Hollywood star Mel Gibson told NewsNation on Thursday that his house burned down in the California wildfires while he was appearing on Joe Rogan’s podcast.
“I was in Austin, I was doing the Rogan podcast,” he said on NewsNation’s Elizabeth Vargas Reports. “And I was kind of ill at ease while we were talking because I knew my neighborhood was on fire, so I thought, ‘I wonder if my place is still there.’ But when I got home, sure enough, it wasn’t there.”
As NewsNation played footage of the wreckage, Gibson remarked, “I have never seen a place so perfectly burnt,” before adding:
There was a dozen places or so that were just non-existent. I mean, nothing but a chimney and a few roof tiles, and you dare not walk around for the nails and the whole deal. The vehicles were gone, everything. It was a real– It was completely toasted. I’ve never seen such a complete burn. It’s like someone did it on purpose to really destroy every aspect of it.
“My place looked like Dresden,” he continued. “It’s emotional. You know, I lived there for about 14, 15 years, so it was home to me, and I had a lot of personal things there that, you know, I can’t get back. All kinds of stuff. Everything from photographs to files to, you
Gibson concluded, “But you know, hey, and that can all be replaced, these are only things, and the good news is that those in my family and those I love are all well and we’re all happy and healthy and out of harm’s way.”
During his appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience this week, Gibson tore into California Governor Gavin Newsom’s leadership during the ongoing wildfires and joked, “All of our tax dollars probably went to Gavin’s hair gel.”
Rogan replied, “The whole state is just so poorly managed. It’s so frustrating and confusing and then he gets on TV and pretends everything’s great. ‘California’s the best, we have the best state, we have the most amazing economy,’ it’s like, you’re out of your fucking mind, dude. You ruined this state. You personally ruined it.”
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