Source: Oprah Winfrey's Home Evacuated Due to Wildfires

Us Magazine - May 8, 2009 4:16 PM PDT
Story photo: Source: Oprah Winfrey's Home Evacuated Due to WildfiresOprah Winfrey attends the opening night performance celebrating Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's 50th anniversary at the New York City Center on December 3, 2008 in New York City.Astrid Stawiarz/Getty ImagesUs Magazine
Oprah Winfrey's Montecito home is being evacuated after the Southern California wildfires have come within a few miles of her coastal ranch, a source tells Usmagazine.com.

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The source tells Us that movers arrived at the talk show host's $50 million mansion, which is located just outside of Santa Barbara, and have been packing her belongings to prepare for the evacuation as the blaze continues to spread.

Winfrey was not at the house on Friday, as she was taping The Oprah Winfrey Show in Chicago.

"The fires are nearby, but her house is not within the mandatory evacuation area," A rep for Winfrey tells Us. "We're continuing to monitor."

Downtown Montecito is currently "under warning," Michelle Phillips, an employee at the Jesusita Fire County Emergency Call Center tells Us.

"Residents should be ready to evacuate their homes at a moment's notice," Phillips says, adding that evacuation is mandatory at this point. "The [distance of the fire] can change very quickly, which is why residents are strongly advised to evacuate now while they still can."

Dry air and high winds have frustrated efforts to control the wildfire, which began Tuesday and has driven more than 30,500 people from their homes on the edge of Santa Barbara. It has cost more than $2.6 million to battle, according to Bloomberg.com. Only 10 percent of the fire is contained and that it has damaged 75 homes so far.

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Winfrey purchased the 6-bedroom property -- which covers 42 acres and is 23,000 square feet -- in 2001. Michael Douglas and Rob Lowe also live in the area.

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  • rodeoromeo
    I can tell you who is laughing at her. The Cattlemen Association. The same people that sued her for slander. This woman has forgotten where she came from and that is sad. I guess all her money couldn't stop the fire. Hope she had insurance lol.
    report abuseposted September 5, 2009 10:40 AM PDT
  • Norma
    Poor baby, such a victim. Ya think she could crash at the white house with her idol/hero? Afer all...she got him elected...he owes her.
    report abuseposted May 31, 2009 1:07 PM PDT
  • Martika
    OMG! DID SHE ASK FOR YUH GUYS SYMPATHY...UHHM NO! SO STOP HATING. SHE'S BLESSED:: GOD KAN GIVE AND HE KAN TAKE AWAY IF YA'LL WASNT SO BUSY BEING HATEFUL YUH CUD MAKE IT TO THE TOP N STOP HATING ON THE NEXT AFRICAN AMERICAN WHO MADE IT UP::SO GO SUKK BALL..LMMFAO
    report abuseposted May 25, 2009 9:25 PM PDT
  • me me
    Oh wellllll................
    report abuseposted May 17, 2009 8:32 AM PDT
  • cabadura
    hope she burns in it! burn the swine!!
    report abuseposted May 11, 2009 11:35 AM PDT
  • mimi7
    Oprah is an angel, when you got it, you got it.
    report abuseposted May 11, 2009 11:25 AM PDT
  • tashalynn
    why would you wish another human being suffering and lost. remember, you reap what you sow. It's hard to believe some people are so hateful and they wonder why their life is not working out. Some of you could use a good therapist, dang.
    report abuseposted May 10, 2009 12:42 PM PDT
  • Starman
    WHEN YOU GOT MORE MONEY THAN GOD, YOU CAN PUT DOWN OTHER PEOPLE, LIVE LIKE A KING OR IN HER CASE, QUEEN. FULL SIZE. NOW SHE MAY LOSE A HOUSE. BOO FRIGGEN HOO. SHE HAS MORE HOUSES THAN I DO SOCKS. IF THE RICH LOOK FOR SYMPATHY FROM THE POOR, SHE'LL HAVE TO LOOK ELSEWHERE. SHE WON'T FIND IT HERE1
    report abuseposted May 10, 2009 6:28 AM PDT
  • observer
    Another "do as I say not as I do" Hollywood hypocrite. So she lost this one, Old Money Bags has a lot more houses. What about her carbon prints? Are they now as big as her ass? There are parts of that state on one should live or build. Where are all those concerns about the environment?? But another double standard placed on the American people. I am a big time media person,
    report abuseposted May 10, 2009 5:23 AM PDT
  • Jenna
    Good question, Fugezy! Hehe!
    report abuseposted May 10, 2009 1:01 AM PDT
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