LA wildfires will affect entertainment

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The wildfires in Los Angeles not only destroyed the homes of celebrities, but also affected the lives of other people in the entertainment industry and will thereby affect the industry itself, New York Post entertainment reporter Sean Mandell.   #LosAngeles #Hollywood

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00:00Yeah, indeed, and just looking, I mean, at the entertainment industry more broadly, I

00:05mean, you mentioned some of the celebrities and, you know, on our list we're being told

00:09Mel Gibson, Billy Crystal, Anthony Hopkins, Jeff Bridges, some of the people who've lost

00:13their homes in addition to the ones you mentioned.

00:16And some people watching might say, OK, well, they'll probably be all right financially,

00:20but they also are just really, aren't they, the tip of an iceberg in a whole ecosystem

00:25of people involved in the entertainment industry, it includes people like makeup artists and

00:31security staff.

00:32I mean, thousands of lives have been seriously affected, haven't they?

00:37Absolutely.

00:38I mean, it is an industry town.

00:40You know, we have to think of it, I think it's foremost, it's a foremost thing to be

00:44at in our mind is that it does trickle down to every other person who is involved in the

00:54entertainment industry.

00:55You know, you have, this is going to halt work on things.

00:59And that seems bizarre to maybe, you know, think about it in that way, but that is the

01:05economy of Los Angeles.

01:07And that has ripple effects that will go out because there are going to be people who are

01:13unable to work on projects.

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