Los Angeles is at the moment going through the worst wildfires within the metropolis’s historical past after a blaze broke out within the Palisades this week. Quite a few A-list celebrities have misplaced their homes — Paris Hilton, Anthony Hopkins, Eugene Levy, Billy Crystal, Miles Teller, and plenty of extra reportedly amongst them — and the indie-famous are additionally going through severe devastation. DIIV frontman Zachary Cole Smith’s home burned down in Altadena, simply north of Pasadena, and a GoFundMe was launched to assist him and his household get again on their ft.
DIIV made our checklist of the Finest Albums Of 2024 with their latest LP Frog In Boiling Water, and it’s protected to imagine a lot of the gear Smith used on that file was destroyed. What’s worse, although, is that his household has additionally misplaced all their child provides; his spouse Dani is six months pregnant with their second little one. Proper now, the GoFundMe is at simply over $44,000, surpassing the preliminary $30,000 aim. It’s a great begin, however undoubtedly not sufficient, and you may donate right here for those who’re in a position.
Rapper Fats Tony misplaced his Altadena home, too, and has arrange a GoFundMe of his personal. He’s donating a number of the cash raised to the Pasadena Humane Society. In the meantime in Malibu, Harbor Studios — the place Nicki Minaj recorded everything of Pink Friday 2 — was additionally destroyed within the fires.
