Mandy Moore Slams Critics Of GoFundMe She Shared For Friend Who Lost House To Wildfires
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"Kindly F OFF," the actor, whose own home in Southern California was severely damaged, wrote Friday on Instagram.
“This Is Us” star Mandy Moore won’t apologize for sharing a GoFundMe page on Instagram in support of her in-laws, who’ve lost their home to ongoing wildfires in Southern California.
“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,” Moore wrote in the Instagram post’s caption. “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,” the actor, whose own house was damaged by the blaze, continued. “We just lost most of our life in a fire too. Kindly F OFF. no one is forcing you to do anything.” The comments on the post had been turned off.
Moore was one of many celebrities affected by the continuing wildfires, which have engulfed the Los Angeles metropolitan area since Tuesday and destroyed more than 12,300 structures, including homes, schools and commercial buildings, per CalFire. More than 150,000 people have been placed under evacuation orders as of Saturday.
Moore’s house in the Altadena neighborhood lies roughly 30 miles east of Pacific Palisades, where fellow “This Is Us” actor Milo Ventimiglia saw his house reduced to cinders. The Palisades Fire is currently only 11% contained.