A week after wildfires began ravaging Southern California, Christina Applegate is speaking out against insensitive remarks about the state.
The four-time Golden Globe nominee addressed people who assume “celebrities are walking around running everything” in Los Angeles as she noted “a myriad of groups of humans” have been impacted.
“You know what I have words for? F—ing people who are saying that it’s, you know, good. ‘It’s Hollywood and those stupid Hollywood people’ — like, you’ve gotta be kidding me,” she told friend Jamie-Lynn Sigler on their MeSsy podcast.
“We’re a small portion of the city. I mean, this is a city of people that are working their asses off at fast food chains or, you know, f*cking builders and painters, and it’s a myriad of groups of humans here,” added Applegate. “So to say ‘good riddance’ is real sick, and I’m not liking that whatsoever.”
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Sigler agreed, explaining many Anglenos are chasing “big dreams” and “work their f-ing asses off,” adding, “And sure. Is there a group of people that have been affected that will have the ability to rebuild their lives — I wouldn’t say easily, but soon? Yes. And are there thousands of other people that literally have no idea where they will begin? Yes. And we have to hold both of them in our hearts.”
Although Applegate noted she has returned home with her family after spending two nights under evacuation, she said they remain under “constant alert” as firefighters continue getting the blaze under control.
“Right now, we’re OK,” she added. Just giving our thoughts out to anyone who’s lost homes, people that I’ve known who have lost their homes and are displaced.”
Meanwhile, stars like Paris Hilton, Milo Ventimiglia, Adam Brody, Leighton Meester and Billy Crystal have lost their homes in the wildfires, which broke out in the Pacific Palisades, Eaton Canyon, Malibu, the Hollywood Hills and other areas around Los Angeles County amid a “life-threatening and destructive” windstorm that picked up last week.
As of Wednesday, at least 25 people have died in the Southern California wildfires. Meanwhile, more than 105,000 people have received mandatory evacuation orders. Since the fires started, officers have made 44 arrests across the impacted areas, including for arson, burglary, breaking curfew and other violations.
President Joe Biden, who extended his Los Angeles trip last week to visit first responders and those affected, declared the fires a major disaster and directed the federal government to cover 100% of costs for disaster assistance.
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