Meryl Streep had to take matters into her own hands when evacuating from the Los Angeles wildfires earlier this month, according to her nephew.

Meryl Streep, 75, had to make a harrowing getaway because a fallen tree blocked her evacuation from the L.A. fires, her nephew Abe Streep revealed in New York Magazine. “My aunt Meryl Streep received an order to evacuate on January 8,

Meryl Streep's nephew Abe Streep also spoke with Martin Short and Haley Joel Osment about the destruction in Pacific Palisades and Altadena

Meryl Streep's nephew has revealed she cut a 'car-sized' hole in her fence to escape wildfires. The Oscar winner was forced to get creative when her Pacific Palisades home was under threat from LA's recent wildfires.