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Josh Flagg is defending himself after getting slammed online for what critics called a tone-deaf real estate flex in the wake of Malibu's deadly wildfires.

On Tuesday, the real estate power broker posted a photo of two beachfront homes reduced to rubble in the 2025 Palisades fires captioned "JUST SOLD!" and noting one sold for $5 million, the other for $4.65 million. The post quickly drew hundreds of comments accusing him of insensitivity toward victims.

The comments section lit up fast, with critics calling the post "in very poor taste," "horrific," and "triggering and heartbreaking for a lot of people."

Now, Flagg tells TMZ the image never should've gone up. "I'm not going to sit back while people question my character," he tells us. "The photo used in my recent pos

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