Mel Gibson loses his home to the Los Angeles-area wildfires while doing an interview with hit podcaster Joe Rogan in Austin, Texas.

The actor revealed that the home he had lived in for over a decade was completely gone, but that his chickens had survived.

The actor is in good spirits though, joking, "I went home and I said to myself, ‘Well at least I haven’t got any of those pesky plumbing problems anymore.'"

The controversial actor said his property "looked like Dresden" after bombing in World War II due to the fires raging in Southern California.

Podcast host Joe Rogan spoke with actor and filmmaker Mel Gibson about the devastating Palisades Fires, arguing local and leadership are to blame.

Academy Award winner Mel Gibson was recording with podcaster Joe Rogan in Austin, Texas when he learned that his Malibu home was likely burning to the ground. “I was kind of ill at ease while we were talking because I knew my neighborhood was on fire,