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Red carpets at Hollywood screenings of new films starring Nicole Kidman and Viola Davis have been cancelled as wildfires rage in California.
Stars were expected to step out before screenings of movies including Davis’s Widows and Kidman’s Destroyer at the American Film Institute’s AFI Fest.
But the glitzy red carpet walks were called off out of respect to those affected by the fires.
The official death toll has risen to 48, with dozens of people missing.
Annapurna Pictures, which is distributing Destroyer, said the film-makers, cast and crew “express their deepest condolences to the victims and those who have been affected and are extremely grateful to all who have risked their lives in responding”.
20th Century Fox also cancelled its event for Widows, directed by Oscar-winner Steve McQueen.
A spokesperson said the studio would match the cost of its post-screening event with a donation to a disaster relief fund based in Los Angeles.
It follows the cancellation of red carpets for Mark Wahlberg comedy Instant Family, the Coen Brothers’ The Ballad of Buster Scruggs and the Sandra Bullock thriller Bird Box.
Meanwhile, after losing their home to the fire earlier in the week, singer Miley Cyrus and her actor partner Liam Hemsworth have donated $500,000 (£385,000) to The Malibu Foundation through Cyrus’ charity Happy Hippie.
Yesterday, Hemsworth shared a photo of their home’s remains.
BBC