{"id":142824,"date":"2025-01-08T21:46:10","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T21:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/08\/ben-affleck-evacuates-abandons-20-5-million-mansion-amid-palisades-fire\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T21:46:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T21:46:10","slug":"ben-affleck-evacuates-abandons-20-5-million-mansion-amid-palisades-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/08\/ben-affleck-evacuates-abandons-20-5-million-mansion-amid-palisades-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Affleck Evacuates, Abandons $20.5 Million Mansion Amid Palisades Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>As devastating wildfires continue to ravage Southern California, more than 30,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes.<\/p>\n<p>The area is home to countless celebrities, many of whom have been profoundly impacted by this historic disaster.<\/p>\n<p>One such star is Ben Affleck, who was forced to abandon the $20.5 million Pacific Palisades mansion that he purchased just five months ago.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1358673668-1-1024x705.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Affleck attends the Los Angeles premiere of Amazon Studio's &quot;The Tender Bar&quot; at TCL Chinese Theatre on December 12, 2021 in Hollywood, California. \" class=\"wp-image-516335 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1358673668-1-1024x705.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1358673668-1-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1358673668-1-768x529.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1358673668-1-2048x1410.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1358673668-1-960x661.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1358673668-1-1080x744.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1358673668-1-1200x826.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1358673668-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ben Affleck attends the Los Angeles premiere of Amazon Studio\u2019s \u201cThe Tender Bar\u201d at TCL Chinese Theatre on December 12, 2021 in Hollywood, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Amy Sussman\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ben-affleck-evacuates-amid-life-threatening-wildfires\">Ben Affleck Evacuates Amid Life-Threatening Wildfires<\/h2>\n<p>Affleck reportedly closed on the five-bedroom, six-bathroom in July of 2024, shortly after his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/10\/jennifer-lopez-finally-breaks-silence-on-ben-affleck-divorce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">separation from Jennifer Lopez<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/jennifer-lopez-and-ben-affleck-divorce-finalized-who-got-what\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lopez and Affleck finalized their divorce<\/a> earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Ben\u2019s turbulent 2025 continues, as <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/01\/08\/celebrity-news\/ben-affleck-bought-pacific-palisades-home-5-months-before-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Page Six<\/a> is reporting that his home lies squarely within the mandatory evacuation area.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1474426818-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Affleck attends the \" air=\"\" world=\"\" premiere=\"\" during=\"\" the=\"\" sxsw=\"\" conference=\"\" and=\"\" festivals=\"\" at=\"\" paramount=\"\" theater=\"\" on=\"\" march=\"\" in=\"\" austin=\"\" texas.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-516337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1474426818-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1474426818-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1474426818-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1474426818-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1474426818-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1474426818-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1474426818-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1474426818-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Affleck attends the \" air=\"\" world=\"\" premiere=\"\" during=\"\" the=\"\" sxsw=\"\" conference=\"\" and=\"\" festivals=\"\" at=\"\" paramount=\"\" theater=\"\" on=\"\" march=\"\" in=\"\" austin=\"\" texas.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-516337 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1474426818-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1474426818-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1474426818-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1474426818-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1474426818-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1474426818-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1474426818-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1474426818-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ben Affleck attends the \u201cAIR\u201d world premiere during the 2023 SXSW Conference and Festivals at The Paramount Theater on March 18, 2023 in Austin, Texas. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Michael Loccisano\/Getty Images for SXSW)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The outlet also reports that Affleck headed straight to the home of his first wife, Jennifer Garner, who lives her and Ben\u2019s three kids, Violet, 19, Seraphina, 16, and Samuel, 12. <\/p>\n<p>According to Page Six, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/01\/08\/celebrity-news\/ben-affleck-flees-to-jennifer-garners-home-amid-palisades-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Garner lives<\/a> \u201cwho live a short distance from\u201d Affleck, but in an area that has not yet been affected by the fires.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-days-of-devastation\">Days of Devastation<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1358672750-723x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Affleck attends the Los Angeles premiere of Amazon Studio's &quot;The Tender Bar&quot; at TCL Chinese Theatre on December 12, 2021 in Hollywood, California.\" class=\"wp-image-516334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1358672750-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1358672750-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1358672750-768x1088.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1358672750-1446x2048.jpg 1446w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1358672750-678x960.jpg 678w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1358672750-763x1080.jpg 763w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1358672750-847x1200.jpg 847w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1358672750-scaled.jpg 1808w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1358672750-723x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Affleck attends the Los Angeles premiere of Amazon Studio's &quot;The Tender Bar&quot; at TCL Chinese Theatre on December 12, 2021 in Hollywood, California.\" class=\"wp-image-516334 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1358672750-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1358672750-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1358672750-768x1088.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1358672750-1446x2048.jpg 1446w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1358672750-678x960.jpg 678w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1358672750-763x1080.jpg 763w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1358672750-847x1200.jpg 847w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1358672750-scaled.jpg 1808w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1358672750-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ben Affleck attends the Los Angeles premiere of Amazon Studio\u2019s \u201cThe Tender Bar\u201d at TCL Chinese Theatre on December 12, 2021 in Hollywood, California.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Kevin Winter\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The fires began Tuesday morning, and sadly, they\u2019re still a long from being contained.<\/p>\n<p>High wind warnings continue through this evening, and it\u2019s too early to even begin calculating the damage. The Los Angeles Times reports that at least two people have been killed and more than 1,000 homes and businesses destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>And of course, Ben is far from the only celebrity who\u2019s been impacted by the disaster.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1445867717-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Affleck on stage at the 2022 New York Times DealBook on November 30, 2022 in New York City. \" class=\"wp-image-516336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1445867717-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1445867717-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1445867717-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1445867717-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1445867717-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1445867717-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1445867717-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1445867717-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Affleck on stage at the 2022 New York Times DealBook on November 30, 2022 in New York City. \" class=\"wp-image-516336 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1445867717-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1445867717-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1445867717-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1445867717-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1445867717-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1445867717-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1445867717-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1445867717-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ben Affleck on stage at the 2022 New York Times DealBook on November 30, 2022 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Thos Robinson\/Getty Images for The New York Times)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Numerous other stars have been devastated by this week\u2019s fires, including James Woods and Anna Faris, both of whose houses were destroyed by the flames.<\/p>\n<p>Reality star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/spencer-pratt-watches-house-burn-down-amid-los-angeles-wildfires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spencer Pratt documented the destruction of his mansion<\/a> on social media, while <em>All My Children <\/em>actor Cameron Mathison shared the tragic loss of the house he hoped to pass down to his kids.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are safe. But this is what\u2019s left of our beautiful home,\u201d Mathison wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DEkkT_Evt6l\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> today. \u201cOur home where our kids were raised and where they wanted to raise their own someday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/ben-affleck-evacuates-abandons-20-5-million-mansion-amid-palisades-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As devastating wildfires continue to ravage Southern California, more than 30,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes. The area is home to countless celebrities, many of whom have been profoundly impacted by this historic disaster. One such star is Ben Affleck, who was forced to abandon the $20.5 million Pacific Palisades mansion that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":142825,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-142824","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142824\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}