Jeremy Clarkson rejects claims celeb wildfire victims ‘don’t matter’ | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV

Jeremy Clarkson reacted with fury at claims that wealthy celebrities losing their homes to the wildfires ripping through Los Angeles “don’t matter”.

The Clarkson’s Farm star hit back at the “social media socialists” who have claimed multi-millionaires can easily replace their homes as they have the spare funds. He indignantly hit back with a cry of: “That’s nonsense!

“It doesn’t matter how much money you have, it always hurts to lose your photograph albums and your pets and your lifetime collection of fridge magnets,” he continued. Jeremy has an estimated net worth of almost £56 million, according to reports, but he’s still sentimental about the little things – those that might not have a huge financial value yet are irreplaceable.

He confirmed that his “heart goes out to everyone affected” as he vowed he wouldn’t be making light of the “apocalyptic event”. However, he also argued that a planned enquiry into how the fires – which displaced over 180,000 people and saw stars like Paris Hilton and Beyonce’s mum Tina Knowles lose their homes – first started wouldn’t be “necessary”.

Jeremy elaborated with a call for more “expensive” building materials to be used to prevent huge blazes getting out of control in future. His latest column, published in The Sun, didn’t agree with claims that global warming and climate change had increased the frequency and intensity of wildfires around the world.

“Someone needs to explain to the peace-and-love state officials that rampant environmentalism doesn’t help,” he exclaimed.

“Five years ago, huge chunks of Australia burned, and everyone said it was because of global warming.

“The indigenous Aboriginal population, however, argued that it had always been pretty warm in that neck of the woods.”

He also pointed to wildfires in Zimbabwe in the past, arguing that farms controlled by skilled people were able to stop blazes before they got out of control.

Jeremy suggested that Scandinavian countries lack ancient records for their countries as they were stored in churches, which were then typically made of wood.

The flammable material then burnt much more easily, he theorised – which also happened in London in 1665.

Footage of tearful people searching among the wreckage of what had once been their homes to see what prized possessions they could salvage from the dust has dominated news headlines.

Jeremy reacted by declaring that Americans should resist the temptation to build “impressive” houses at the expense of safety, and instead avoid flammability by not building with wood.