Jennifer Garner Shares “Guilt” After She “Lost a Friend” in Los Angeles Wildfires

Jennifer Garner is reflecting on the difficult situation facing Southern California.

The Alias alum got candid about the inner turmoil she has faced after experiencing a loss due to the devastating wildfires currently making their way through her Los Angeles community of Pacific Palisades.

“I did lose a friend and for our church it’s really tender,” Jennifer told MSNBC during a Jan. 10 interview alongside chef José Andrés, “so I don’t feel like I should talk about her yet. But yeah, I did lose a friend who did not get out in time.”

The 52-year-old—who shares children Violet, 19, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12, with ex-husband Ben Affleck—noted that she can “write out a list of 100 friends who lost their homes,” which has left her feeling overwhelmed as her own residence has come out of the fires so far unscathed.

“I feel almost guilty walking through my house,” Jennifer admitted, which prompted her to focus on how she could be an asset during these difficult times. “What can I do? How can I help? What can I offer? What do I have to offer with these hands and these walls and the safety that I have?”