Musician and actor Mandy Moore has publicly criticized Amazon following an incident where a package was reportedly delivered to her in-laws’ burned down home in Los Angeles.
Moore, who gained prominence with her 1999 hit single ‘Candy,’ is among the many individuals impacted by the devastating wildfires in California. These fires have led to the destruction of numerous homes in Los Angeles and have claimed at least 29 lives.
The singer’s brother, sister-in-law, and in-laws lost their homes due to the wildfires. In response to an alleged incident involving Amazon, Moore took to social media to express her frustration over a package being delivered to the site of her in-laws’ former residence.
On Monday, February 10, Moore used her Instagram story to address the situation, where an Amazon worker supposedly left a parcel at the charred remains of her in-laws’ home.
In a photo she shared, Moore wrote: “Can we not have better discretion than to leave a package at a residence that no longer exists? This is my mother and father-in-law’s home. SMH.”
UNILAD has reached out to Amazon for their response.
This incident follows Moore’s previous post where she shared an image depicting the aftermath of the wildfire, mentioning that she and her family ‘never got an evacuation notice.’ She reflected on the realization of what could have happened if she hadn’t had her phone nearby to receive emergency alerts.
Moore captioned the image: “What would have happened if I didn’t have my phone next to me, playing my typical ‘piano for deep sleep’ mix as I nursed Lou before bed, so I could answer the call from my brother-in-law?
“It was 6:45 p.m. and he told me he, his wife, and our niece were evacuating, grabbing my in-laws (his parents) and getting the heck out of Dodge and we should do the same.
“I calmly walked downstairs and relayed this to my husband and without skipping a beat, we promptly packed up the kids (in their pjs), our dog, and scrambled to find our three cats as the power went out.”
Recalling the evacuation, Moore described how they had to manually open the garage doors in ‘harrowing 60 mph winds, as the sky glowed a dark red and ash started to fall all around.’
“We raced across town amidst fallen trees on the freeway to the safety of our dear friend’s place, got the kids down, and then I raced to Target to grab a litter box and some water, impulsively refreshing the watch duty app over and over,” she continued. “As we did all night. Over and over. Watching the evacuation zone narrow in on our little 8-block radius. It took until 4 a.m. for it to turn red. All the while, tossing and turning with a stomach-churning anxiety I’ve never experienced before, both boys passed out between us in bed. Lou slept on the floor in a travel crib, and the dog curled up protectively by the door.”
Moore noted that the physical structure of her and her family’s home remains, but the contents are ‘a near total loss.’ Despite this, she expressed gratitude, saying, “It goes without saying that our sweet brood and our pets are ALL that matters and home is where we are together… but having a sanctuary and safe space to feel settled really goes a long way too.”
She concluded with a message of solidarity and hope: “Real human beings across this town, regardless of their jobs or socioeconomic status, lost the life they’d come to know and count on in an instant. My whole heart is with them. Every one of them. This place, our home and the town itself, was our dream and I hope in time it will feel like that again… just a slightly different one.”
For those interested in helping the fire victims, donations can be made to the Red Cross online, by calling (800) 733-2767, or by texting REDCROSS to 90999.