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title: "Jamie Lee Curtis pledges $1 million to start LA wildfire fund"
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# Jamie Lee Curtis pledges $1 million to start LA wildfire fund

> LOS ANGELES, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Actor Jamie Lee Curtis, one of many celebrities who had to flee this week's wildfires in California, said on Thursday her family would donate $1 million to relief efforts.

By Reuters · Published 9 January 2025, 23:38 SAST · Updated 9 January 2025, 23:41 SAST

## Key points
- In a fiery twist of fate, Oscar-winning actress Jamie Lee Curtis is rallying her Hollywood pals and family to launch a fund for their smoke-choked community, proving that even in the face of wildfires, the show must go on—preferably with a side of philanthropy.
- Jamie Lee Curtis announces a fund to support her community affected by wildfires in California.
- The Oscar winner is collaborating with officials to ensure funds are directed for maximum impact.
- Curtis expresses concern for her home and community as wildfires continue to rage in Pacific Palisades.
- The Palisades fire, along with another blaze east of Los Angeles, remains active as of Thursday.

## Content

By Lisa Richwine

The Oscar winner, in a post on Instagram, said she and her husband, actor and director Christopher Guest, along with their children were starting a fund to support "our great city and state and the great people who live there."

Curtis said she was in contact with officials "as to where those funds need to be directed for the most impact." Her post featured a picture of smoke billowing above the famed Santa Monica Pier.

On Wednesday, Curtis said "my community and possibly my home is on fire."

Curtis [was among several movie and TV stars](https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?search=all%3AL1N3O40OR&linkedFromStory=true) who lived in Pacific Palisades, an upscale coastal area that was ravaged by an out-of-control wildfire that started on Tuesday. The Palisades fire, and another to the east of Los Angeles, were [still burning on Thursday.](https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?search=all%3AL1N3O50B1&linkedFromStory=true)

(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Sandra Maler)