Kelly Osbourne lashes out at celebrities asking for ‘photos’ during California wildfires
Kelly Osbourne has slammed celebrities who she thinks are using them California wildfires as “photo”.
“Is it just me being my normally overthinking, cynical self, or is it really disturbing to see all these celebrities using other people’s pain and suffering as a photo to say, ‘Look, I’m helping, I’m doing this, I’m doing that?'” asked ua TikTok video earlier this week.
“I don’t believe you help because you get attention for helping, I believe you only help because you want to. I’m so confused, I think it’s so wrong,” Osbourne, 40, added. “No one asked you to come out and hug yourself, go home.”
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TV personality Kelly Osbourne has taken to social media to call out “disturbing” celebrities who “use other people’s pain and suffering” as a “photo op” amid the LA fire. (FOX via Getty Images)
The daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne didn’t call out any celebrities in particular.
Her comments come after the Hollywood actress Justine Bateman accused Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle of using the Palisades Fire as a “photo op.”
“Meghan Markle and Harry are no better than an ambulance rush,” Bateman, 58, written by X on Saturday night. What a repulsive ‘photoshoot’ they achieved.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle volunteered during the wildfires in Southern California. (Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)
“They ‘avoid damage’?” she asked, referring to the media footage she reposted on the social platform. “Are they politicians now? They don’t live here; they’re tourists. Disaster tourists.”
Recorded the video Fox 11 Los Angeles showed Harry and Markle in Pasadena, hanging out with the city’s mayor, Victor Gordo.
Fox News Digital has additionally learned that Prince Harry and Markle opened their home to friends and family who were forced to evacuate, also donating clothing, baby items and other necessities to help the affected community.
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Meanwhile, other celebrities, including Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee, criticized artists for self-promotion during the fire.
Lee, 62, took to social media earlier this week to condemn celebrities promoting albums and tours as Los Angeles was severely damaged by the wildfires.
“I’m fucking sick when I see most people [carrying] on social media posting!” Lee wrote Instagram.
“Nobody cares right now guys — when your record drops or your next concert when so many people are in the middle of one of the biggest disasters of all time!”
A house burns in the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California on January 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
He concluded his post by saying, “I realize there’s always some comic relief [needed]but Jesus Christ leave it all alone and maybe just stop and see who needs help if you can.”
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Mötley Crüe paid tribute to those badly affected by the Los Angeles fires, while Lee’s band shared their feelings on social media January 9.
Massive and deadly wildfires broke out in the Los Angeles area on January 7, forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee for safety as their homes and businesses were destroyed. Officials said Thursday that more than 30 people were still missing, while two additional deaths brought the death toll to 27.
The remains of the Masjid-Al-Taqwa mosque are seen after the Eaton fire Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Altadena, California. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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In the report released Thursday night, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed that 10 people died in the Palisades fire and 17 people died in the Eaton fire.
“We continue to work with multiple partners, not only in recovering the remains, but then ultimately identifying the deceased and then notifying the next of kin,” Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna told reporters during a news conference earlier in the day.
Luna said it’s likely more remains will be discovered in those areas, which is why officials are maintaining evacuation orders around those locations.
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Fox News Digital’s Stephen Sorace contributed to this report.
