Mandy Moore Issues Blunt Response to Critics After Sharing GoFundMe Link Amid LA Wildfires
- Mandy Moore promoted a fundraiser to help her family members who lost their home in the Los Angeles wildfires, including her brother-in-law who is a touring musician and lost his entire arsenal of drums/percussion.
Mandy Moore sent a direct message to people who criticized her for promoting a fundraiser aimed at helping members of her extended family who were impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires .
Moore, whose own home was significantly damaged by the Eaton Fire, revealed on Thursday, Jan. 9, that her brother-in-law and sister-in-law "lost their home and everything they own" in the blaze with just weeks remaining until the arrival of their first child.
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" Griffis a touring musician and also lost his entire arsenal of drums/percussion he uses to make a living," Moore, 40, wrote of her brother-in-law. "It's all so much. So many have asked how to help during this unimaginable and stressful time…Please consider donating and sharing to help them rebuild."
The This Is Us star shared an image of a GoFundMe fundraiser on Instagram and included a direct link to the page in her Instagram bio. Following her initial caption for the post, Moore added a special note to the many social media users who posted comments asking whether the "Candy" singer was providing financial assistance to her family members.
"And people questioning whether we're helping out our own family or attributing some arbitrary amount of money google says someone has is NOT helpful or empathetic," the A Walk to Remember actress wrote. "Of course we are. Our buddy Matt started this go fund me and i'm sharing because people have asked how they can help them. We just lost most of our life in a fire too. Kindly F OFF. no one is forcing you to do anything."
Earlier Thursday, Moore revealed in a separate post on Instagram that her own family's home was "not livable but mostly intact." However, her husband, Dawes singer and guitarist Taylor Goldsmith , and her brother-in-law lost their studio "with every instrument and piece of equipment they've ever owned."
The Eaton Fire first ignited on Tuesday, Jan. 7, and had burned more than 13,600 acres as of 3:50 p.m. local time on Thursday, Jan. 9, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). The state agency estimated that 4,000 structures were destroyed in the blaze, which was still 0 percent contained as of Thursday evening.
In addition to the Eaton Fire, firefighters were also battling the nearby Palisades Fire in Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades neighborhood. The wildfire, which also ignited on Tuesday, burned more than 17,200 acres and was also 0 percent contained as of 2:20 p.m. Thursday afternoon, according to Cal Fire.
