Mel Gibson’s Malibu home was destroyed in the Palisades Fire he revealed, while he was away recording a podcast with Joe Rogan in Austin, Texas.
The Oscar-winning actor and director shared the news during a telephone interview with NewsNation’s Elizabeth Vargas Reports.
Gibson, who spoke over footage showing the remains of his home, said he was doing OK in the wake of the destruction.
“Obviously, it’s kind of devastating. It’s emotional,” he said.
Gibson said he was “ill at ease” during the podcast with Rogan because he was aware that his neighbourhood was on fire.
“When I got home, sure enough, [the house] wasn’t there,” he told Vargas.
“I went home and I said to myself, ‘Well at least I haven’t got any of those pesky plumbing problems anymore.'”
He said he and his girlfriend had evacuated, but she stayed in Calfornia while he went to Texas to do the podcast.