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Internet SLAMS Reporter For Interviewing Dennis Quaid As He ‘Frantically’ Tries To Evacuate Home Amid LA Fires

Internet SLAMS Reporter For Interviewing Dennis Quaid As He ‘Frantically’ Tries To Evacuate From LA Fires

Dennis Quaid is among the Californians who had to pack up and leave their home behind… But a reporter didn’t make the process any quicker.

Earlier this week, The Substance actor and his family were forced to evacuate their Brentwood, California home as the Pacific Palisades fire continues to close in. As he was loading his car full of belongings, NBCLA reporter Robert Kovacik rushed over to get an interview. He said:

“I’m going to walk with you if that’s okay … This is Academy Award nominated actor and one of my favorites, just a terrific man all the way around, this is Dennis Quaid.”

He then asked the 70-year-old to describe what exactly was “going on.” Dennis responds:

“Tuesday we woke up to this big plume of smoke and that was a real exciting day for us here. And Palisades went up on Wednesday and it came within 150 yards of the house and these guys with their planes came down and put that retardant down there and those helicopter pilots they’re incredible [at] what they do. And I can’t say enough about the fire fighters. The first responders in this town. We got some good ones. Good people here. And we’re fighting as hard as we can to save our city. Gosh, I never thought I’d say that. But that’s what’s going on.”

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He went on to reveal he returned to his home with his dog after evacuating earlier in the week to hose the roof, grab a few more of his 17-year-old daughter’s things, and turn off his gas — which he urged local residents to do as well. And he emotionally fought back tears as he reflected on the severity of the situation:

“We’ve all had a really big lesson … That our experience of reality can change in a moment.”

You can watch the lengthy and emotional interview in its entirety (below):

On X (Twitter), fans were quick to come down on the reporter for “harassing” the Yours, Mine & Ours star during such an emotional and crucial time:

“Not them interviewing Dennis Quaid while he frantically tries to pack his belongings to evacuate”

“I’m embarrassed for the guy interviewing Dennis Quaid on the news. He’s trying to evacuate just like everyone else and you’re trying to make him your BFF.”

“Truly one of the worst parasitic paparazzi s**t I’ve ever seen. It went on for like 20 minutes, this dude harassing Dennis Quaid and being ridiculously inappropriate crossing boundaries and invading privacy while he’s trying to evacuate. Literally snooping thru his stuff. Unreal”

“The way you harassed Dennis Quaid is shameful.  The man was evacuating his home and you laugh and make jokes like it’s entertainment.  Absolutely disgusting!”

“It’s like dude, he does not have time to talk. Every second you waste is something he can’t take with him”

Yeesh. Dennis did, however, confirm that his family managed to get out and into a hotel safely. Our hearts remain with everyone affected by the devastating LA fires.

What do YOU think of this interview clip? Let us know in the comments down below.

[Images via NBCLA/YouTube & MEGA/WENN]

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Jan 12, 2025 08:25am PDT