Jean Smart Urges TV Networks Not to Accept Hollywood Awards Amid LA Fires
Jean Smart has a message for television executives amid the ongoing fires in Los Angeles.
“Be careful! WITH ALL due respect, during Hollywood's celebratory season, I hope that any networks broadcasting the upcoming awards will seriously consider WHAT YOU DON'T SEE ON TV and donate the proceeds to victims of fires and firefighters,” Hacks the star wrote on Instagram on Wednesday, December 8.
Smart's plea comes as various Hollywood events have been affected by at least four fires across Los Angeles. The Critics Choice Awards – scheduled for Sunday, January 12, and airing on E! – have been postponed, as has been the announcement of the nominations for the Oscars. The big issue was supposed to take place on Friday, January 17, and has now been penciled in for Sunday, January 19, according to the report. The Hollywood Reporter. (The Oscars are scheduled to air March 2 on ABC.)
“This tragedy has already had a great impact on our society. All our thoughts and prayers are with those fighting the devastating fires and all those affected,” said the CEO of the Critics Choice Awards. Joey Berlin said the statement. The Critics Choice Awards will now air live on January 26.
As the wildfires continue to spread across the Los Angeles area, several celebrities are taking to social media to share how they've been affected. “It's out and safe with kids, dogs and cats. Praying and thanking the first responders,” wrote Mandy Moore on Wednesday, January 8, in an Instagram Story statement. In the next post, he […]
Before the fires broke out on Tuesday, January 7, Smart, 73, was honored at the Golden Globes on Sunday, January 5, where she won the award for Best Actress in a Television Series, Comedy, Hacks. He took home a prize Loner Criminals in the Building's Selena Gomez again Abbott Elementary's Quinta Brunson.
Many Hollywood stars have been affected by the LA fires, fueled by strong Santa Ana winds. On Wednesday night, another fire broke out in the Hollywood Hills, a popular area among celebrities.
Dancing with the Stars the host Julianne Hough was among the Hollywood Hills residents who evacuated the area on Wednesday.
“Okay, so, there's a fire near my house,” Hough said via Instagram Stories, in a clip filmed at her home. “We have friends, but whoever is in the Hollywood Hills, I just had this feeling that we're on a channel about how everything revolves around Hollywood, and now this is in the middle of Hollywood. Everyone just needs to get out. Go, go, go, go, go. Right now.”
Hollywood productions and industry events have been canceled amid the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles. “The past two days have brought unprecedented risks to life and property from wildfires in many areas, while also placing great demands on public safety personnel,” wrote the non-profit Film LA in a Wednesday, January 8, production alert. “Deep appreciation […]
After sharing that message, Hough updated his followers with a second video taken from the car. He had his dog, Sunny.
“Sunny and I are safe and we're driving, but the reason why I say 'get out now' even if it's not near you, if there's somewhere you can go, is because: There's traffic,” he said. “And you will be stuck in traffic. And that's not good. So everybody, please be safe and send prayers to all the first responders and firefighters and just come together – you know, like, all you can do is work together.”
Other stars affected by the LA fires include Paris Hilton, Billy Crystal again Spencer Pratt again Heidi Montag.
