Furious celebs fuel conspiracy theory about devastating LA fires – as Henry Winkler and Kourtney Kardashian lead outrage
Hollywood’s elite are fueling a conspiracy theory that an arsonist deliberately started the catastrophic fires that have killed at least 10 people and consumed more than 34,000 acres across Los Angeles.
Conspiracy theorists have been pushing the foul play narrative online since Tuesday, when two fires erupted in the city about 40 miles apart. Four additional fires have since broken out in area over the past couple of days.
But the idea is now rapidly spreading as celebrities, including Henry Winkler and Khloe Kardashian, broadcast their outrage on social media after police revealed a suspected arsonist was arrested in connection with the Kenneth Fire
‘THERE IS an ARSONIST here in LA,’ Winkler, 79, wrote in a now-viral tweet. ‘May you be beaten you unrecognizable!!! The pain you have caused!!!’
Kardashian, whose famous family has donated $2,500 worth of meals to first responders, took to her Instagram Stories to share a clip from New Nation about the individual suspected of starting the blaze.
‘You sick mother f**kers!’ the reality TV star, 40, captioned the clip, adding: ‘What the f**k is wrong with people?!?! Arson!!!! May you be fully prosecuted!!! What scum!!!’
Investigators are considering an array of possible ignition sources for the apocalyptic, fast-moving fires, but so far there has been no official indication of arson in the blazes. Sparking utility lines, one of the most common ignitors of wildfires, have not yet been identified as a cause either.
The LA Fire Department, responding to the celebrities’ incendiary messages blaming foul play, told TMZ ‘there’s no way to know at this moment exactly where and how the series of fires started, but an investigation is underway.’
The LA Fire team investigating each fire is the arson squad, but that is matter of course for every major fire, and does not confirm arson, the official said.
It comes as the LAPD confirmed it has one suspect in custody who is believed to have intentionally caused the unruly Kenneth Fire, which erupted late Thursday afternoon in the San Fernando Valley and is rapidly tearing through the West Hills.
Henry Winkler and Khloe Kardashian are fueling a conspiracy theory that an arsonist deliberately started the catastrophic fires that have killed at least 10 people and consumed more than 34,000 acres across Los Angeles
A firefighter monitors the advance of the Kenneth Fire in the West Hills section of Los Angeles on Thursday. The Kenneth Fire, which sparked mass evacuations in Calabasas — home to the Kardashians — and the Hidden Hills is being investigated as an arson incident, with one suspect arrested
Fire crews battle the Kenneth Fire in the West Hills section of Los Angeles on Thursday
Winkler’s home in the Brentwood neighborhood was in an evacuation zone for the Palisades fire – the largest of the fires burning in the LA area.
The Palisades fire has destroyed over 5,300 structures and firefighters had no containment.
The Happy Days star’s claims swiftly went viral with fellow celebs pledging their support.
Actress Alison Sweeney responded: ‘Agreed.’
Singer Chris Brown also had his suspicions, writing: ‘Someone starting these fires. S**t don’t add up.’
TV personality Elizabeth Chambers also chimed in, telling her fans ‘feels like this is a lot more than nature.’
After confirmation that a suspected arsonist had been arrested, Winkler updated his initial post, adding: ‘One in custody so far.’
Winkler’s fans quickly commented on his posts with one writing: ‘I’ve been watching all day and night. How is it possible for the fires to keep jumping for miles and miles. How did the Hollywood Hills fire start? I’m starting to wonder if it is arsonists or terrorists or both.
Others wrote: ‘You are right in a way.’ and ‘My opinion of you just sank. What good does physically harming them do? it would be upsetting to do and upsetting to watch. But locking them up would do some good.
‘Embers blown on wind can travel 2 miles or more and set fires off. While it is possible, it is doubtful that they are all caused by arson – especially when no rain since March 2024 and 100mph winds are added in.
