s holiday season, I hope any of the networks broadcasting the upcoming awards will seriously consider NOT televising them and donating the proceeds they would have raised to the victims of fires and firefighters. Hacks the star wrote via Instagram on Wednesday, December 8.
Smart’s plea comes after various Hollywood events were affected by at least four fires in Los Angeles. The Critics’ Choice Awards – set to take place on Sunday, January 12 and air on E! – have been postponed, as well as the announcement of Oscar nominations. According to The Hollywood Reporter. (The Oscars are scheduled to air March 2 on ABC.)
“This unfolding tragedy has already had a profound impact on our community. All our thoughts and prayers are with those battling the devastating fires and all those affected,” Critics Choice Awards CEO Joey Berlin said in a statement. The Critics Choice Awards will now be broadcast live on January 26.
As the fires continue to spread across the Los Angeles area, some celebrities are taking to social media to share how they’ve been affected. “Evacuated and safe with children, dogs and cats. Praying and grateful for the first responses,” Mandy Moore wrote in a statement on Wednesday, Jan. 8, on her Instagram Story. In a follow-up post, she (…)
Before the fire broke out on Tuesday, Jan. 7, Smart, 73, celebrated at the Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 5, where she won best actress in a television series, comedy, for Hacks. She took home the award Just murder in the buildingS ‘ Selena Gomez AND Abbott ElementaryS ‘ Quinta Brunson.
Many Hollywood stars have been affected by the LA fires, fueled by strong Santa Ana winds. On Wednesday evening, another fire broke out in the Hollywood Hills, a popular neighborhood among celebrities.
Dancing With the Stars host Julianne Hough was among the Hollywood Hills residents who evacuated the area Wednesday.
“Okay, so there’s a fire near my house,” Hough said via Instagram Stories, in a clip recorded at her home. “We’re with friends, but anyone who’s in the Hollywood Hills, I just had this intuitive feeling that we’re in a bowl of how everything is surrounding Hollywood, and now this is in the center of Hollywood. Everyone should just evacuate. Go, go, go, go, go. For now.”
Hollywood productions and industry events have been halted amid the ongoing fires in Los Angeles. “The past two days have brought unprecedented risk to life and property from wildfires in multiple areas, while also placing extreme demands on public safety personnel,” Film LA wrote in a production alert on Wednesday, January 8. “With the deepest appreciation for (…)
After sharing that message, Hough updated her followers with a second video taken in a car. She was with her dog, Sunny.
“Sunny and I are safe and we’re driving, but the reason I say ‘evacuate now’ even if it’s not near you, if you have anywhere to go, is because: There’s traffic,” she said. “And you will be stuck in traffic. And that’s not good. So everybody, please be safe and send prayers to all the first responders and firefighters and just pull together — you know, all you can do is be there for each other.”
Other stars affected by the LA fires include Paris Hilton, Billy Crystal AND Spencer Pratt AND Heidi on Monday.
