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Meryl Streep Escapes LA Wildfires; Osment Loses Home

1/29/2025

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Meryl Streep found herself in a harrowing situation during the Los Angeles wildfires on January 8, as a fallen tree obstructed her escape. In a desperate move, she cut a hole in her fence to flee. Tragically, fellow actor Haley Joel Osment lost his home, part of the devastating toll of over 10,000 homes destroyed in the inferno.

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Meryl Streep found herself in a harrowing situation during the Los Angeles wildfires on January 8, as a fallen tree obstructed her escape. In a desperate move, she cut a hole in her fence to flee. Tragically, fellow actor Haley Joel Osment lost his home, part of the devastating toll of over 10,000 homes destroyed in the inferno.