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Mel Gibson’s Malibu residence was destroyed within the Palisades Fireplace he revealed, whereas he was away recording a podcast with Joe Rogan in Austin, Texas.

The Oscar-winning actor and director shared the information throughout a phone interview with NewsNation’s Elizabeth Vargas Experiences.

Gibson, who spoke over footage exhibiting the stays of his residence, mentioned he was doing OK within the wake of the destruction.

“Clearly, it is sort of devastating. It is emotional,” he mentioned.

Gibson mentioned he was “in poor health relaxed” in the course of the podcast with Rogan as a result of he was conscious that his neighbourhood was on hearth.

“After I bought residence, positive sufficient, [the house] wasn’t there,” he instructed Vargas.

“I went residence and I mentioned to myself, ‘Nicely at the very least I have not bought any of these pesky plumbing issues anymore.'”

He mentioned he and his girlfriend had evacuated, however she stayed in Calfornia whereas he went to Texas to do the podcast.