Actress Jamie Lee Curtis is facing criticism for likening the devastating wildfires currently sweeping the Los Angeles area to the ongoing war in Gaza.

A video clip of the 66-year-old Oscar-winning actress went viral, making these statements during a question-and-answer session with her colleague in the movie “The Last Showgirl,” Pamela Anderson, as part of the events of the new drama.

The "Wonderful Friday" star said, "I was born and raised in the City of Angels (Los Angeles), and now, the entire city is on fire everywhere, the entire Pacific Palisades area is gone."

Curtis added, "I mean, literally, my neighborhood is gone. My house is still there tonight, but I live in a different valley, but the entire Pacific Palisades area unfortunately looks like Gaza or like one of those countries that was destroyed by war and terrible things happened."

Curtis also announced yesterday, Friday, a donation of $1 million to relief efforts in Los Angeles to confront these devastating fires.

This is not the first time that Jamie Lee has publicly called for helping others, as she previously called for helping Ukrainian refugees in the wake of the Ukraine war.

Actress Jamie Lee Curtis was severely criticized for likening the devastating wildfires currently sweeping the Los Angeles area to the war in Gaza.

Followers’ criticism...
On the “X” platform, a large number of social media pioneers attacked the American star because of her comparison between upscale Los Angeles and war-torn Gaza, and one of them wrote, “This is a very horrific comparison.”

Another added, "I live in California, and you will never find me comparing these fires to Gaza. They are both tragedies, but they cannot be compared at all."

Another person criticized the superficial way people talk about Gaza, saying, "As if it wasn't a real tragedy until those scenes started to reflect what's happening in their closed communities, that's disgusting," and a fourth person asked, "Why would you say that?" .

Curtis’ position on the war on Gaza..
In October 2023, American actress Jamie Lee Curtis re-published a photo from the account of photojournalist Samar Abu Alouf, and the photo shows children looking at the sky from inside schools. The Relief and Works Organization for Refugees (UNRWA), and attached it to a message saying, “Palestinian families are searching for refuge with their children in the northern Gaza Strip inside UNRWA schools, and the children are afraid of the sound of bombing that they hear while they are there because of the events.” On the borders of the sector.

But Curtis wrote a comment on the photo in which she said, “Horror from the sky,” and attached it to the Israeli flag, as she thought the photo was of Israeli children, and as soon as the followers explained that they were Palestinian children afraid of the sounds of Israeli missiles, she deleted the post.

California fire losses..

Residents of the American city of Los Angeles returned to their homes after being evacuated due to the devastating forest fires that swept the city, only to find that what remained of their homes were nothing but rubble and debris.

The authorities said that the fires - which are considered one of the worst natural disasters in the history of California - claimed the lives of at least 11 people and caused total or partial damage to more than 10,000 buildings.

The fires also disrupted daily life in Los Angeles, as cultural and sporting events, including basketball matches and awards ceremonies, were postponed. Some roads were closed and flights were postponed due to the thick smoke that covered the sky.

This year's fires are the most devastating in California's history, with an estimated cost of between 135 and 150 billion dollars, and climate experts say that climate change plays a major role in increasing the frequency and severity of these natural disasters.