Ireland Baldwin Accused Of Looting During California Wildfires

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Ireland Baldwin alleges she was accused of looting when trying to salvage her belongings from her home in Malibu during the Woolsey fires. 

In a series of tweets, the 23-year-old claims she arrived at her property over the weekend to retrieve a few items before evacuating the area only to be denied access by a police officer. 

“Yesterday I spent all day long trying to get back to my place in Malibu to gather a couple of my things before the winds were expected to pick back up,” she tweeted Sunday (November 11). “An officer at a back way entrance to one of the main canyons that take you over to Malibu stopped us and refused to let us in because I don’t have my Malibu address on my ID."

Alec Baldwin's eldest daughter claimed the officer was inconsiderate and "accused us of being looters and threatened us that we were going to be arrested if we kept giving him trouble."

She added: “I understand that he was doing his job, but in times like this when people are losing loved ones and losing their homes, the least you can do is show compassion and be as kind as you can even if you can’t help them."

Albeit uncorroborated, the actress revealed her mother, Kim Basinger, had also lost her home to the natural disaster. 

The blaze, which originated in Southern California last Thursday (November 8), has also destroyed the homes of celebrities including Gerard Butler, Miley Cyrus, and Robin Thicke. CBS News has since confirmed two fatalities in the Los Angeles County and Ventura County areas, where more than 93,000 acres have been scorched.

Learn how to help victims of the California wildfires here.

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