Actor Mel Gibson Responds After Loss Of Malibu Home To Wildfire

Mel Gibson has revealed that his Malibu home was destroyed by the Los Angeles wildfires while he was in Austin, Texas, recording a podcast with Joe Rogan.

The Oscar-winning actor and director shared the news during a phone interview on NewsNation’s “Elizabeth Vargas Reports.” Despite the devastation, however, Gibson stated that he was holding up well in the aftermath.

“Obviously, it’s kind of devastating. It’s emotional,” he said. “You live there for a long time, and you had all your stuff. You remember [comedian] George Carlin talking about your stuff? I had my stuff there, and it’s all like, I’ve been relieved from the burden of my stuff because it’s all in cinders.”

Gibson also noted that he was “ill at ease” during his appearance on Rogan’s podcast because he was aware of the rapidly expanding wildfire in his neighborhood.

“When I got home, sure enough, [the house] wasn’t there,” he told Vargas. “I went home and I said to myself, ‘Well, at least I haven’t got any of those pesky plumbing problems anymore.’”