‘Both starting the fires and from within the California government. They didn’t light the match. However, they did set the tone of government neglect that got us to this point.
‘Arsonist or terror attack – there’s no way fire’s just combust from nothing when winds are in a different direction and/or they’re popping up that far apart.’
Winkler’s claims swiftly went viral with some fans pledging their support to him and others lambasting him for spreading panic
‘You sick mother f**kers!’ she wrote on the clip, adding, ‘What the f**k is wrong with people?!?! Arson!!!! May you be fully prosecuted!!! What scum!!!’
Amid the destruction sparked by the Pacific Palisades fire, the Happy Days icon, 79, took to X with an an incendiary message blaming foul play
The Kenneth Fire, which sparked mass evacuations in Calabasas — home to the Kardashians — and the Hidden Hills is being investigated as an arson incident, with one suspect arrested.
The blaze is tearing through the West Hills at a rapid rate, with 900 exhausted first responders pulled from other high priority infernos in southern California to protect homes and try to contain the fiery flames.
LAPD senior lead officer Charles Dinsel told NewsNation Thursday that a suspect who is believed to have intentionally caused the unruly Kenneth Fire was in custody.
‘About 20 to 30 minutes later a suspect was detained over in Woodland Hills area by citizens. It is being investigated as a crime,’ Dinsel said.
The officer was asked directly if he believed the fire was set intentionally, and he said: ‘At this time, that’s what we believe. Yes.’
Sources told DailyMail.com that a resident called 911 to report a male attempting to set a fire at the 21700 block of Ybarra road at around 4.30pm.
The suspect was arrested and taken to Topanga station. LAPD Drake Madison cautioned: ‘We cannot confirm any connection to any fire at this time.’
Dinsel said there was no clear motive, adding that the area around Victory Trailhead is now being ‘closed off’ for further investigations and is being treated as a crime scene. The suspect is a homeless man in his 30s, according to the NY Post.
Fans quickly commented on Winkler’s post with one writing: ‘I’ve been watching all day and night. How is it possible for the fires to keep jumping for miles and miles. How did the Hollywood Hills fire start? I’m starting to wonder if it is arsonists or terrorists or both’
Firefighters are seen battling a blaze in Altadena
A home’s chimney was all that was left standing after the Eaton fire
The star is best known for his role as The Fonz in Happy Days – pictured 1974
Debris from a burned houses is seen in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood
The alleged arsonist’s arrest has fueled Hollywood A-listers’ worst fears that their homes are being targeted.
Although Kardashian didn’t mince her words after finding out about the arrest, she and her family are seemingly focused on helping others during this tragic time.
The Instagram page for Carousel Restaurant — an Armenian-Lebanese eatery — shared photos of meals they delivered to firefighters, funded by the Kardashian family.
Carousel, with locations in both Glendale and Hollywood, is a Kardashian/Jenner family favorite.
A number of photos shared by the restaurant saw happy firefighters holding boxes of food. Another snap saw food containers on a table with a receipt that showed the total for the meal order came to $2,505.43
‘We proudly delivered meals to several fire stations today. Thank you to the frontline members for your dedication to your communities. A special thank you to the Kardashian family for funding the meals—your generosity knows no bounds.’
The restaurant tagged her sisters Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, her brother Rob Kardashian and their mom Kris Jenner.
Khloe reshared the post to her Stories, writing, ‘My family and I wanted to feed a few fire houses today and we couldn’t think of a better restaurant to reach out to other then @carouselrestaurant. Our favorite Armenian restaurant!’
‘They whipped up hundreds of individual meals for so many firefighters, volunteers, first responders, and we could not be more thankful! Thank you for putting your lives on the line for all of us!’
The restaurant has been featured many times on Keeping Up With The Kardashians over the years, with the famous family often talking about how they visited it as children with the late Robert Kardashian.
Robert, who had Kim, Kourtney, Khloe and Rob with Kris, died on September 30, 2003 at age 59 from esophageal cancer.
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