Anthony Hopkins’ Malibu Home Untouched by California Wildfire as Neighbor’s Home Is Destroyed

Jack Phillips
11/16/2018
Updated:
11/16/2018

Longtime actor Anthony Hopkins’ mansion in Malibu, California, survived a wildfire that ravaged his neighbor’s home.

Aerial images show the Woolsey Fire’s destructive impacts in the area. His next-door neighbor’s home was totally scorched and the earth around his home was burnt to a crisp. Fox News reported the mansion is worth $4.9 million.

Fellow U.K. actor Pierce Brosnan’s home was also spared. However, the homes Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth, Robin Thicke, Gerard Butler, and Kim Basinger were destroyed in the blaze.

Meanwhile, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Lady Gaga, and Will Smith were forced to evacuate.

“It’s been a heartbreaking few days. This is what’s left of my house,” Hemsworth wrote on Instagram. The fire damage is “like a war zone,” he added.
Brosnan appeared before Lthe os Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 13. He asked officials to do “everything in your power to save our community,” the Daily Mail reported.

“My wife and I are here today, speaking on behalf of friends, mothers, children, to give voice to their pain and their destitution on this day,” he said.

“I have witnessed many fires in my community and personally experienced the devastation of those fires up close and personal,” he explained. “But none as catastrophic as the events that have taken place in our communities these past five days and nights.”

Anthony Hopkins and Stella Arroyave arrive at the 'You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger' Premiere held at the Hyatt Regency during the 35th Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, in Toronto, Canada. (Jason Merritt/Getty Images )
Anthony Hopkins and Stella Arroyave arrive at the 'You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger' Premiere held at the Hyatt Regency during the 35th Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, in Toronto, Canada. (Jason Merritt/Getty Images )

He added: “The lives of many family, friends, and neighbors have been turned to ash, and many cannot be with us today because they are fighting to protect their homes.”

And he noted that: “they simply cannot get out as they fight to survive without water, electricity, food, gas, and, in some cases, shelter.”

So far, more than 60 people have died in wildfires across Northern and Southern California in the past week, with most of the deaths occurring in Butte County.

The Woolsey Fire hit Malibu, killing two people and burning 98,000 acres. It’s expected to be under control by Nov. 19, News.com.au reported.
Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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