The celebrities who are losing it all

The economic impact of the fires in Los Angeles is going to be enormous.. Among the losses will be priceless material goods that celebrities have acquired over decades..

The Wall Street Journal among those reporting, “Some of the biggest movers and shakers” live here, said Cindy Ambuehl, a former actress and real-estate agent who lives in Santa Monica Canyon. “These people, most know them as big celebrities. We know them as the football coach or [fellow] parent on bake-sale day,” she said. “This is our community.” 

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Celebrities who have owned homes in Pacific Palisades include Ben Affleck, who bought a $20.5 million home last year, along with Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson—whose homes were improbably spared as a neighboring mansions smoldered, multiple news outlets reported.

The actors John Goodman along with Miles Teller of “Top Gun: Maverick” fame, who bought a $7.5 million home in Pacific Palisades in 2023, weren’t so lucky.

More losses: Anna Faris.. Paris Hilton.. Adam Brody.. Ricki Lake.. Eugene Levy.. James Woods.. Cameron Mathison.. Many Moore.. Billy Crystal.. and more and more and more developing..

Neither was Sir Anthony Hopkins, who owned neighboring houses that he purchased for $12.6 million combined. 

Also among the losses: The mask from SILENCE OF THE LAMBS..

Indeed.. the late great Hannibal Lector..