Melissa Rivers Grabbed Mom Joan's Emmy, Father's Photo Before Home Was Destroyed in Palisades Fire

Mar. 15, 2025

(L-R) Melissa Rivers; Joan Rivers and husband Edgar Rosenberg.Photo:Tommaso Boddi/Getty;Harry Langdon/Getty

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Melissa Riversis mourning the loss of her family’s history after her home burned down inthe L.A. wildfires.

On Wednesday, Jan. 8, Melissa, 56, spoke toCNNas she gave an update on her family, who is safe, and shared what she was able to save before her home was lost — and everything that she wasn’t able to take.

“In my personal situation, that’s it. That is the end of everything that belonged to my family and the history of it,” she said, referring to her late motherJoan Rivers, whodied in 2014, andfather Edgar Rosenberg, who died in 1987.

“To be 100% honest, I grabbed my mom’sEmmy, a photo of my Dad and a drawing that my mother had done of…my sonand I,” she said. “And dog food, cat food and that was it.”

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“It’s amazing what you grab, it’s amazing what you take,” Melissa continued, recalling her final moments in her home. “I went for a drawing of my mother’s rather than a photo, because I know I can find the photos… [the drawing] I can’t replace.”

She added, “My heart is so broken, not just for myself, but for [everybody] going through this.”

As a lifelong resident of L.A., she also had a “mental checklist” of what to grab and she “made sure that we got passports, that we got birth certificates, medication, clothing” out, too.

“I just was out shopping for clothes, it started to hit me that … we literally just have what’s on our backs.”

Melissa first shared the news of the loss of her home to the wildfires in an Instagramposton Jan. 8.

“I want to express my profound gratitude to the courageous firefighters and first responders who are tirelessly risking their lives to protect our communities and save lives.”

Melissa Rivers attends The Television Academy’s 26th Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Saban Media Center on November 16, 2022 in North Hollywood, California.Tommaso Boddi/Getty

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Hilton, 43, said that the home was where she and her husbandCarter Reum"built so many precious memories," including with their two children. “It’s wherePhoenixtook his first steps and where we dreamed of building a lifetime of memories withLondon.”

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source: people.com