George Clooney and his wife, Amal, have fled their home in southern France with their 9-year-old twins as devastating wildfires spread across parts of Europe.
The couple’s estate is in Brignoles, in Provence, one of numerous French areas battling fast-moving fires.
Clooney confirmed their evacuation in a letter to the town’s mayor, Didier Brémond. “At this point we have no idea whether our beautiful home makes it through this terrible moment,” the actor wrote, according to People.
He added that the family hoped local residents were safe and pledged to help rebuild the community.
“As we evacuate Brignoles we want to emphasize 2 things, first we hope you and the people of our city are safe and second that Amal and I are committed to making sure that whatever happens to our village, we are part of this community and we’ll be part of making it whole,” Clooney wrote.
He added: “We love Brignoles and our friends who live there.”
The fires have triggered mass evacuations across France and Spain, with more than 300,000 forced to flee, while Greece has reported three firefighter deaths.
The biggest blaze in France, near the winemaking center of Bordeaux, has grown to cover an area four times the size of Paris, according to the Associated Press.
It comes as Europe is warming at an exceptional rate, with temperatures rising roughly twice as fast as the global average, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service.
The rapid warming is intensifying summer heatwaves, putting greater strain on already pressured water supplies and creating conditions that can fuel larger, more destructive wildfires.
The southwest of France is bearing the brunt of wildfires this month, with temperatures reaching up to 106F.
Clooney, 65, has previously said he chose France as his family’s main home to give their children a quieter upbringing away from Hollywood.
“I felt like they were never going to get a fair shake at life,” he told Esquire in 2025. “France — they kind of don’t give a s--- about fame. I don’t want them to be walking around worried about paparazzi. I don’t want them being compared to somebody else’s famous kids.
“It’s the best chance at a normal life.”
Clooney, who grew up in Kentucky, added that his children have a “much better life” in France than they would in Hollywood.
“A good portion of my life growing up was on a farm, and as a kid, I hated the whole idea of it,” he said. “But now, for them, it’s like—they’re not on their iPads, you know? They have dinner with grown-ups and have to take their dishes in. They have a much better life.”
