{"id":730442,"date":"2026-06-11T21:17:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T21:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/730442\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T21:17:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T21:17:12","slug":"real-reason-dennis-quaid-left-hollywood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/730442\/","title":{"rendered":"Real reason Dennis Quaid left Hollywood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For Dennis Quaid, his way of life in Nashville has more substance.<\/p>\n<p>The Far from Heaven actor, 72, shared the real reason why he and wife Laura Savoie, 33, ditched his longtime residence in Los Angeles in 2020 for Tennessee, reports <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/10\/celebrity-news\/why-dennis-quaid-ditched-once-fantastic-la-for-nashville\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Page Six.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt used to be such a great town and the \u201990s was nice,\u201d Quaid told <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/dennis-quaid-ditched-la-nashville-after-once-fantastic-city-went-downhill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fox News Digital<\/a> at CMA Fest over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>He added that LA has \u201cbeen kind of going downhill\u201d lately and he \u201cfeel[s] like people pay these taxes for no services.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Quaid explained that the 2025 wildfires exposed \u201call those things that go on that should be taken care of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Quaid was forced to evacuate his Brentwood neighbourhood home in LA.<\/p>\n<p>More than 18,000 homes and structures were destroyed by the flames while 31 people died.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo people are \u2014 people are angry and half angry, and they\u2019re half kind of feel like giving up, to tell you the truth,\u201d Quaid continued to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Calling himself \u201cone of thousands\u201d who has fled the City of Angels, the Parent Trap star insisted he really \u201chope[s] the town comes back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really do. It used to be such a fantastic town. It was. It was a great community, too. And something\u2019s happened. People need to be inspired there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Quaid also weighed in on the LA mayoral race, stating, \u201cI hope Pratt wins.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When previously asked by the same outlet why he was supporting the reality star\u2019s campaign for mayor of the second largest city in the US in May, Quaid retorted, \u201cWhy? What are you talking about? Why? Just look around, man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, as of Monday night, the top two candidates advancing to the November run-off are Karen Bass, the incumbent mayor, and Nithya Raman.<\/p>\n<p>Pratt, 42, has yet to comment on his current standing in the race.<\/p>\n<p>The Hills star and wife Heidi Montag\u2019s Pacific Palisades home was one of many that burned down in the catastrophic fires.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really do. It used to be such a fantastic town. It was. It was a great community, too. And something\u2019s happened. People need to be inspired there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Quaid also weighed in on the LA mayoral race, stating, \u201cI hope Pratt wins.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared in <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/10\/celebrity-news\/why-dennis-quaid-ditched-once-fantastic-la-for-nashville\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Page Six<\/a> and was reproduced with permission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For Dennis Quaid, his way of life in Nashville has more substance. 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