The devastating Los Angeles fires, which are now only about 35% contained, have taken so much from so many, including a few of our favorite celebrities. This Is Us star Mandy Moore revealed that her home was among thousands destroyed by the L.A. fires. But the singer/actress and her family have luckily found refuge at the home of actress Hilary Duff and her husband Matthew Koma.
How Hilary Duff and Matthew Koma are helping Mandy Moore’s family
Moore’s brother-in-law, Griffin Goldsmith, recently shared on Instagram that Duff and her family have kindly opened their home to Moore, her husband, Taylor Goldsmith and their three children.
“Our dear friends @matthewkoma and @hilaryduff thought it wise to set up a gofundme for us to help with everything moving forward,” Griffin wrote on his and his brother’s band’s Instagram. “Not to mention they are currently housing my brother’s family. They’ve taken care of my entire family from the moment this began. I will never be able to thank them adequately. This is the kindest act any human could do for another. They are the most beautiful, selfless people we’ve ever known.”
Griffin also shared the situation he and his family are in, which is similar to that of Moore and her husband. “We’ve lost everything,” Griffin wrote. “8 years of memories made in our house. 20 years of gear.”
Duff and Koma have kindly set up a GoFundMe page for Griffin and his family, who are expecting a newborn any week now, which has raised over $200,000 already.
Why Mandy Moore faces criticism over her GoFundMe post after L.A. fires
Mandy Moore’s GoFundMe post sparked criticism despite her intention to support her family. Just a few days ago, Moore shared the GoFundMe page, which was set up by Duff and Koma, to her own Instagram, but fans and critics were not thrilled.
Many have shared their thoughts, saying that Moore should not be sharing a GoFundMe page when she has enough money to help herself.
One comment read, “YOU give your brother-in-law that money! Why ask millions of Americans who are struggling just to get by?” Another comment said, “I’m sure you can cover that 60K!!” while another wrote, “If they can afford to live there, they can afford to rebuild, enough said!”
But Moore shared her own message back, telling critics to “Kindly F OFF” in a since-deleted post.
“So many have asked how to help during this unimaginable and stressful time … Please consider donating and sharing to help them rebuild… And people questioning whether we’re helping out our own family or attributing some arbitrary amount of money Google says someone has is NOT helpful or empathetic,” Moore wrote. “Of course we are… Our buddy Matt started this GoFundMe and I’m sharing because people have asked how they can help them,” Moore added. “We just lost most of our life in a fire too. Kindly F OFF. No one is forcing you to do anything.”
While the main part of Moore’s home is “miraculously” still intact, the actress and her family are unable to live there. But thanks to the generosity of Duff and Koma, the family has a place to call home, even if just for a little while.
