Spencer Pratt Considers Leaving L.A. If His Mayoral Campaign Doesn’t Succeed
As Spencer Pratt films his latest reality show centered on his candidacy for Los Angeles mayor, he faces significant challenges ahead.
The former star of The Hills has declared that he will leave Los Angeles entirely if he does not secure a victory in the June 2 primary or the November 3 election. If elected, Pratt aims “to rebuild” after his home was lost in last year’s Palisades wildfire.
“I’m going to win the lawsuit against Gavin Newsom’s state park, and with that money, if I’m the mayor of Los Angeles, I will rebuild,” he told comedian Adam Carolla. “If Karen Bass gets reelected or Nithya [Raman] gets elected, I will be done with trying to live in LA.”
Pratt elaborated, “I’ll take that money from the Newsom state park and the LADWP, and I’ll go somewhere that my kids will not have to see naked zombies, and I can have the last American dream somewhere. But I will not rebuild if these people are in charge, because what would I be putting money into?”
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Pratt, who published The Guy You Loved to Hate, launched his campaign in January and has recently been filming a reality series about his run for the 44th mayor of Los Angeles. The show is produced by Santa Monica’s Boardwalk Pictures, known for its work on projects like Welcome to Wrexham.
Spencer Pratt on what he’ll do if Karen Bass or Nithya Raman wins the mayoral election pic.twitter.com/VCUuTZwMXG
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Pratt’s campaign has faced scrutiny for occasionally overstating certain aspects of his situation—he currently resides at the Hotel Bel-Air, not a trailer on the site of his former home, which he clarified with, “I don’t have a house. They burned it down.”
His campaign has heavily focused on the destructive fires in the Palisades last year, often criticizing Mayor Karen Bass’s response.
Most recently, Pratt participated in a well-attended fundraiser hosted by David Foster and Katharine McPhee. His performance in a recent debate garnered significant attention, with polls indicating he is in a tight race with Raman for a slot on the November ballot against primary frontrunner Bass.
