Mel Gibson’s home in Malibu was destroyed by the Los Angeles wildfires while he was away recording a podcast with Joe Rogan in Austin, Texas, Gibson has revealed. The Oscar-winning actor and director shared the news during a telephone interview with NewsNation’s “Elizabeth Vargas Reports.

The controversial actor said his property "looked like Dresden" after bombing in World War II due to the fires raging in Southern California.

( NewsNation) — Film actor and director Mel Gibson told NewsNation’s “Elizabeth Vargas Reports” on Thursday that his Malibu home has been destroyed by the wildfires raging in the Los Angeles area, calling the experience “devastating.”