Mel Gibson loses Malibu mansion to wildfires while recording Joe Rogan podcast: 'It's all in cinders'

Mel Gibson wasn't at home when his Malibu mansion burned to the ground in the ongoing Southern California wildfires — he was out of state recording on Joe Rogan's podcast.

The actor and director made the revelation during a Thursday evening appearance on NewsNation's Elizabeth Vargas Reports, saying he had flown to Austin, Texas, where Rogan is based, early this week "when the winds were picking up" in Malibu.

“I was kind of ill at ease while we were talking [on the podcast] because I knew my neighborhood was on fire, so I thought, ‘I wonder if my place is still there,’” Gibson said. “But when I got home, sure enough, it wasn’t there.”

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According to Page Six, Gibson had lived in the $14.5 million home for almost 15 years before it was "perfectly burnt" in the Pacific Palisades wildfire. "It’s just a thing but it’s obviously devastating. It’s emotional,” he said. “You know, we have lived there for a long time.”

“It was home to me, and I had a lot of personal things there that, you know, I can’t get back,” he said. “All kinds of stuff. Everything from photographs to files to, you know, just personal things that I had from over the years, and clothing, and you know, cool stuff.”

However, throughout the interview, Gibson reiterated the positive takeaways — namely that lost belongings "can all be replaced" and all of his loved ones are safe and sound — and he even cracked a few jokes. “I’ve been relieved from the burden of my stuff because it’s all in cinders,” he said with a laugh, adding, "I went home and I said to myself, ‘Well at least I haven’t got any of those pesky plumbing problems anymore.'"

He also came home to some surprising good news: His chickens survived the blaze. “It was amazing. We checked the chicken coop and they were fine. So we gave them some grain and water and they are happy and laying eggs," he said, adding, "they weren’t roast chickens.”

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The Pacific Palisades fire is one of several infernos currently burning throughout the Los Angeles area, along with the Eaton, Kenneth, and Hurst fires. The blaze, which started Tuesday morning amid a historic and devastating Santa Ana windstorm, has to date burned 21,317 acres and is 8% contained.

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