Celebrity Rehab Center Evacuated!

Posted Oct 22nd 2007 2:19PM by TMZ Staff

TMZ has learned that residents at Promises Treatment Center in Malibu have undergone precautionary evacuation because of potential fire danger.
Promises Rehab facility
A spokesperson for the Malibu Fire Department tells TMZ that clients at the famed rehab facility have been moved because the center is on a one-lane road, and evacuating everyone quickly could be dangerous. We're told, as we publish, that the fire is moving east, toward the facility. Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, Ben Affleck and other A-listers have all spent time there.

As of this afternoon, the fire has scorched more than 2,400 acres and destroyed at least five homes and a church in the area. Several celebs, including Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Olivia Newton-John, James Cameron, Mark Hamill and Cindy Crawford have been affected, although no word yet on whether any celebrity homes have been lost.

And in case you were wondering, Nobu is still closed.

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1. I'll drink to that!

Posted at 2:35PM on Oct 22nd 2007 by Aunt Acid

2. Gosh, good thing it's just 'regular' homes being burned and not the homes of celebs! What in the world would they do if 1 of their homes burned??? Poor, Poor, Millionaires.....

Posted at 2:38PM on Oct 22nd 2007 by J.Case

3. Will TMZ still have a show tonight or did their offices get burned down?

Posted at 2:39PM on Oct 22nd 2007 by Homeless Katrina Victim

4. Not NOBU!!!

Where will all the evacuated rehabbers go?
Hyde? NO! ITS LAME NOW!!

Oh the humanity!

Posted at 2:43PM on Oct 22nd 2007 by Trina

5. Where are they being evacuated to??? The nearest bar knowing that useless joint! Bottoms up!

Posted at 2:46PM on Oct 22nd 2007 by Bad Ronald

6. They need to change the location of Happy Hour for the A through Z listers. Were they wearing ankle monitors when the fled?

Posted at 2:47PM on Oct 22nd 2007 by Not 2 PC

7. Anyone who lives in So. Cal especially Malibu should know by now to be prepared for fires. This is an unfortunate part of life living in an earthquake/fire state. I hope the homeowners (both celebrity & non) were prepared and don't be stupid by staying in the home despite orders to evacuate. My prayers go out to them all.

Posted at 2:48PM on Oct 22nd 2007 by Kate

8. This calls for a nice stiff drink or 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 2:50PM on Oct 22nd 2007 by GET DRUNKHIGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9. JackDaniels.

welcome to the celebrity gossip site, not cnn.

why report of its not a celeb? that's for the 8 billion other actual news sites out there.

Posted at 2:54PM on Oct 22nd 2007 by duh

10. 3. I'd stop drinking to if I saw Spears and Lohans cheesy crotches everyday

Posted at 2:38PM on Oct 22nd 2007 by The Monkey Zone


That would be enough to make me START drinking, at least i would pass out and not HAVE to look at 'em!

Posted at 2:57PM on Oct 22nd 2007 by someone

11. I TOLD EVERYONE!!!!!
if you look back on several posts from that past i have predicted that "Hollywood would burn to the ground!!".. i just didnt know it would REALLY burn to the ground... it was a figure of speech...

Posted at 2:58PM on Oct 22nd 2007 by death on a cracker

12. What celebrities are still at Promises? I thought they all completed their rehab and are
back on the streets trying to kill us. Was I wrong? Hope so. I'd rather fight the fire than
one of those cuckoos.

Posted at 2:58PM on Oct 22nd 2007 by CURIOUS

13. Too bad it's not Promises.

Posted at 3:00PM on Oct 22nd 2007 by t-shirt

14. Doh! My mistake. It is Promises. According to the reported services it provided, a good fire will do that place a world of good. Rage on!

Posted at 3:03PM on Oct 22nd 2007 by t-shirt

15. the center is a taol ripp off charing 30,000 a month.

Just to tell peole to go toAA meetings wich are FREE,

Posted at 3:03PM on Oct 22nd 2007 by TMZ----reader,... when there no pop ups

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