Kelly Osbourne has criticized celebrities she believes are using the app California fires as a “photo-op.”
“Am I just my normal, overthinking, cynical self, or is it really disturbing to see all these celebrities using other people’s pain and suffering as a photo to say, ‘Look, I’m helping, I’m doing this. ‘ Do I do that?'” she asked in one TikTok video earlier this week.
“I don’t believe you help because you get attention for helping, I believe you only help because you want to. I’m so confused, I think it’s so wrong,” Osbourne, 40, added. “Nobody asked you to come out and give hugs, go home.”
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Television personality Kelly Osbourne took to social media to call out “disturbing” celebrities who are “using the pain and suffering of others” as a “photo op” amid the LA fires. (FOX via Getty Images)
The daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne did not specifically mention any celebrities.
Her comments come after Hollywood actress Justine Bateman accused Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle of using the Palisades Fire as a “photo op.”
“Meghan Markle and Harry are no better than ambulance chasers,” says Bateman, 58, wrote to X on Saturday evening. “What a disgusting ‘photo op’ they have achieved.”
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle volunteered during the wildfires in Southern California. (Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)
“They’re ‘exploring the damage’?” she asked, referring to media images she reposted to the social platform. ‘Are they politicians now? They don’t live here; they are tourists. Disaster tourists.’
Video made by Fox 11 Los Angeles showed Harry and Markle in Pasadena, where they mingled with the city’s mayor, Victor Gordo.
Fox News Digital also learned that Prince Harry and Markle had opened their home to friends and family who were forced to evacuate, as well as donating clothing, children’s items and other supplies to help the affected community.
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Meanwhile, other celebrities, including Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee, criticized artists for engaging in self-promotion during the fires.
Lee, 62, took to social media earlier this week to criticize celebrities promoting albums and tours as Los Angeles has been badly damaged by the fires.
“It makes me fucking sick to see most people just continue posting on stupid social media!” Lee wrote further Instagram.
“Guys right now no one cares if your record drops or the next concert is when so many people are in the middle of one of the biggest disasters of all time!”
A house burns down during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, on January 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
He concluded his message with, “I understand that some comic relief is always needed but Jesus Christ leave it alone and maybe just stop and see who needs help if you can.”
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Mötley Crüe paid tribute to those hit hard by the Los Angeles fires, while Lee’s band shared their feelings on social media is Jan. 9.
The massive and deadly fires broke out in the Los Angeles area on January 7, sending tens of thousands of residents fleeing for safety as their homes and businesses were destroyed. Officials said Thursday that more than 30 people were still missing, while two additional deaths brought the death toll to 27.
The remains of the Masjid-Al-Taqwa Mosque are seen in the aftermath of the Eaton Fire on Friday, January 10, 2025 in Altadena, California. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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In a report Released Thursday evening, the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner confirmed that 10 people died in the Palisades Fire and 17 people died in the Eaton Fire.
“We continue to work with multiple partners not only in the recovery of the remains, but ultimately in the identification of the deceased and subsequent notification to next of kin,” Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna told reporters during a news conference earlier this year. the day.
Luna said it was likely that more remains would be discovered in these areas. As a result, officials are keeping evacuation orders in effect around those locations.
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Fox News Digital’s Stephen Sorace contributed to this report.
