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Ireland Baldwin says she was accused of 'looting' during Woolsey Fire

Áine Ryan

Ireland Baldwin says she was accused of "looting" over the weekend while trying to grab her possessions from her Malibu home during the devastating Woolsey Fire.

On Sunday, the eldest daughter of Alec Baldwin revealed on Twitter that a police officer threatened to arrest her the previous day.

"Yesterday I spent all day long trying to get back to my place in Malibu to gather a couple of my things before the winds were expected to pick back up," the 23-year-old wrote. "An officer at a back way entrance to one of the main canyons that take you over to Malibu stopped us and refused to let us in because I don't have my Malibu address on my ID."

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Baldwin continued: "Not only was he a d---, but he had 0 compassion and he literally accused us of being looters and threatened us that we were going to be arrested if we kept giving him trouble."

Baldwin also revealed that her mother, actress Kim Basinger, 64, lost her home in the fire.

"I understand that he was doing his job, but in times like this when people are losing loved ones and losing their homes, the least you can do is show compassion and be as kind as you can even if you can’t help them," she tweeted.

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"So many friends and friends and family of friends are losing everything they own in these fires. My mom and her partner lost their Malibu home in the #Woolseyfire and thankfully, they are both safe."

According to CBS, at least 44 people have been killed and over 200 people are missing.

More than 6,000 homes have been destroyed, and officials said it could take weeks to fully contain the wildfires.

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Other celebrities whose homes have been affected by the fires include Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth, Gerard Butler, and Robin Thicke.

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