Lil’ Kim leaves people very confused after she makes ‘wild’ plea amid LA wildfires
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Rhiannon Ingle
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Topics: Celebrity, Music, US News, Environment, Weather
Lil’ Kim has left people seriously confused after she made a 'wild' plea amidst the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, which have now claimed the lives of 25 people as well as forcing more than 100,000 locals to evacuate their homes.
The statement in question, posted on Tuesday (14 January) to X, read: "Been sending strong prayers up for LA and everyone affected by the fires. This is heartbreaking."
The 'Lady Marmalade' rapper then issued an extremely bizarre plea, stating she was praying for a 'monsoon' to hit the affected area.
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According to the Met Office, a monsoon is 'characterised by a dramatic seasonal change in direction of the prevailing winds of a region which brings a marked change in rainfall'.
They can can cause flooding, damage infrastructure, wash away crops as well as destroy the water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure in place.
"I pray to Jesus that God make it monsoon in LA," she finished off the statement.
Lil' Kim captioned the post '#PrayForLA' along with a praying hands emoji.
Naturally, people were seriously perplexed by her words with many rushing to social media to share their reactions.
One X user penned: "Ending one natural disaster with another one is crazy," as a second added: "That’s not the best answer maybe…"
"Make it monsoon? A disaster on top of the existing disaster? No ma'am," declared a third while a fourth wrote: "
A fifth quipped: "Girl do you even know what monsoon means?"
While a sixth explained: "A monsoon?!?! She meant rain lord, rain! Not a monsoon. Bless her heart. She meant well but we absolutely don’t need a monsoon, we need rain! Take her prayer off the list!"
"Her heart was in the right place," added another.
And a final X user echoed: "I get what she was trying to say but this is wild."
Tyla has reached out to Lil' Kim's representatives for comment.
A number of celebrities have been forced to flee their home following the blaze, including the likes of Ben Affleck, Paris Hilton, Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag, Bella Hadid, Billy Crystal, Ricki Lake, James Woods, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Brad Hall have also evacuated.
Additionally, Diane Warren, Eugene Levy, Candy Spelling, Anna Faris, Cameron Mathison, Tina Knowles, Mark Hamill, Joshua Jackson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Mandy Moore, Alabama and Landon Barker, Milo Ventimiglia and Mel Gibson are among the other celebrities who also had to leave their residence.