Mel Gibson’s home destroyed in LA wildfires while recording podcast with Joe Rogan in Texas

Gibson was 2000km away with Joe Rogan when his Malibu home was burned to the ground in the LA wildfires.

American actor Mel Gibson has revealed his Los Angeles home was lost in wildfires while he was out of town recording a podcast with Joe Rogan.

The Oscar-winning actor and director, 69, said it was a “devastating” and “emotional” loss, but tried to remain positive while he was working with Rogan.

Gibson added he was glad his family were “happy, healthy and out of harm’s way”.

Appearing on NewsNation’s Elizabeth Vargas Reports, the Mad Max star said he returned from Austin, Texas after recording The Joe Rogan Experience. He found his Malibu home “completely toasted”.

Mel Gibson in a scene from the movie On The Line.

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“I’ve never seen such a complete burn, it is obviously devastating, it’s emotional,” he said.

“You live there for a long time, and you had all your stuff. I lived there for about 14, 15 years so it was home to me.

“I had a lot of personal things there that I can’t get back – everything from photographs to files to just personal things that I had from over the years.

“That can all be replaced. These are only things. And the good news is that those in my family and those I love are all well, and we’re all happy and healthy and out of harm’s way.”

Gibson tore into California Governor Gavin Newsom’s response to the wildfires during the podcast.

Joe Rogan. Picture: YouTube

In an aerial view, destroyed homes are seen along the beach as the Palisades Fire continues to burn on January 09, 2025 in Malibu, California. Image: AFP

The Braveheart star sat down with Rogan for a two-hour long conversation on Thursday as five blazes continued to burn in the California region.

Gibson told Rogan that Newsom “didn’t do anything” to address the ecological issues in Southern California.

“I think Newsom said, ‘I’m going to take care of the forest and maintain the forest and do all that kind of stuff’ … he didn’t do anything,” Gibson said.

Gibson won an Oscar for Best Director and Best Picture in 1996 for Braveheart.

Ten people have died, more than 9000 buildings have been damaged or destroyed, and 130,000 residents have been ordered to evacuate.

Experts have said Los Angeles is not out of danger yet, and the disaster has the potential to be the costliest wildfires in US history.

Originally published as Mel Gibson’s home destroyed in LA wildfires while recording podcast with Joe Rogan in Texas