Julia Roberts Discusses LA Fire
Hollywood hypocrisy strikes again, this time with none other than Julia Roberts stepping into the fire—figuratively and, for once, literally. The 57-year-old actress took to Instagram to condemn looters targeting evacuated homes during the devastating Los Angeles wildfires.
Her message, which included a pointed “#F.U.Looters,” has sparked outrage—not just for the sentiment, which few would argue with, but for the glaring irony of her stance. Roberts has long been a vocal supporter of Democratic politicians and policies that have fueled California’s soft-on-crime approach. Now, as those policies lead to chaos in her own wealthy backyard, her outrage rings hollow.
It’s no secret that Roberts has been a cheerleader for the progressive agenda that turned California into a looter’s playground. From fundraisers to campaign ads, she’s thrown her star power behind Democrats pushing “Defund the Police,” criminal justice reform, and lenient district attorneys who seem more concerned with equity than enforcing the law. But suddenly, when those same policies allow opportunistic thieves to pillage the multimillion-dollar homes of her neighbors, Roberts is ready to wave the “law and order” flag. Convenient, isn’t it?
Julia is a big supporter of CA Democrats and recently urged wives of male Trump voters to secretly vote for Kamala Harris. The same CA Dems she supported are the ones who made looting so easy for so long. At some point she needs to direct her comments to her mirror. 👀 https://t.co/uOhl2rhhja
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) January 14, 2025
Social media users wasted no time pointing out the glaring contradiction. As one person put it, “Julia is a big supporter of CA Democrats … At some point, she needs to direct her comments to her mirror.”
Others echoed the sentiment, calling her out for only getting angry when looting affects the elite, rather than inner-city neighborhoods and small businesses that bore the brunt of unchecked rioting during the BLM protests. It’s hard to argue with the observation that Roberts’ outrage feels a little too selective—and a lot too late.
This isn’t the first time Roberts has found herself on the wrong side of public opinion. During the 2024 election, she made headlines for narrating a painfully tone-deaf ad targeting the wives of Trump supporters, urging them to secretly vote for Kamala Harris behind their husbands’ backs.
That campaign may have been cringeworthy, but her latest misstep feels downright insulting. Roberts has championed the very policies that stripped California’s criminal justice system of its teeth, and now she wants to act shocked when those same policies backfire in her own zip code?
One comment summed it up perfectly: “No one’s home should be looted. But people like Julia Roberts supported the policies that created this mess. Only getting mad when it starts to affect them instead of an inner-city Walgreens is pretty scummy.” Another added, “She voted for all of it. The thieves, the fires, the destruction.
Her signature is on all of it. I’m finding it difficult to sympathize.” These aren’t just angry rants—they’re pointed criticisms of the Hollywood elite’s habit of supporting disastrous policies from the safety of their gated communities, only to cry foul when the chaos breaches their bubble.