Editor's Note: This story has been corrected to remove an image that falsely identified the Villa de Leon as the Getty ... for our neighbors in the Pacific Palisades, Malibu, and the surrounding ...

Some posts conflating the Villa de Leon with the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades include a years-old conspiracy theory about a child trafficking operation in tunnels beneath the museum.

The Getty will be closed until Jan. 13. The Palisades fire burns near the Villa de Leon in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday, January 7, 2024. The mansion offers views of the Pacific Coast Highway and ...

The Getty will be closed until Jan. 13. The Palisades fire burns near the Villa de Leon in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday, January 7, 2024. The mansion offers views of the Pacific Coast Highway and ...

Art from ancient Thrace is often flashy and brusque, as befits a warrior tribe. The archaic society was known for the prowess ...

The Getty Villa, the museum built ... structure by the Getty Villa sign on Pacific Coast Highway. That structure was not the museum but rather Villa de Leon, a 35-room Italian Revival mansion ...

Amid the devastating and fast-moving fire in Pacific Palisades, the grounds of the ... platform X showed the flames approaching the Villa de Leon, a historic home near the museum's driveway ...

The fast-moving wildfire has so far burned vegetation at the Pacific Palisades museum but not the building.

“Fortunately, Getty had made extensive efforts to clear brush from the surrounding area as part of its fire mitigation efforts throughout the year,” Fleming said. “Some trees and vegetation on site ...