Jamie Lee Curtis slammed for comparing Palisades fire damage to Gaza: 'It's just so disrespectful'

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Jamie Lee Curtis faced intense backlash over a comment she made about the damage caused by the wildfires blazing across parts of Los Angeles for days.

The ‘Freaky Friday’ actress was doing a Q&A with her 'The Last Showgirl' co-star Pamela Anderson for the new movie on Thursday, January 9, when she compared the devastating situation to war-torn Gaza, as reported by The Independent.

Jamie Lee Curtis says 'Pacific Palisades looks like Gaza'

Jamie Lee Curtis said at the event, "I am born and raised in the City of Angels. And the entire City of Angels is on fire, everywhere. The entire city of the Pacific Palisades is gone." 

"I mean literally my neighborhood — gone. My house tonight is still there but I live in a different canyon. But the entire Pacific Palisades looks like, unfortunately, Gaza, or one of these war-torn countries where awful things have happened," she claimed.

The 66-year-old actress further noted, "And there are now fires breaking out everywhere. So it feels totally bizarre to be talking about a movie, and yet it’s a piece of art, and art will save us no matter what."

Jamie Lee Curtis faces backlash for comparing Los Angeles wildfires to war-torn Gaza

As the clip of Jamie Lee Curtis commenting on the Los Angeles wildfires went viral, netizens took to social media to share their thoughts, with many condemning the actress for making such a comparison. 

One commented, "Yes that’s very arrogant," and another wrote, "Why is she comparing it to Gaza… she’s so f***** weird Gaza been going through this for years."

"The flippant way people talk about Gaza. As if it wasn’t a real tragedy until those scenes started being reflected in their gated communities. It’s gross," a person expressed. 

One more stated, "I live in california and you would never find me comparing these fires to gaza…both tragedies but not comparable AT ALL."  

"Americans love comparing bad things that happen here to some horrific situation elsewhere. And what they’re really trying to say is 'this isn’t supposed to happen to us. It happens to them. Not US,'" another comment read. 

Another took a jibe at Curtis, writing, "Yes, those in Gaza can also evacuate to their 2nd or 3rd homes and have millions in their bank accounts, so…" 

One more said, "Comparing California wildfires to actual war zones shows such a disconnection from the real human cost of conflict." 

A Reddit user said, "This is an insane take? Wildfires are terrifying and people losing their houses is obviously sad, but the last time I checked the death toll of these fires it was around 10 people so far. It's just so disrespectful of Palestinians' suffering on such a deep level."

"This can't be brushed off as being solely tone-deaf. This is a very intentional comparison by Jamie. When does she stop being insufferable? I'm tired of the aloof act. She is going through something very devastating, and she, along with James Woods, is taking this time to still be awful. I just can't," another Redditor wrote. 

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