Mel Gibson Says His House Was ‘Completely Toasted’ in Wildfire While He Was on Joe Rogan’s Show: ‘When I Got Home… It Wasn’t There’

VARGAS Mel joins me ░░░░░░░░ phone right now Mel ░░░░░░░░ am so sorry to ░░░░░░░░ talking to you under ░░░░░░░░ circumstances I m looking ░░░░░░░░ video of the ruins ░░░░░░░░ what was once you ░░░░░░░░ home I gotta ask ░░░░░░░░ how you re doing ░░░░░░░░ I m going good ░░░░░░░░ know it s just ░░░░░░░░ thing But it is ░░░░░░░░ it s kind of ░░░░░░░░ it s emotional You ░░░░░░░░ you live there for ░░░░░░░░ long time and you ░░░░░░░░ all your stuff Do ░░░░░░░░ remember George Carlin talk ░░░░░░░░ your stuff I had ░░░░░░░░ stuff there and it ░░░░░░░░ all like I ve ░░░░░░░░ relieved from the burden ░░░░░░░░ much stuff because it ░░░░░░░░ all in cinders Laughs ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Where were you ░░░░░░░░ when the fire broke ░░░░░░░░ GIBSON I was in ░░░░░░░░ I was doing I ░░░░░░░░ doing the Rogan podcast ░░░░░░░░ know And I wasn ░░░░░░░░ I was kind of ░░░░░░░░ at ease while we ░░░░░░░░ talking because I knew ░░░░░░░░ neighborhood was on fire ░░░░░░░░ I thought I m ░░░░░░░░ if my place is ░░░░░░░░ there But when I ░░░░░░░░ home sure enough it ░░░░░░░░ t there I went ░░░░░░░░ and I said to ░░░░░░░░ well at least I ░░░░░░░░ t got any of ░░░░░░░░ pesky plumbing problems anymore ░░░░░░░░ When did you did ░░░░░░░░ drive out Did you ░░░░░░░░ this video that we ░░░░░░░░ looking at GIBSON Yeah ░░░░░░░░ was taking some of ░░░░░░░░ you know Rose took ░░░░░░░░ And the chickens survived ░░░░░░░░ was amazing VARGAS That ░░░░░░░░ is GIBSON The chickens ░░░░░░░░ in the coup and ░░░░░░░░ were fine so we ░░░░░░░░ the some grain and ░░░░░░░░ water and they re ░░░░░░░░ and laying eggs and ░░░░░░░░ so there you go ░░░░░░░░ weren t roast chickens ░░░░░░░░ And where was Rose ░░░░░░░░ all of this Was ░░░░░░░░ with you in Austin ░░░░░░░░ GIBSON No no we ░░░░░░░░ evacuated See I left ░░░░░░░░ a plane and the ░░░░░░░░ were picking up and ░░░░░░░░ went to Austin Of ░░░░░░░░ while I was gone ░░░░░░░░ I leave town a ░░░░░░░░ breaks out It was ░░░░░░░░ same last month I ░░░░░░░░ it was the same ░░░░░░░░ the flames were like ░░░░░░░░ yards away from my ░░░░░░░░ but this time they ░░░░░░░░ from the other direction ░░░░░░░░ really nailed it And ░░░░░░░░ have never seen a ░░░░░░░░ so perfectly burned It ░░░░░░░░ like it s kind ░░░░░░░░ you could put it ░░░░░░░░ an urn you know ░░░░░░░░ Yeah there is nothing ░░░░░░░░ What about the rest ░░░░░░░░ the neighborhood Mel Your ░░░░░░░░ the people you used ░░░░░░░░ live next to for ░░░░░░░░ some time how did ░░░░░░░░ fare GIBSON Yeah some ░░░░░░░░ the neighbors really got ░░░░░░░░ hard I know Ed ░░░░░░░░ the actor lived down ░░░░░░░░ street I think his ░░░░░░░░ is gone and many ░░░░░░░░ my friends up and ░░░░░░░░ the street And it ░░░░░░░░ kind of random It ░░░░░░░░ t every place but ░░░░░░░░ was quite a few ░░░░░░░░ There was a dozen ░░░░░░░░ or so that were ░░░░░░░░ non existent I mean ░░░░░░░░ but a chimney and ░░░░░░░░ few roof tiles and ░░░░░░░░ dare not walk around ░░░░░░░░ the nails the whole ░░░░░░░░ The vehicles were gone ░░░░░░░░ It was are real ░░░░░░░░ was a real it ░░░░░░░░ completely toasted I ve ░░░░░░░░ seen such a complete ░░░░░░░░ It s like someone ░░░░░░░░ it on purpose to ░░░░░░░░ destroy every aspect of ░░░░░░░░ VARGAS And when you ░░░░░░░░ that this fire is ░░░░░░░░ percent contained they have ░░░░░░░░ not contained this they ░░░░░░░░ calling it the worst ░░░░░░░░ in L A history ░░░░░░░░ Well those winds were ░░░░░░░░ else I mean when ░░░░░░░░ we have wings like ░░░░░░░░ I mean that s ░░░░░░░░ And I guess there ░░░░░░░░ the water wasn t ░░░░░░░░ what it should you ░░░░░░░░ the forests weren t ░░░░░░░░ like they should have ░░░░░░░░ so you know I ░░░░░░░░ t know It s ░░░░░░░░ perfect confluence the perfect ░░░░░░░░ of the perfect firestorm ░░░░░░░░ mean my place looked ░░░░░░░░ Dresden VARGAS Yeah it ░░░░░░░░ look like Dresden What ░░░░░░░░ you going to do ░░░░░░░░ Are you going to ░░░░░░░░ and rebuild there GIBSON ░░░░░░░░ don t know I ░░░░░░░░ I ll clean it ░░░░░░░░ because it s toxic ░░░░░░░░ of course the land ░░░░░░░░ beautiful It s a ░░░░░░░░ ocean view Hey anybody ░░░░░░░░ to buy some land ░░░░░░░░ acres up here Laughs ░░░░░░░░ Yeah get it cheap ░░░░░░░░ ha I don t ░░░░░░░░ so GIBSON You know ░░░░░░░░ will go through the ░░░░░░░░ motions I guess some ░░░░░░░░ of insurance maybe I ░░░░░░░░ t even tell you ░░░░░░░░ But you know it ░░░░░░░░ emotional And I lived ░░░░░░░░ for about 14 15 ░░░░░░░░ so it was home ░░░░░░░░ me I had a ░░░░░░░░ of personal things there ░░░░░░░░ you know I can ░░░░░░░░ get back and VARGAS ░░░░░░░░ what GIBSON Oh all ░░░░░░░░ of stuff Everything from ░░░░░░░░ to files to you ░░░░░░░░ just personal things that ░░░░░░░░ had from over the ░░░░░░░░ and clothing and you ░░░░░░░░ pretty cool stuff you ░░░░░░░░ but you know that ░░░░░░░░ all be replaced These ░░░░░░░░ only things And the ░░░░░░░░ news is that those ░░░░░░░░ my family and those ░░░░░░░░ love are all well ░░░░░░░░ we re all happy ░░░░░░░░ healthy and out of ░░░░░░░░ s way That s ░░░░░░░░ I care about put 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