A Sense of Home has launched Home Bank LA to help survivors of the L.A. wildfires. Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, Ambassador Nicole Avant, and HGTV’s Drew Scott are among the early supporters of the initiative. Home Bank LA will offer survivors home kits, which include essential home items such as…

In the span of a few days, Paris Hilton and her nonprofit, 11:11 Media Impact, have put together $800,000 to put toward Los Angeles wildfire relief efforts, Deadline has confirmed. Already, she’s assigned $150,000 to GoFundMe’s Wildfire Relief Fund, with an eye toward providing 150 displaced Altadena…

The Directors Guild Foundation is working with the Motion Picture Television Fund to administer financial assistance to DGA members impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires. The fund — which will offer $2,000 grants to those in need of help with emergency relocation costs and/or help replacing personal…

Malibu Mayor Doug Stewart addressed his city’s response to the devastating Palisade Fire that ravaged the region last week. He praised “first responders, emergency crews, and all the agencies and organizations who have been working tirelessly during this crisis” and also gave updates on evacuation zones…

Having been dropped by WME and sued by Blake Lively for sexual harassment and an alleged online smear campaign, Justin Baldoni has now made it clear he never ever wants to work on a Disney project. That's certainly the tone and likely immediate impact of a January 7 letter sent to CEO Bob Iger and…

When flames appeared on a hillside near her home in Pacific Palisades last week, documentary filmmaker Tracy Droz Tragos knew to get out fast. She had witnessed firsthand the catastrophic force of a wildfire while working on the documentary Rebuilding Paradise, about the terrifying Camp Fire that razed…

The Writers Guild of America West and the Producers Guild of America have both partnered with the Entertainment Community Fund to provide relief to members who have been affected by the Los Angeles wildfires. The WGAW Board as well as a number of members have already pledged more than $700,000 to…

UPDATED with latest: Firefighters are getting a much needed break today as Santa Ana winds developed later and weaker than originally expected, but forecasters warn strong gusts are still possible into Wednesday. The National Weather Service had originally issued a “Particularly Dangerous Situation&#8221…

As the wildfires continue to incinerate homes, Annette Bening wants those who work across the entertainment community to know that the Entertainment Community Fund is here to offer immediate short term help. Bening is Chairman of the Board of the Entertainment Community Fund, which was long known as…

As wildfires continue to ravage Los Angeles County, Hollywood and media companies are joining with relief organizations in stepping forward to raise funds to help those impacted as well as first responders and other emergency agencies. The efforts include Fireaid, a benefit concert in the works…

On January 5, a top talent agent cut their stay at a post-Golden Globes party short, rushing home to get a jump on all the work that had piled up during the holiday break. Two days later, that home would burn down in the wildfires that decimated the Pacific Palisades and Altadena areas of Los Angeles in…

EXCLUSIVE: Dallas Raines wasn't born in the City of Angels, but few Angelenos exemplify Southern California like the Georgia-bred ABC7 News chief meteorologist, a perspective that is especially true in times of extreme weather like the hurricane-force winds and raging wildfires that have cut a seemingly…