The Braveheart star said the loss of his home was 'emotional' and 'devastating' but his family are 'happy and healthy and out of harm's way'.
Braveheart star Mel Gibson has revealed his home was destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires that are currently raging - while he was recording a podcast interview with Joe Rogan.
“I was doing the Rogan podcast, I was kind of ill at ease while we were talking because I knew my neighbourhood was on fire, so I thought ‘I wonder if my place is still there’, but when I got home, sure enough, it wasn’t there,” he said.“You live there for a long time, and you had all your stuff. I lived there for about 14, 15 years so it was home to me.
During the podcast interview, Gibson expressed frustration at the city’s response to the wildfires which has seen criticism aimed at governor of California Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass. Gibson won the Oscar for best director and best picture in 1996 for Braveheart, the action film where he starred as Scottish rebel, William Wallace, who sets out to battle King Edward I of England.
So far, five people have been killed in the devastating fires according to officials, with over 1000 homes destroyed and 70,000 people evacuated.
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