LOS ANGELES — Lower winds and intense firefighting efforts over the weekend helped contain the fires burning in and around Los Angeles, but the fires’ effects on the entertainment world continue.
Oscar nominations have been delayed and the film academy announced Monday that it would cancel a gathering of nominees because of the fire. It’s the latest change in Hollywood’s awards season and other projects are also being delayed. Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, announced on Sunday that she would not launch a Netflix lifestyle show as planned this week and would wait until March.
Celebrities and entertainment organizations are pledging millions to help those who have been displaced or lost their homes, and Beyoncé has directly pledged millions to help families affected by the Eaton Fire.
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While firefighters managed to keep the flames away from several populated areas this weekend, strong winds are expected to resume this week and last until Wednesday.
Thousands of homes were destroyed and 24 people died due to the fires. More people are missing and authorities expect the number to rise.
Here’s more on how fires are affecting celebrities and the entertainment world.
Beyoncé, Netflix and Comcast donate millions to help wildfire victims
Beyoncé has contributed $2.5 million to a new Los Angeles fire relief fund, created by her charitable foundation BeyGOOD.
The announcement came on Sunday via the BeyGOOD foundation’s Instagram account. “The fund is intended to assist families in the Altadena/Pasadena area who have lost their homes, as well as churches and community centers to meet the immediate needs of those affected by the wildfires,” it says. read in caption.
Founded in 2013, the BeyGOOD Foundation focuses on economic equity, “supporting marginalized and underfunded programs,” according to its mission statement.
Last week, Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles, said her Malibu bungalow was destroyed in the Los Angeles area fires. “It was my favorite place, my sanctuary, my sacred and happy place. now it’s gone,” she wrote on Instagram. “God bless all the brave men and women of our fire department who risked their lives in dangerous conditions.”
Netflix and Comcast NBCUniversal on Monday pledged $10 million each to organizations providing aid to victims of the Los Angeles area wildfires.
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said his donation would be split among five beneficiaries, including World Central Kitchen and the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation. Comcast Corporation Chairman and CEO Brian L. Roberts has allocated $2.5 million of his $10 million cash commitment to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles’ ReBUILD LA initiative. The rest of the money would be donated to other charitable foundations helping victims.
The Screen Actors Guild announced this weekend that it would commit $1 million to help members affected by the fires. Although much attention has been paid to stars who lost their homes, many less famous workers in the industry also lost their homes or were displaced by the fires.
The nonprofit fundraising group Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS awarded $500,000 in emergency grants to help Los Angeles area residents and first responders by providing meals, shelter, medical care, clothing and emergency financial assistance.
“These wildfires left deep scars, but they also ignited a powerful wave of support from Broadway to the West Coast,” said Robert E. Wankel, chairman of the Board of Directors of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and President and CEO of The Shubert. Organization.
Meghan delays launch of Netflix series
The Duchess of Sussex has postponed the release of her new Netflix series due to the wildfires that have ravaged the Los Angeles area.
“With Love, Meghan” was set to debut Wednesday, but the streaming service said Sunday it supports her request to push the premiere to focus on helping those affected by the fires.
The Duchess was born and raised in Los Angeles and now lives in Montecito, California with Harry, the Duke of Sussex and their two children.
On Saturday, the royal couple visited Pasadena to distribute food and water to fire victims and thank first responders.
“With Love, Meghan” is a lifestyle program featuring the Duchess chatting with famous friends and demonstrating tasks such as flower arranging and baking. “I’ve always loved taking something that’s pretty ordinary and elevating it,” Meghan says in the trailer. The show will now release on March 4.
Original work by composer Arnold Schoenberg lost in fires
The publisher of Arnold Schoenberg’s works says the composer’s original manuscripts and scores were lost in the Los Angeles wildfires.
Belmont Music Publishers, located in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, made the announcement Sunday.
“We lost our entire inventory of sales and rental equipment,” the company said in a statement. “We hope that in the near future we will be able to “rise from the ashes” in a fully digital form. … There are certain scores and performance materials for which we have digital scans.
Born in Austria, Schoenberg moved to the United States when the Nazis took power and settled in Los Angeles, where he died in 1951.
Schoenberg gained attention for a 12-tone composition technique and, with his students, including Alban Berg and Anton Webern, became known as the Second Viennese School. Among his best-known works are “Ewartung”, “Gurre-Lieder”, “Verklärte Nacht” and “Pierrot Lunar”.
Sundance Film Festival will continue as planned
Many Hollywood events have been postponed and canceled due to the ongoing fires in the Los Angeles area, but the Sundance Film Festival still plans to move forward with next week’s 11-day event in Park City, LA. ‘Utah.
In a letter Monday to Southern California registrants, Institute CEO Amanda Kelso and festival director Eugene Hernandez wrote that “we may cry, but we also know that it is important to continue “. Those who received the letter were also asked to further explain how they were affected by the fires.
Michelle Satter, founding director of the Sundance Institute and its arts programs, wrote on social media last week that she lost her home in the Palisades fire. Satter is among those honored at the festival’s opening gala on January 24.
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Entertainment writers Maria Sherman, Mark Kennedy and Lindsey Bahr and writers Alicia Rancilio and Ron Blum contributed to this report.
