Ben Affleck was able to breathe a sigh of relief after returning home to discover that his house had survived the massive wildfires that devastated Los Angeles on Wednesday.
The 52-year-old actor and filmmaker was seen driving to his mansion in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, which has been devastated by the fast-moving fire.
Despite their decision to return, the house appeared to still be in an evacuation zone.
Ben came home wearing a work-ready tan sports jacket and a white dress shirt, just like he had driven them from his office.
The Argo star had been spotted the night before arriving home with a shocked look on his face when flames were seen near his house, which he bought following his split from Jennifer Lopez.
He was later forced to evacuate the $20.5 million home, but focused on helping others and then headed to his ex-wife Jennifer Garner’s home to take her and their children to safety.
Ben Affleck, 52, returned home Wednesday to find his $20 million Pacific Palisades bachelor pad still standing after he was forced to evacuate the night before.
The actor is among tens of thousands of Angelenos who have been ordered to flee as wildfires continue to rage; Pictured: Flames from the Eaton Fire in Altadena engulf a home
Ben was spotted later on Wednesday hanging out with a friend and grinning from ear to ear.
Although he was lucky that his house survived when so many other Westside stars and Pacific Palisades residents lost their homes, he is not out of the woods.
Strong winds continue to hit Los Angeles and could still spark new fires, although they appear to have softened somewhat from their highs on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
Since the fire broke out in Pacific Palisades, new fires have started further east in Altadena, forcing major evacuations in nearby Pasadena on Tuesday night.
More fires broke out in the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday, threatening densely populated areas of Hollywood.
The Armageddon star has only been living in Pacific Palisades for a short time after he purchased a home in the area for $20.5 million following his split from Jennifer Lopez.
Although it’s a far cry from the opulent retreat where he and his ex had lived together in Beverly Hills, it’s not exactly small, at 6,247 square feet, five bedrooms and six bathrooms.
Before living in his current home, he had lived in the massive 38,000-square-foot Georgian mansion that he and Lopez bought for $60 million.
Ben was wearing a tan sports jacket when he came home from his office. Despite their return, the area was still under an evacuation order.
After evacuating his home in Pacific Palisades, Ben rushed to nearby Brentwood to his ex-wife Jennifer Garner’s home to get her and their children to safety; seen in 2014 in West Hollywood
The fire has led to multiple cancellations of movie releases, including one for his ex Jennifer Lopez’s film Unstoppable, which he produced; seen together in February 2024 in Hollywood
It has 12 bedrooms and 24 bathrooms and has numerous amenities, including a 12-car garage and an elevator, but so far the couple has not found a buyer after putting it on the market for $68 million.
After separating from Jennifer, but before she went public with her divorce filing, Ben was seen living in a rental apartment in Brentwood, which is not too far from his current home and kept him in the same neighborhood as his ex. wife Jennifer Garner. and their children live there.
Although Ben has been lucky so far, other celebrities suffered heartbreak due to the fierce flames.
Stars including Adam Brody and Leighton Meester, whose house was destroyed, along with Anna Faris’ mansion.
John Goodman and Anthony Hopkins were left with nothing but rubble after their homes burned, and Billy Crystal and Eugene Levy also lost their homes.
Actor James Woods shared a video of the approaching flames shortly before evacuating ahead of the destruction of his home.
The Hills stars Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag saw their home destroyed in the bushfire, and Spencer was photographed looking grimly at the approaching flames before his family was forced to flee.