John Legend Performs For Inmates Who Helped With L.A. Wildfires

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - NOVEMBER 19: John Legend attends Netflix's Rhythm + Flow Fan Fest at The Eastern on November 19, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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John Legend gives an impromptu performance to the inmates who helped contain the L.A. Wildfires. 

According to reports, the Grammy-award-winner posted a reel of him meeting with and singing his hit song “Ordinary People” to the men of the CDCR Fire (Camp) Program after a 24-hour shift. We reported that in order for inmates to qualify for the program, they must have 8 years or less left of their sentences and they earn up to $10.24 a day. 

In the video, while Legend is singing to the inmates, you can see that some of them are enjoying the performance, while others look visibly tired from working all day. 

“Yesterday, I spent time with some of the nearly 1,000 incarcerated firefighters who have been battling LA’s wildfires,” he wrote in the caption of his post below. “After a 24-hour shift, they described their intense work on the line. They are often the first to arrive and the last to leave and perform the toughest and riskiest tasks to protect our communities.”

He continued, “Something that stuck with me from this group was that no matter where we come from, we all have the capacity to serve, protect, and rebuild-not just for ourselves but for our community.”

John Legend and his family were forced to evacuate their home due to the wildfires earlier this month, however they were able to return on January 13.