Jessica Simpson has joined the rising listing of celebrities who had been pressured to flee their luxe California pads as wildfires decimate Southern California.
Simpson, 44, took to social media Thursday evening to share a photograph of her plush yard being overtaken by plumes of smoke, forcing her and her household to evacuate.
“We stayed as long as we could 🙏🏼,” she captioned the picture, shared along with her 6.3 million followers on her Instagram Story.
Almost 180,000 individuals are underneath evacuation orders after 5 fires ravaged Los Angeles County, taking up practically 36,000 acres of land with zero containment within the Eaton and Kenneth Fires.
Simpson bought the sprawling property in 2013 for $11.5 million from Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne.
The six-bedroom, 10-bathroom Hidden Hills abode, which spans 11,000 sq. toes and is located on over 2 acres of land, has since doubled in worth.
The previous singer and designer resides on the property along with her husband former soccer professional Eric Johnson and their three kids: Maxwell “Maxi” Drew, 12, Ace Knute, 11, and Birdie Mae, 5.
It’s unclear if Simpson’s house was affected by the blaze.
Simpson is one in every of many celebrities who’ve been pressured to flee their houses in Pacific Palisades and neighboring areas.
A minimum of 10 folks have died from the wildfires’ wrath, in response to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.
On Thursday, one particular person was taken into custody in connection to the Kenneth Fireplace, which erupted in Los Angeles’ West Hills on Thursday afternoon.
It comes as Chrissy Teigen and John Legend needed to flee their house and search shelter at a lodge with their children and pets.
Others embody Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Eugene Levy and James Woods, and extra.
In the meantime, “This Is Us” actor Milo Ventimiglia and Paris Hilton, have returned to their respective houses solely to find that their properties have been diminished to rubble.
