{"id":143582,"date":"2025-01-12T23:39:41","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T23:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/12\/tyler-perry-slams-insurance-companies-pure-greed-amid-la-wildfires\/"},"modified":"2025-01-12T23:39:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T23:39:41","slug":"tyler-perry-slams-insurance-companies-pure-greed-amid-la-wildfires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/12\/tyler-perry-slams-insurance-companies-pure-greed-amid-la-wildfires\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyler Perry Slams Insurance Companies\u2019 \u2018Pure Greed\u2019 Amid LA Wildfires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"95.373160476524\">\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3855386\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:150%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Tyler Perry<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">(Photo by Randy Shropshire\/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/tyler-perry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Tyler Perry<\/strong><\/a> slammed insurance companies who implemented policy changes ahead of the wildfires that have devastated the greater Los Angeles area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWatching a daughter use a garden hose to try and protect her 90-year-old parents\u2019 home because their insurance was canceled was just gut-wrenching to me,\u201d Perry wrote via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DEu5jDHPf0F\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> on Sunday, January 12.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoes anyone else find it appalling that insurance companies can take billions of dollars out of communities for years and then, all of a sudden, be allowed to cancel millions of policies for the very people they became rich on?\u201d the filmmaker continued. \u201cPeople who have paid premiums all of their lives are left with nothing because of pure greed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He concluded, \u201cAs I am in the process of trying to figure out what steps to take to do all I can to help as many as I can, I am keeping everyone in my prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\" wp_automatic_readability=\"12.964871194379\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/los-angeles-pacific-palisades-fire-celebrities-share-photos\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dan-Levy-Spencer-Pratt-and-More-Stars-Share-Their-Photos-of-the-Los-Angeles-Wildfires.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Dan Levy Spencer Pratt and More Stars Share Their Photos of the Los Angeles Wildfires\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dan-Levy-Spencer-Pratt-and-More-Stars-Share-Their-Photos-of-the-Los-Angeles-Wildfires.jpg?quality=40&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/los-angeles-pacific-palisades-fire-celebrities-share-photos\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Celebrities Share Personal Photos of Heartbreaking Los Angeles Wildfires<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tAs wildfires continue to spread across the Los Angeles area, several celebrities are taking to social media to share how they have been affected. \u201cEvacuated and safe with kids, dog and cats. Praying and grateful for the first responders,\u201d Mandy Moore wrote in a Wednesday, January 8, Instagram Story statement. In a follow-up post, she [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/business\/story\/2025-01-12\/california-homeowners-are-getting-cancelled-by-their-insurers-and-the-reasons-are-dubious\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Los Angeles Times<\/em><\/a>, State Farm General, the largest home insurer in California, announced in March 2024 it would not be renewing 30,000 home and condominium policies when they expired \u2014 1,600 of which were located in the Pacific Palisades.<\/p>\n<p>Per the <em>Times<\/em>, insurance company Chubb stopped writing new policies for high-value homes designated to be at high risk for wildfires, while Allstate also stopped writing new policies.<\/p>\n<p>Tens of thousands of people have been displaced by the wildfires that began a path of destruction through Los Angeles the morning of Tuesday, January 7, when high winds sparked fast-moving brush fires through the Pacific Palisades. The fires have since spread to surrounding neighborhoods, including Malibu and the Hollywood Hills.<\/p>\n<p>According to local authorities, the death toll has reached at least 16 people and is expected to rise as search and rescue efforts continue. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/live-blog\/california-wildfires-live-updates-rcna187240\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a> reports that the blaze has burned through 37,000 acres and destroyed over 12,000 structures.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \" wp_automatic_readability=\"8.5\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\" wp_automatic_readability=\"12.678571428571\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/los-angeles-pacific-palisades-fire-which-stars-are-affected\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1-Celebs-affected-by-fires.jpg?crop=0px%2C70px%2C1567px%2C885px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Celebs affected by fires\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1-Celebs-affected-by-fires.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/los-angeles-pacific-palisades-fire-which-stars-are-affected\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Which Stars Have Been Affected by the Los Angeles Fires?<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tLos Angeles saw a frightening natural weather event \u2014 and its star-studded community has been heavily impacted. An extreme wind storm, caused by Santa Ana gusts, sparked fast-burning brush fires at around 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 7, with drivers along Sunset Boulevard and Palisades Drive abandoning their cars to seek safety, according to the [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Over 150,000 people have been placed under mandatory evacuation orders, including stars like <strong>Mark Hamill, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/jennie-garth-takes-shelter-with-ex-husband-peter-facinelli-amid-l-a-fires-so-grateful\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jennie Garth<\/a><\/strong> and <strong>Mandy Moore<\/strong>. A number of celebrities, however, were not so lucky, as their homes were completely destroyed by the fires, including <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/paris-hilton-documents-visit-to-burned-down-l-a-home-my-heart-has-shattered-into-a-million-pieces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paris Hilton<\/a>, Anna Faris, Heidi Montag<\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/spencer-pratt-asks-followers-to-help-him-earn-money-after-l-a-fires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spencer Pratt<\/a>, Billy Crystal, Mel Gibson<\/strong> and <strong>Milo Ventimiglia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuweather.com\/en\/press\/media-advisory-accuweather-increases-estimate-of-total-damage-and-economic-loss-ascatastrophic-wildfires-in-southern-california-continue-to-ravage-the-los-angeles-area-updated-preliminary-estimate-i\/1732268#:~:text=News%20%2F%20Press-,MEDIA%20ADVISORY%3A%20AccuWeather%20increases%20estimate%20of%20total%20damage%20and%20economic,is%20%24135%2D%24150%20billion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AccuWeather<\/a>, the wildfires could be the costliest in U.S. history, with the total economic loss currently estimated to be between $135 billion and $150 billion as of Thursday, January 9.<\/p>\n<p><em>Check the <a href=\"https:\/\/lafd.org\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LAFD website<\/a> for local wildfire alerts and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/how-to-help-los-angeles-wildfire-victims-stars-share-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here for resources<\/a> on how to help those affected.<\/em><\/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.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/tyler-perry-slams-insurance-companies-pure-greed-amid-la-wildfires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tyler Perry (Photo by Randy Shropshire\/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association) Tyler Perry slammed insurance companies who implemented policy changes ahead of the wildfires that have devastated the greater Los Angeles area. \u201cWatching a daughter use a garden hose to try and protect her 90-year-old parents\u2019 home because their insurance was canceled was just gut-wrenching [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":143583,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-143582","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143582","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=143582"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143582\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}