Jamie Lee Curtis obtained emotional on “The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon” Wednesday evening whereas speaking in regards to the devastation of the a number of fires raging throughout Los Angeles.
Earlier within the day, the Oscar winner — who simply earned a SAG supporting actress nomination for her efficiency in “The Last Showgirl” — shared by way of Instagram that she would possibly lose her dwelling within the Pacific Palisades blaze. “My community and possibly my home is on fire,” she wrote. Later, she up to date her followers that her dwelling was nonetheless protected.
Curtis was flying to New York for her “Tonight Show” look because the fires started to worsen on Tuesday evening. “As you know, where I live is on fire right now. The entire city of Pacific Palisades is burning,” she informed Fallon. “I flew here last night, I was on the plane, started getting texts and it’s fucking gnarly, you guys. It’s just a catastrophe in Southern California.”
While Curtis acknowledged that there have “been horrific fires in many places,” she mentioned “this is literally where I live.”
“Everything: the market I shop in, the schools my kids go to,” Curtis continued as she teared up. “Many, many, many friends now have lost their homes. So it’s a really awful situation.”
She added that she plans to go dwelling “first thing” on Thursday to “be with my family and try to help my friends.” Curtis additionally shared methods for “The Tonight Show” viewers to assist the trigger, together with donating to the American Red Cross, for which she is an envoy.
“Do anything you can, anything in your community to help people. Whether you need it or not now, you will need it,” she mentioned. “Give blood, donate, whatever you can do, animal shelters. And remember, since I’m on the middle of a very big television show, for anyone living anywhere, have an emergency kit in your house.”
Watch Curtis’ full “Tonight Show” look beneath.