Olivia Newton-John's Family Evacuated
TMZ has confirmed that Olivia Newton-John's home is being threatened by the fire and her family has been evacuated. The singer is not in town, however, as she's in Canada wrapping up her tour.
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(Page 2 of 2) Previous 15 Comments16. Man, I hope Olivia's house is ok. That poor woman has had enough crap happen to her, she doesn't need to have her house burn down on top of it all.
Posted at 8:14PM on Oct 21st 2007 by Brian
17. Let's all boycott Tmz for a day for those stupid Kardassian pop-ups!!!
Yah ! NO ADS, TMZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted at 8:44PM on Oct 21st 2007 by Peter Rabbit
18. I just love Olivia and i hope her house is safe. She is such a sweet person and does not deserve anything bad in her life.
Posted at 9:04PM on Oct 21st 2007 by rollinontheriver
19. Gosh, I hope Olivia's house survived the fires. She truly is the nicest person you will ever meet and doesn't deserve the petty comments. This is a devastating thing for anyone to have to go through, even someone as well off as Olivia Newton-John. She and her family are in my prayers.
Posted at 11:34PM on Oct 21st 2007 by Kris
20. Olivia's home is beautiful. It's featured in the fabulous Deepak Chopra DVD "Seven Spiritual Laws of Success." If you haven't seen the video, it's great. Her new CD, which has some music from the DVD, is also fabulous.
Famous or not, losing your home must be terrible. I can think of the things I'd grab if forced to evacuate -- my child, my dog, and my laptop (with all of my scanned-in family photos that I'd hate to lose).
Good luck to those who are threatened by the fires. It's a sad situation.
Posted at 11:34PM on Oct 21st 2007 by bitterxwife
21. Oh, so you think Mel and Robyn Gibson aren't philanthropists? Think again.
From wikipedia:
(I wonder if Mr. Levin will allow this pro-Gibson post to remain?)
Although the Gibsons have avoided publicity over their philanthropy, they are believed to spend much money on various charities.[102] One known charity is Healing the Children. According to Cris Embleton, one of the founders, the Gibsons have given millions to provide lifesaving medical treatment to needy children worldwide.[103][104] The Gibsons have also supported the arts, funding the restoration of Renaissance artwork[105] and giving millions of dollars to NIDA.[106]
While filming the movie Apocalypto in the jungles of Mexico's Veracruz state, Mel Gibson donated one million dollars to the Rotary Club ([107]) to build houses for poor people in the region after some severe flooding wiped out many homes, stating:
"[T]hey had a lot of floods down there. It was like Louisiana down there in the southern regions. They had severe flooding and something like a million people were displaced and washed out. I've always been of the opinion that if you go into someone else's country to make a film you don't just go in there and stomp all over the place. You bring a gift. It's like going to somebody's house. You bring them a bottle of wine or a bunch of flowers or a box of chocolates and it's the same sort of thing on a big scale when you're going in to somebody's country and they are going to help you make your film. You help them first somehow or you give them a gift or you help in what way you can. So we sort of assisted with the flood relief stuff down there."[108]
Gibson has a reputation for discreetly assisting members of the entertainment community with substance abuse problems. He worked behind the scenes to get Robert Downey, Jr. some help at Corcoran State Prison.[109] Hole rocker Courtney Love praised Mel Gibson for saving her from a drug relapse after the Hollywood actor helped force her into rehab. Gibson sought to help the musician at a hotel in Los Angeles when he heard she was using drugs again. Love later recalled,
"I kept slamming the door in (Gibson's) face. There were two drug people with me who wouldn't leave, so they couldn't get me to rehab. But because of Mel, two drug people ran off to have a cheeseburger with him because he's Mel, and then Warren [Boyd] (her drug minder) could get me into rehab."[110]
Gibson has donated $500,000 to the El Mirador Basin Project to protect the last track of virgin rain forest in Central America and to fund archeological excavations in the "cradle of Mayan civilization." [111] In July 2007, Gibson again visited Central America to make arrangements for donations to the indigenous population. Gibson met with Costa Rican President Oscar Arias to discuss how to "channel the funds."[112] During the same month, Gibson pledged to give financial assistance to a Malaysian company named Green Rubber Global for a tire recycling factory located in Gallup, New Mexico.[113] While on a business trip to Singapore in September 2007, Gibson donated to a local charity for children with suffering from chronic and terminal illnesses.[114]
Posted at 10:12PM on Oct 22nd 2007 by LALALAND
22. Wow, I hope they can get this under control!
Posted at 5:59AM on Nov 4th 2007 by www.lake-shore.co.uk
