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.

Mel Gibson visited the rubble of his $14.5 million Malibu mansion Wednesday, one week after it burned down in the Palisades Fire. The actor, 69, was escorted through his neighborhood in a firetruck and then surveyed the damage done to his home of 15 years.

"It's obviously devastating. It's emotional," he told NewsNation’s “Elizabeth Vargas Reports." "You know, we have lived there for a long time."

During a Thursday appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast, actor Mel Gibson promoted the use of ivermectin to treat cancer, accused the pope of covering up pedophilia in the Catholic Church, and railed against California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D)—all as his Malibu home, unbeknownst to him, burned to the ground.

I think Newsom said, you know, ‘I’m going to take care of the forest and maintain the forest’ and do all that kind of stuff,” Gibson said. “He didn’t do anything.”

OSCAR-winner Mel Gibson has revealed his Malibu house burned down while he was away blasting the California governor on Joe Rogan’s podcast. The American actor was bashing Gavin Newsom over

Stars, including Paris Hilton, Billy Crystal, and Milo Ventimiglia were mourning the loss of their homes and possessions in LA's devastating fires.

He added: 'I was doing the Rogan podcast ... it there,' he said after Joe asked if the ongoing fires would be the final straw for him to finally move out of California. Later, Mel joked that ...

Gibson said he flew to Texas to do Rogan’s show as the fierce Santa Ana winds were picking up and before any fires broke out.

Film actor and director Mel Gibson said Thursday that his Malibu home has been destroyed by the wildfires raging in the Los Angeles area, calling the experience “devastating.” “It’s emotional,” Gibson told “ Elizabeth Vargas Reports” in an interview. “I had my stuff there. I’ve been relieved from the burden of my stuff because it’s all in cinders.”

Podcast host Joe Rogan and actor Mel Gibson on Thursday lambasted California Gov. Gavin Newsom over the wildfires raging across the Los Angeles area.