Bozoma Saint John, star of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and the former Chief Marketing Officer at Netflix, is grieving the loss of her home in Malibu.
In an emotional post on social media, Saint John opened up about what the home meant and what it represented in her life.
“This is the house I wanted. The house I prayed for. The house I worked in blood, sweat and tears for. The house that I put a key pad instead of a key hole in the front door because I wanted all my family and friends to have a code and use the house whenever they wanted,” Saint John posted on Instagram alongside photos that will now serve as memories of her home.
She continued, “This is the house where I found peace after battling with racist neighbors and a community that made me have to buy it in a trust within a trust so no one would know that widowed, single Black woman with a teenager was buying on the exclusively-held beach. This was my EFF YOU I’m here house.”
“The house that I built a movie room dedicated to my sister so she could see her films in her own sanctuary. This is the house where I finally felt like I could choose to spend time… when I wanted to and how I wanted to. It is gone.”
Saint John is one of many Los Angeles County residents who have lost their homes in the L.A. wildfires in the Palisades and Eaton fires. The Palisades fire has burned more than 17,000 acres, while the Eaton fire burned more than 10,000.
“This is an unimaginable loss. I grieve with the rest of Los Angeles as it burns… and even though I’ve found even words to write here, there’s nothing that I could say in this moment to describe this feeling,” Saint John said. “I ask for your prayer for Lael and I. God bless you.”
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