Mandy Moore and her family were taken in by fellow actor Hilary Duff and her husband Matthew Koma after their home burned down in the L.A. fires, Moore’s brother-in-law Griffin Goldsmith revealed in a heartfelt Instagram post (via People). Duff and Koma also helped launch the GoFundMe campaign for Goldsmith’s family after they lost their home, too. The campaign has earned nearly $205,000 and counting.
“All of this so overwhelming,” Goldsmith wrote on the Instagram page for Dawes, the band he shares with his brother and Moore’s husband Taylor Goldsmith. “But what is as equally overwhelming is the amount of love and generosity we are on the receiving end of. Our dear friends Matthew Koma and Hilary Duff thought it wise to set up a GoFundMe for us to help with everything moving forward. Not to mention they are currently housing my brother’s family. They’ve taken care of my entire family from the moment this began. I will never be able to thank them adequately. This is the kindest act any human could do for another. They are the most beautiful, selfless people we’ve ever known.”
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Moore and Duff came of age in Hollywood at the same time as iconic teen stars in the early 2000s. They both had Disney projects serve as major launching pads for their acting careers (Duff in “Lizzy Maguire” and Moore in “The Princess Diaries”) and also released several popular songs during their respective music careers.
In his Instagram post, Griffin Goldsmith also thanked all the donors who raised money for his family in the wake of their losses in the L.A. Fires.
“I want to thank everyone that donated to this fund, or shared the link with other people. I’ve never been so moved in my life,” he wrote. “We are completely blown away. I can’t talk or think about it without crying. You all have completely changed what the picture of our future in Los Angeles looks like.”
Moore herself shared the GoFundMe page on her Instagram profile, only to find herself at the center of backlash, as some claimed that she should just donate her own money to support her in-laws. Social media users began sharing a Celebrity Net Worth statistic claiming Moore’s net worth is $14 million as proof that she allegedly has more than enough money to help out her family without asking for others to donate. Moore ended up addressing the backlash on social media.
“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,” Moore wrote. “Of course we are. Our buddy Matt started this GoFundMe and I’m sharing because people have asked how they can help them. We just lost most of our life in a fire too. Kindly F OFF. No one is forcing you to do anything.”
Readers looking for ways to help those impacted by the L.A. Fires in the Altadena area where Moore resided can visit this Eaton Fire community relief page.