Kim Kardashian slammed by actor Danny Trejo for pushing her own agenda during LA fires - did she lose her home?
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The 44-year-old reality star was called out by Heat actor Danny Trejo on Wednesday (15 January) during a conversation with TMZ. Trejo, 80, slammed Kim for allegedly politicising the disaster by bringing to light the plight of incarcerated firefighters who have been put to work battling the blaze.
Kim wrote on Instagram that the 'hundreds' of incarcerated firefighters in the field, and they make only between $5.80 and $10.24 per hour, according to the California Department of Corrections' website. The social media star noted that they make only $1 more per hour in emergency situations, like the current fire fight - which has 'never been raised with inflation'.
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Hide AdTrejo said that it wasn't the right time for Kim to be talking about incarcerated firefighter compensation. He said: “Right now, as far as inmates getting paid - pros, cons, whatever - it's like, right now, Kim, worry about the people that lost everything. You've still got everything!”.


He urged her to focus on those who had “absolutely nothing but the clothes on their back” after losing the possessions in the fires. Incarcerated firefighters - who must come from minimum security prisons, have a lack of disciplinary infractions and must have less than five years remaining on their sentences - can get time taken off of their sentences by volunteering to fight fires.
The job is also one of the only available to inmates that only accepts volunteers, as prisoners can't be forced to join the firefighting teams, though some may feel coerced to do the dangerous work because of a desire to make more money or get out of prison sooner. Trejo dismissed calls for more pay for incarcerated firefighters, as he claimed most of their pay would go toward restitution that they owe, though presumably higher pay would get them closer to paying off their debts or leave them more money beyond those fees once they are released.
Democratic State Assembly member Isaac Bryan, who represents Los Angeles, told Politico on Tuesday that incarcerated firefighters are “heroes just like everybody else on the front lines, and they deserve to be paid like it.” He and Kardashian are on the same page, and Bryan has introduced a bill in the Assembly to significantly increase incarcerated firefighter pay.
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Hide AdAccording to the Marshall Project, there are currently around 900 incarcerated firefighters battling the blazes in Los Angeles. So far, at least 25 people have died as a result of the LA fires, and more than 180,000 people have been forced to evacuate.
Kim Kardashian still lives in the extremely minimalist mansion she used to share with Kanye West in the Hidden Hills. Kim, Khloe, Kris and Scott live approximately six miles away from areas which are under evacuation orders from the Pacific Palisades fire. It has not been reported that Kim’s house has been burnt down.
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