{"id":239832,"date":"2026-05-12T21:06:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T21:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/will-spencer-pratts-past-as-a-reality-tv-villain-derail-his-mayoral-run\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T21:06:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T21:06:17","slug":"will-spencer-pratts-past-as-a-reality-tv-villain-derail-his-mayoral-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/will-spencer-pratts-past-as-a-reality-tv-villain-derail-his-mayoral-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Spencer Pratt\u2019s Past as a Reality TV Villain Derail His Mayoral Run?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A controversial reality TV star decides to launch a second career as a firebrand politician.<\/p>\n<p>Initially dismissed as a joke by both media pundits and party leadership, he begins to gain momentum among voters fed up with the status quo.<\/p>\n<p>Sound familiar? <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1818\" height=\"1390\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-1404338428-scaled-e1778614493133.jpg\" alt=\"Spencer Pratt attends Prime Video and Freevee's Summer Solstice LA Event at the Santa Monica Proper Hotel on June 21, 2022 in Santa Monica, California.\" class=\"wp-image-554799 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-1404338428-scaled-e1778614493133.jpg 1818w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-1404338428-scaled-e1778614493133-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-1404338428-scaled-e1778614493133-1024x783.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-1404338428-scaled-e1778614493133-768x587.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-1404338428-scaled-e1778614493133-960x734.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-1404338428-scaled-e1778614493133-1080x826.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-1404338428-scaled-e1778614493133-1200x917.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-1404338428-scaled-e1778614493133.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Spencer Pratt attends Prime Video and Freevee\u2019s Summer Solstice LA Event at the Santa Monica Proper Hotel on June 21, 2022 in Santa Monica, California.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Amanda Edwards\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Yes, as you may have heard, history might be repeating in Los Angeles these days, as MTV alum Spencer Pratt is running for mayor of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/01\/spencer-pratt-announces-run-for-los-angeles-mayor-no-really\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pratt\u2019s house burned down<\/a> in last year\u2019s Pacific Palisades fires, and like thousands of other SoCal residents, he\u2019s since become a very vocal critic of current LA mayor Karen Bass.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have no other choice, so it\u2019s pretty simple. We can\u2019t do four more years of Karen Bass,\u201d Pratt told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/post\/reality-tv-star-spencer-pratt-known-role-mtvs-hills-files-paperwork-enter-los-angeles-mayoral-race\/18535434\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ABC<\/a>\u00a0when he announced his run back in January.<\/p>\n<p>Now, unlike Donald Trump, who was <em>host<\/em> of <em>The Apprentice <\/em>and was therefore able to transcend most of the show\u2019s drama, Pratt was right in the thick of things during his years on <em>The Hills<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>And he was often a genuine menace.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spencer Pratt: finally a candidate who makes white women over 40 go &quot;Oh yeah! That guy... ew.&quot;\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2Xo5qvqO2G4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Spencer\u2019s tumultuous relationship with Heidi Montag ultimately led to the end of her friendship with the show\u2019s main protagonist, Lauren Conrad.<\/p>\n<p>But that was a long time ago. In fact, Los Angeles has tens of thousands of potential voters who would have zero memory of Pratt\u2019s time as a reality TV villain.<\/p>\n<p>However, it\u2019s worth noting that Spencer\u2019s years away from the spotlight have not been entirely free of controversy.<\/p>\n<p>You may recall the 2022 incident in which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2022\/04\/lauren-conrad-talks-about-sex-tape-rumor-has-harsh-words-for-spencer-pratt-heidi-montag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pratt was accused of spreading a rumor that Conrad had made a sex tape<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Or there were the times that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2017\/08\/spencer-pratt-blasts-lauren-conrad-and-caitlyn-jenner-makes-a-to\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pratt went on a bizarre tirade against Caitlyn Jenner<\/a> or claimed to be besties with Ryan Gosling.<\/p>\n<p>And knowing that Spencer blew through $10 million in a shockingly short period of time might give some voters feel hesitant about putting him in charge of their state\u2019s treasury.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spencer Pratt clashes with rivals in L.A. Mayor\u2019s debate\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p4sf5jrpfKM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Then again, businesses run by the current White House resident have filed for bankruptcy on four separate occasions, so that sort of financial incompetence is clearly not a dealbreaker for a lot of people.<\/p>\n<p>One early critic of Pratt\u2019s campaign was none other than his sister, Stephanie Pratt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpencer has done great work for the Palisades,\u201d Stephanie tweeted in February, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/stephanie-pratt-slammed-spencer-pratts-144751051.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buzzfeed<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut LA does not need another unqualified and inexperienced mayor. A vote for him is a vote for stupidity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stephanie went on to allege that Spencer is \u201cjust trying to stay famous and sell his memoir.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s true that Spencer has not held elected office before, but again, that\u2019s not the sort of thing that seems to discourage voters these days.<\/p>\n<p>And this country has certainly elected politicians who are guilty of worse misdeeds than trying to start a social media feud against the Olsen twins.<\/p>\n<p>The only question now is: can a man who\u2019s never held a job other than reality star be trusted to run one of the largest economies in the world?<\/p>\n<p>He might get one step closer to doing exactly that when LA holds its open mayoral primary on June 2.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/05\/will-spencer-pratts-past-as-a-reality-tv-villain-derail-his-mayoral-run\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes A controversial reality TV star decides to launch a second career as a firebrand politician. Initially dismissed as a joke by both media pundits and party leadership, he begins to gain momentum among voters fed up with the status quo. Sound familiar? 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