{"id":17985,"date":"2025-01-11T17:10:34","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T17:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=17985"},"modified":"2025-01-11T17:10:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T17:10:34","slug":"jennifer-garner-chokes-up-while-revealing-she-lost-a-friend-in-the-la-fires-she-didnt-get-out-in-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=17985","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer Garner chokes up while revealing she \u2018lost a friend\u2019 in the LA fires: \u2018She didn\u2019t get out in time\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jennifer Garner has lost a friend to\u00a0the LA fires.<\/a><\/p>\n

The actress, 52, revealed the devastating news Friday during\u00a0an interview on MSNBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Appearing alongside World Central Kitchen Chef Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s, Garner told anchor Katy Tur about the death of her friend who she knew through church.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did lose a friend, and for our church, it\u2019s really tender so I don\u2019t feel like we should talk about it yet,\u201d the star told Tur, choking up. \u201cI did lose a friend. She didn\u2019t get out in time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jennifer Garner on MSNBC talking about the LA fires.MSNBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jennifer Garner revealed a friend from church died in the blaze.MSNBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The star fought back tears while revealing the news during the broadcast.MSNBC<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span>The official death toll from the Eaton and Palisades fires that tore through Los Angeles over the past few days rose to 11 on Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy heart bleeds for my friends,\u201d Garner added. \u201cI mean, I can think of 100 families, and there are 5,000 homes lost. I can \u2014 without even [thinking] \u2014 I could just write out a list of 100 friends who lost their homes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel almost guilty walking through my house.\u201d<\/p>\n

She continued, \u201cYou know, what can I do? How can I help? What can I offer? What do I have to offer with these hands and these walls and the safety that I have?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jennifer Garner feels \u201cguilty\u201d walking around her home that\u2019s still standing.MSNBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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She was onsite, helping feed volunteers and firefighters.MSNBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Garner spoke with MSNBC while volunteering with Andr\u00e9s, 55, to feed firefighters and evacuees at one of the chef\u2019s pop-up locations across Los Angeles County.<\/p>\n

The \u201c13 Going on 30\u201d star told Tur, 41, that Andr\u00e9s\u2019 work to serve those affected by the fires \u201cis an incredible thing to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWorld Central Kitchen and Chef Jos\u00e9 just come in and [said], \u2018We\u2019ve got you. We\u2019ve got this handled. Don\u2019t worry.’\u201d<\/p>\n

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Garner has been a Pacific Palisades resident for years.GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The fire has ravaged the gorgeous, upscale neighborhood.GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve lived in and around the Palisades for 25 years, so I just think all of us, we want to get our hands into working, somehow, to be helpful,\u201d she continued. \u201cAnd because of my work with Save The Children, we have a relationship with the chef, and I was able to just say, \u2018Can I be with you for the day? What can I do to help? Put me to work.’\u201d<\/p>\n

Only 8% contained, the Palisades Fire is the largest of the fires wreaking havoc on Los Angeles County. The blaze has burned over 21,000 acres in the coastal communities of Pacific Palisades and Malibu.<\/p>\n

Two other fires, the Eaton and Hurst fires,\u00a0are still out of control<\/a>. In total, over 200,000 people have been displaced, and more than 10,000 structures have been destroyed.<\/p>\n

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More than 200,000 people have been displaced.REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The death toll spiked to 11 on Friday.AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A firefighter looks on as the Palisades Fire burns a house.
\nMany celebrities rank among the thousands<\/a>\u00a0who have fled or lost their homes.<\/p>\n

Anthony Hopkins, Billy Crystal, Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag, Mandy Moore, Milo Ventimiglia, Paris Hilton, Anna Faris, Steve Guttenberg, Mel Gibson, Tina Knowles, Miles Teller, Cobi Smulders, Melissa Rivers, Jeff Bridges, Candy Spelling, Eugene Levy and Adam Brody and Leighton Meester are all stars whose homes have been destroyed by the fires.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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