Angelina Jolie housing stranded friends as deadly LA fires wreak havoc on city: ‘I’m taking care of people’

Angelina Jolie attends the 82nd Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California on Jan. 5, 2025.REUTERS

When the going gets tough, Angie gets going.

Angelina Jolie is stepping up to help her friends who have been evacuated from their homes due to the deadly LA fires.

The “Maria” star, 49, was spotted with her 16-year-old son Knox, whom she shares with ex-husband Brad Pitt, outside a grocery store this week in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles stocking up on bottled water and other supplies, which they loaded into the trunk of a black sedan.

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Angelina Jolie is helping her friends who have been displaced by the LA fires.Aissaoui Nacer / SplashNews.com
In a video obtained by Daily Mail, Jolie shared that she is housing and taking care of people “close” to her as the blazes continue to rip through communities across Los Angeles.

“We’re having people at our house,” the Oscar winner said when asked if she was concerned about the fires.

As for whether she has donated toward any organizations or funds offering relief to those affected by the fires, Jolie said, “Yeah, I will. Right now, I’m taking care of people close to me and having them at my house.”

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Topanga State Beach along the Pacific Coast Highway that was still smoldering in the wake of the wildfires that have ravaged the California coastal communities and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses.London Entertainment

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The first of the LA fires, the Palisades Fire, began burning on Tuesday, Jan. 7.London Entertainment
The star, who has earned rave reviews for her portrayal of Maria Callas in Pablo Larrain’s bio-pic about the legendary opera singer, owns a $25 million home in Los Feliz.

Prior to the LA fires breaking out on Tuesday, Jolie stepped out at Sunday’s Golden Globes. She was nominated for best performance by a female actor in a motion picture – drama for “Maria.”

The actress made headlines last month when she reached a divorce settlement with Pitt, 61, after a contentious eight-year legal battle.

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Helicopters dropped water on the Kenneth fire in the West Hills section of Los Angeles on Jan. 9.AP
Jolie isn’t the only celebrity who is taking in friends and loved ones fleeing the fires.

Prince Harry, 40, and wife Meghan Markle, 43, have opened the doors to their sprawling $29 million Montecito, Calif., mansion to several of their pals seeking shelter.

“Beverly Hills, 90210” actress Jennie Garth, 52, was given shelter by her ex-husband Peter Facinelli, with whom she shares three daughters after fires threatened her Pacific Palisades home.

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Jolie said she is planning to donate to disaster relief.ZUMAPRESS.com
Thus far, over 5,000 structures have been destroyed and more than 200,000 Angelenos have been evacuated as the Palisades, Eaton and Kenneth fires (among others) remain burning. Local authorities have said that at least 10 people are dead as a result of the wildfires.