After losing part of her home to the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, Mandy Moore moved in with another former Disney Channel actress.
Last week, Moore shared that she, her family, her husband Taylor Goldsmith, and their three children, Evacuating their home in Altadena “Before it’s too late” – but later It revealed the damage that had been done To their music studio, garage and back house.
Although Moore said the main part of their home “wasn’t livable” but was “still standing,” that wasn’t the case for several people in their lives who “lost everything” in the fires, including her brother-in-law, a musician . Griffin Goldsmith and his wife, who is due to give birth in a few weeks.
In an Instagram post on Monday, Griffin shared an update on how the family is holding on and expressed her gratitude to those who have offered their support, namely actress Hilary Duff and her husband, songwriter Matthew Koma.
“This is all so overwhelming. But what is equally astonishing is the amount of love and generosity we receive,” Griffin wrote. “Ours.” My dear friends @MatthewKoma and @HilaryDuff thought it would be wise to set up a GoFundMe for us To help with everything moving forward. Not to mention, they are currently inhabited by my brother’s family. “They have taken care of my entire family from the moment this started.”
Days earlier, Moore found herself receiving backlash when she promoted a GoFundMe for her husband’s family. In a since-deleted Instagram post, Moore responded to her critics, saying they should “please stop.”
“People ask if we are helping our family or crediting some arbitrary amount of money that Google says someone isn’t helpful or compassionate,” she wrote, referring to those who have criticized celebrities for imploring fans to donate. “Of course we are.”
Moore noted that Koma created a GoFundMe and that she was only sharing the fundraiser “because people asked how they could help.” She then reminded her followers that she and her family “lost most of our lives in a fire, too.”
the GoFundMe for goldsmiths It has since raised more than $206,000.
“I will never be able to thank them enough,” Griffin said of Koma and Dove. “This is the kindest thing any human being can do for another. They are the most beautiful, selfless people we have ever known.