After their home burned down amid the deadly Los Angeles wildfires that first ignited last Tuesday, Mandy Moore and her family found shelter with Hilary Duff and her husband, Matthew Koma.
in Instagram share On Tuesday, Moore’s brother-in-law, Griffin Goldsmith, whose home also burned down in the fires, expressed his gratitude to Dave and her family for their generosity in not only offering their home to Moore but also creating a GoFundMe page For him and his wife, they lost their home amid the birth of their next child.
Moore’s husband is Taylor Goldsmith, who is part of the band Dawes with his brother, Griffin Goldsmith. Both Taylor and Griffin appeared on Monday Jimmy Kimmel Live! as a musical in Kimmel’s late-night return to the stage after production was halted amid fires.
“This is all so overwhelming,” Goldsmith wrote. “But what is no less overwhelming is the amount of love and generosity we are receiving. Our dear friends @matthewkoma and @hilaryduff thought it would be wise to set up a gofundme for us to help move forward. Not to mention, they are currently housing my brother’s family. They took care of my entire family from the moment this started. I will never be able to thank them enough. This is the kindest act any human being can do for another. They are the most beautiful, selfless people We knew them at all.
After starting a GoFundMe page, Goldsmith and his wife received up to $205,000. In his post, Goldsmith also thanked all the donors who raised money for his family, writing: “I have never been more touched in my life. We are absolutely blown away. I can’t talk or think about it without crying.”
After Moore shared the GoFundMe page on her Instagram page, she was quick to receive backlash from critics who said the actress and singer should be donating her own money to support her in-laws instead of asking for help.
When addressing the backlash, Moore said, “People question whether we’re helping our families or crediting some arbitrary amount of money that Google says someone has isn’t helpful or compassionate. Of course we are. Our friend Matt started this GoFundMe and I’m sharing it because people asked How can they help them. We lost most of our lives in a fire too please F OFF.
Amid the Eaton fire, Moore shared and posted updates on social media video For what appears to be her leadership through the devastation of her community in Altadena, California. “This is Altadena. My beautiful home,” she wrote. “I am devastated and disappointed for those of us who have lost so much. “I’m completely numb.”
She later wrote: “My kids’ school is gone. Our favorite restaurants, flat. So many friends and loved ones have lost everything too. Our community is broken but we will be here to rebuild together. Sending love to all those affected and on the front lines trying to get this situation under control.”
As for her home, Moore shared photos of what remained of her family home, writing: “Miraculously, the main part of our house is still standing. for now. It’s not livable but it’s mostly intact. “Everyone we know has lost everything. Every house on our street is gone. My parents. My brother and sister-in-law – 6 weeks from welcoming their first child. Our best friends. A strange sense of survivor’s guilt. We love this community and will do whatever we can to help with it,” she wrote. Reconstruction and support.
The fire first started Tuesday in Pacific Palisades, before spreading to parts of Malibu and Santa Monica. The Eaton Fire in the Altadena-Pasadena area destroyed Moore’s home. As of Tuesday morning, the Palisades Fire was 17 percent contained, while the Eaton Fire was 35 percent contained; At least 24 people have been confirmed dead from the fires, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Los Angeles County is under a red flag warning for a “particularly dangerous situation” from the National Weather Service on Tuesday. While the Hearst Fire north of Los Angeles was almost completely contained, a new wildfire broke out overnight in Ventura called the Car Fire, which burned more than 50 acres in broad daylight.
