Jennifer Lopez has reportedly canceled all upcoming appearances to help aid victims of the Los Angeles wildfires, which have continued to rage into the weekend.
“It’s important to her to focus on supporting the community of Los Angeles during this very difficult time,” a source told People.
Lopez was set to appear on “The View,” “Live with Kelly and Mark” and “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” to promote her new film, “Unstoppable” next week.
Reps for Lopez did not immediately return our request for comment.
The premiere of the film, which was set to take place in Los Angeles earlier in the week as the fires broke out, was also canceled.
“As much as we were looking forward to celebrating this wonderful and inspiring film with you, safety is our first priority,” a rep for Amazon MGM Studios told People in a statement at the time. “Thank you for your understanding and please stay safe.”
On Friday, the “Maid in Manhattan” star shared a statement on her Instagram Stories and links to resources for those affected by the fires, which devastated the affluent Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles as well as Altadena in East Los Angeles.
“My heart is with everyone affected by the L.A. fires. At times like these, our strength lies in supporting one another,” she wrote, according to Daily Mail.
She shared resources for mental health, animal care and the location of shelters for anyone who needs them.
Page Six exclusively reported Lopez, who recently settled her divorce from Affleck, has been in “regular contact” with the actor, since the fires broke out.
Affleck was forced to evacuate his new $20.5 million Pacific Palisades mansion on Jan. 7.
He was photographed driving to his ex-wife Jennifer Garner’s house, where their kids Violet, 18, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12, also reside, nearby in the Brentwood neighborhood.
Lopez, 55, “has been checking in on Ben throughout this whole ordeal” and “let him know she’s there for him and the kids,” a source told us.
Affleck returned to his home Wednesday, though the evacuation orders are still in place. Garner, meanwhile, has been seen volunteering and giving out food to those in need.
Lopez and Affleck’s $60 million marital home in Beverly Hills is in a neighborhood that has not yet been affected by the fires.
“Ben knows many people who unfortunately lost their homes. He has seen a lot of devastation, and it’s beyond tragic. … Ben is reaching out to anybody he can to help,” a source said.
Celebrities including Adam Brody and Leighton Meester, Eugene Levy, Miles Teller and Paris Hilton have all lost their homes in the devastating blaze.
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