Mandy Moore tells critics to ‘F off’ amid backlash to wildfire GoFundMe
Jan 10, 2025
Mandy Moore is defending her post imploring followers to donate to a GoFundMe for her in-laws and friends displaced by the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, telling critics to “kindly F OFF.”
The Emmy-nominated “This Is Us” star, one of many celebrities whose home was destroyed in the deadly blazes, spoke out after posting a link on Thursday to a GoFundMe established for her brother- and sister-in-law, Griff and Kit Goldsmith, who are expecting their first child in just a few weeks.
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In an edited Instagram post, Moore addressed the backlash to the fundraiser, writing: “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. Of course we are.”
She added that the fundraiser was set up by pal Matthew Koma, who’s married to Hilary Duff.
Moore said she was only sharing the GoFundMe “because people have asked how they can help” Griff and Kit. The mom of three, who’s married to Dawes frontman Taylor Goldsmith, then reminded followers that she and her family “just lost most of our life in a fire too.”
Earlier in the post, Moore said her in-laws “lost their home and everything they own” as a result of the Eaton Fire, which also destroyed every house on the actress’ block. She said the parents-to-be “need our support now more than ever.”
Moore has shared links to multiple GoFundMe fundraisers for friends having to rebuild their lives due to the wildfires, to which she said she’s also donating.
The blazes have destroyed over 36,000 acres in and around Los Angeles, killing at least 10 people and displacing more than 200,000.
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“Everyone we know lost everything. Every house on our street is gone,” Moore wrote on Instagram Thursday, showing the limited remnants of her house. “We love this community and will do everything we can to help rebuild and support.”