Halle Berry and Boyfriend Van Hunt Donate Clothes as L.A. Wildfires Continue

Halle Berry and Boyfriend Van Hunt Donate Clothes as L.A. Wildfires Continue
Halle Berry and Boyfriend Van Hunt Donate Clothes as L.A. Wildfires Continue

Halle Berry and Van Hunt are giving back.

Berry, 58, and her boyfriend of four years Hunt, 54, were seen spending time at the COOP, a small home goods business located in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 12, two days after Berry wrote on Instagram that she was donating her “entire closet” to those in need as the Los Angeles wildfires continue.

The Academy Award winner and singer-songwriter Hunt were photographed mingling among others gathered at the Beverly Hills business as firefighters continue to combat the fires still raging across Los Angeles county, which began on Jan. 7. As of Jan. 12, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner raised the death toll in the wildfires to 24, and the L.A. county sheriff Robert Luna announced that at least 16 people have been reported missing.

“As you all know, the unimaginable happened this week but we’re coming together as a community to ensure displaced families have the resources they need during this unprecedented time,” Berry wrote in a video she shared to Instagram on Jan. 12, in which she shared information about the COOP’s donation efforts.

“I’m at @shopcoopla and @nickeykehoe today as we’re bagging clothes and toys for families that were impacted by the wildfires,” Berry wrote in a caption to that video. “We even have drivers with @uber who can deliver items to your home!”

In her video, Berry implored people to direct message her on social media, as well as organizers at the COOP and its neighboring store Nickey Kehoe with further questions or any needs about the COOP’s donation program. The store itself thanked Berry and actress Sharon Stone for “helping us get the word out” about its mobilization efforts for charity as it continued to advertise its ongoing efforts to help those in need on Instagram.

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“Toys, baby stuff, anything you need,” Berry said in the video. “And if you don’t have a bag, come here. We’ll give you a bag to take it away with. If you can’t come here, send somebody here who can.”

Halle Berry and Van Hunt on March 18, 2023.

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Berry and Stone, 66, have been working with the Beverly Hills-based store to encourage those displaced by the fires to pick up clothing and needed items for several days now. Stone also shared in a clip from a NewsNation interview interview she posted to Instagram on Jan. 10 that she is even taking in and housing some families who have been displaced by the ongoing disaster.

“We recognize that there have been apocalyptic tragedies all over the world, and we recognize that this will get better if we all help each other,” Stone said in that video.

Click here to learn more about how to help the victims of the L.A. fires.

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