DIY VIRAL
Jhené Aiko revealed she lost her home due to the fires that ravaged Los Angeles this week, and she's responding to people who ignore that because of her financial situation.
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This week's wildfires have officially become the most destructive fires in Los Angeles history. As residents across the city suffer the damage, a number of celebrities have come forward to reveal they lost their homes to the devastation, and some people are acting like it's no big deal .
On Thursday, January 9, Jhené Aiko revealed on social media that she had lost her home in the fires. According to her announcement, it has “burned to the ground” and she is now focused on “starting from scratch.”
“Praying for everyone this morning,” the singer wrote on Instagram. “Those who lost their homes. those who lost their life's work, those who lost their lives. I pray for my city. pray for wildlife and lost animals. pray for the world. that suffering is a gift; a lesson in compassion.
After sending her prayers for everyone affected by the wildfires in Los Angeles, Aiko continued in the next slide by revealing that her house was no longer standing. But even though she lost everything, she is grateful that she and her family are safe.
“My children’s house and I are gone. burned to the ground with all our belongings inside. Lord have mercy,” she wrote. “Grateful that we still have each other. Starting from scratch. My heart is so heavy.
Jhené Aiko is mother to eldest daughter Namiko Love Browner, 16, and shares son Noah, 2, with longtime love Big Sean. THE Twenty88 The collaborators welcomed their first child together in November 2022.
The “Stay Ready” singer is just one of many celebrities — among tens of thousands of others — who lost their homes to these fires. Although some fans entered the comments section to give their opinions, insisting that celebrities losing their homes is nothing to cry about, Jhené responded by letting these people know that she has been working very hard for what she has.
“With all due respect. Many of you are loud and wrong,” she began. “I worked very hard…for many years, through much suffering…to provide this home for my children. I put everything into it. I pray that none of you experience this.
She followed up with a second comment on by TheShadeRoom Instagram amid claims she has 'money like Paris Hilton' to rebuild. According to Jhené, this is not the case, and she unfortunately experienced a similar situation when her house burned down in elementary school and the kids bullied her about it, thinking she was “rich.”
“The fact that some of you think I have money for Paris Hilton is crazy. I don't have it like that, but I have a big loving family that is worth more than anything.
She continued,
“When I was in third grade, our house burned down with everything in it. I never understood why some of the kids at school were so mean about it, because they thought we were rich when we weren't. But they thought we were rich because we had love!! I'm lucky to be in a better situation than I was then. And I pray that I can have as much grace as my mother had during this time. I work very hard for my family. I pray that you all stay safe.
DIY VIRAL
