Fox Sports host Emmanuel Acho is among thousands of Californians fleeing the Palisades fires in Los Angeles, where the former NFL linebacker recorded horrific video of the fire.
“Hey, L.A. is literally on fire,” Acho, 34, said off-camera as his dashboard, end-to-end traffic and burning hillsides appeared on the screen. ‘I’m driving home, because someone said the Hollywood Hills are on fire, and you can literally see the fucking fire in the Hollywood Hills. This is right now in Los Angeles.
Wildfires ravaging some of the Los Angeles area’s most picturesque neighborhoods continued to grow Wednesday as fire crews battled three large out-of-control blazes that killed at least five people.
The winds were dying down and firefighters across the state were relieving exhausted crews, but the danger was far from over. As officials provided updates on the fires, a new fire broke out in the Hollywood Hills and evacuation orders were also extended to Santa Monica.
As a result, it is said that Oy was preparing to flee.
“Please pray for Los Angeles – the Hollywood Hills are now on fire,” Acho captioned his video on X. “I just took this video as I’m about to evacuate my house.”
“Hey, Los Angeles is literally on fire,” Emmanuel Acho, 34, said off-camera as his dashboard, end-to-end traffic and burning hillsides appeared on the screen.
FS1’s Emmanuel Acho is among thousands of Californians fleeing the Palisades fires
Sports teams, stars, networks and universities are among the many affected by the horrific wildfires that have killed at least five people and displaced thousands more in Los Angeles.
The NHL has postponed the Los Angeles Kings’ home game against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday, while the NFL continues to monitor the situation with both home teams preparing for the playoffs and the Rams hosting the Minnesota Vikings for a wild-card playoff matchup on Monday night. in Inglewood. The league revealed its contingency plan on Wednesday, stating that the game could be moved to the Arizona Cardinals’ stadium if necessary.
Meanwhile, according to Chris Haynes, NBA star Kawhi Leonard is ‘stepping away’ from the Los Angeles Clippers to help a family that has been evacuated due to the Pacific Palisades wildfire hours before the team’s game against the Nuggets.
In fact, Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick and his family have already been evacuated from that same area, as he revealed to reporters on Wednesday: “Our family, my wife’s family, my twin sister wife, they have evacuated.” I know a lot of people are freaking out right now, including my family.
Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr is not in immediate danger, but told reporters that his 90-year-old mother Ann was among those evacuees from the Pacific Palisades fire on Wednesday.
What’s more, ESPN canceled Wednesday’s broadcast of NBA Today from its studio in Los Angeles, while schools near the Palisades fire, such as UCLA and Pepperdine, remain stable but prepared to cancel any number of sporting events at any time. .
The Hollywood Sign is seen with smoke from multiple wildfires Wednesday in Los Angeles
Acho’s removal from his home comes during a tumultuous week for the former Philadelphia Eagles linebacker.
Although not named as a defendant in the explosive Fox Sports sexual harassment lawsuit, Acho was accused of having an affair with his FS1 co-host Joy Taylor.
Filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of former Fox Sports stylist Noushin Faraji, the lawsuit accuses Bayless and Fox Sports executive Charlie Dixon of sexual harassment. Bayless is accused of offering Faraji $1.5 million in exchange for sex, while Dixon is accused of groping the stylist’s buttocks.
Taylor herself is accused of dismissing Faraji’s sexual harassment claims against Bayless and Fox Sports executive Dixon, allegedly telling the stylist to “get over it.”
Fox has issued a brief statement, although Taylor, Bayless and Acho have remained silent on the issue.
“We take these allegations seriously and will allow the legal process to take its course,” the network’s statement read. “We have no further comment at this time.”
DailyMail.com has contacted representatives for Taylor and her foundation for comment. Attorneys for Bayless, Dixon and Taylor have not yet been provided to the Los Angeles Superior Court. Additionally, a spokesperson for Acho did not respond to DailyMail.com’s request for comment.