Jean Smart told television networks preparing to host live awards shows that they would not televise the celebrations and instead show Los Angeles-area communities hit by deadly wildfires. He called on people to donate funds to help.
Smart, who accepted an award at the Golden Globes just days before the fire, complained on Instagram:
“Attention! With all due respect, during Hollywood's gala season, any network televising the upcoming awards will not be airing the awards and will be donating the proceeds they would have earned to the victims of the fires and firefighters. I would like you to seriously consider this.'' 73 years old. actress shared January 8th.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Smart for additional comment.
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Jean Smart called on television networks to not air awards shows and instead donate money to victims of the wildfires raging in Southern California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/GG2025/Penske Media, Getty Images)
Hollywood has postponed several events, including awards ceremonies, in response to multiple wildfires burning around Los Angeles County. The Critics' Choice Awards, scheduled for January 12th, have been postponed to January 26th.
“This unfolding tragedy has already had a profound impact on our community,” CCA CEO Joey Berlin said in a statement shared with FOX News Digital. “Our thoughts and prayers are with those battling this devastating fire and all those affected.”
“The rescheduled event will remain at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif., and will be broadcast live on E! and around the world. It will also be available on Peacock the following day.”
Jean Smart attended the 82nd Golden Globe Awards on January 5th. The first fire broke out on January 7th in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles County. (Sonya Fleming/CBS via Getty Images)
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Air tanker descends on Palisades fire. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
The Academy Awards and SAG Awards have also been postponed.
Academy Award nominations will be announced on January 19th instead of January 17th.
The postponement comes after production on several TV shows, including Drew Carey's host “The Price is Right” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” was halted. And “After Midnight”. Universal Studios also canceled filming on a number of series, including “The Hux,'' “Ted Lasso,'' and “Suits LA.''
The film's premiere was also affected by the raging Palisades Fire, which has now burned more than 17,000 acres. The premieres of Jennifer Lopez's “Unstoppable” and Blumhouse's “The Wolfman” were canceled Tuesday night.
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The sun rises over the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of west Los Angeles on January 9 in the aftermath of devastating wildfires. (Maria Alejandra Cardona/Reuters)
A raging wildfire in the Los Angeles area has killed at least five people and destroyed thousands of structures, officials said. Flames quickly engulfed homes and businesses as residents evacuated the smoky canyon and picturesque neighborhood home to many famous people.
Many of Tuesday's towering fires were fanned by powerful Santa Ana winds that gusted more than 70 miles per hour in some places. The winds eased Thursday, but the National Weather Service warned that the fires could spread quickly even after the gusts eased.
More than 1,900 structures were destroyed, and the number is expected to rise. More than 130,000 people are also under evacuation orders in the metropolitan area, from the Pacific Interior to Pasadena, but that number continues to change as new fires break out.
A Pacific Palisades restaurant goes up in flames overnight. The Pacific Palisades wildfire broke out on Tuesday, January 7, and rapidly spread due to Santa Ana winds in the Los Angeles area. (Michael Ho Wai Lee/Sipa, via AP)
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
