Tyler Perry Calls Out Insurance Companies ‘Pure Greed’ Amid LA Fires

Tyler Perry has called out insurance companies for “pure greed” after reports of homeowner coverage not being renewed ahead of the devastation of the Los Angeles County wildfires.

“Watching a daughter use a garden hose to try and protect her 90-year-old parents’ home because their insurance was canceled was just gut-wrenching to me,” The actor, filmmaker and studio owner said on his Instagram account.

Perry’s comments come after a Los Angeles Times report about how insurance companies chose not to renew home insurance policies in areas like Pacific Palisades and Altadena, which have since been ravaged by the fires.

On the weekend, the death toll from the wildfires grew to at least 24 people. Firefighters were reported to have gained some ground fighting the blazes but are having to struggle as they battle against high winds to contain the Palisades and Eaton fires.

Perry also said he was trying to figure out how to help those affected by the fires and is “keeping everyone in my prayers.”

Perry’s full Instagram post follows:

Watching a daughter use a garden hose to try and protect her 90-year-old parents’ home because their insurance was canceled was just gut-wrenching to me. Does anyone else find it appalling that insurance companies can take billions of dollars out of communities for years and then, all of a sudden, be allowed to cancel millions of policies for the very people they became rich on?

People who have paid premiums all of their lives are left with nothing because of pure greed. As I am in the process of trying to figure out what steps to take to do all I can to help as many as I can, I am keeping everyone in my prayers.