Spencer Pratt, a contender for the mayoral seat in Los Angeles, has forcefully addressed allegations regarding his current living situation. Speculation has arisen about Pratt residing in a luxurious Bel Air hotel during his campaign trail.
The 42-year-old, widely recognized from his reality TV days, had previously stated he was living in a trailer after his $3 million home was destroyed by the Palisades wildfires the previous year. This claim has come under scrutiny following recent revelations.
On Wednesday, TMZ reported that Pratt is actually staying at the opulent Hotel Bel-Air, one of the most upscale accommodations in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, his wife, Heidi Montag, and their two children are reportedly living in Carpinteria, leaving the trailer unoccupied.
The Hotel Bel-Air, known for its luxury and exclusivity, charges a minimum of $1,500 per night and offers a range of lavish amenities, including a swimming pool, tennis courts, and a spa.
In light of these revelations, Pratt took to social media platform X to address the situation. He questioned why the focus was on his hotel stay rather than the circumstances that led to it, remarking, “Hey guys, why don’t they wanna talk about why I need a hotel in the first place?”
He further criticized Karen Bass, saying, “Karen Bass let my home burn down,” referring to the devastating wildfires that also affected 6,000 of his neighbors. His response underscores the ongoing tension surrounding the incident and its aftermath.
Pratt has made Bass’s mismanagement of the wildfires last year a central pillar of his campaign, accusing her of botching the response to the fires that killed 12 people and caused over $25 billion in damage.
He also reportedly told TMZ that he felt the need to stay at the hotel for his own safety, saying he has received death threats as his campaign gains traction.
Los Angeles mayoral hopeful Spencer Pratt issued a blistering response to a report that he has been living in a fancy Bel Air hotel while campaigning
The former reality TV star, 42, previously claimed to have been living in a trailer because his $3 million mansion burned down in the Palisades wildfires last year
Pratt issued a fiery response to a TMZ report that he had ditched his trailer home in exchange for one of the swankiest hotels in Los Angeles
Pratt told the outlet his trailer was not suitable to keep him safe, but the hotel has ‘its own armed security and that has become the only option.’
Referring to supporters of his rivals, Mayor Karen Bass and Councilwoman Nithya Raman, as ‘Bassholes and Ramaniacs’, Pratt said he has faced death threats from ‘whackos.’
‘Since I destroyed them in the debate, and am surging in the polls, they are getting increasingly desperate and hostile,’ he said.
‘I can’t talk about specific threats, but that lot is unsafe now.’
Voters in Los Angeles vote on June 2, with Pratt’s candidacy surging in recent weeks.
Raman, who briefly led the race for the mayor’s office before stumbling in the polls, drew backlash this week after referring to Pratt as a ‘fascist’ – a moniker that many felt has been overused by the left for anyone that leans conservative.
The LA City Councilwoman tried to diminish Pratt as as ‘mini-Trump,’ and said that his candidacy was a result of frustration among voters, and not his own merit.
The far-left lawmaker made the remark in an interview with Brian Tyler Cohen’s No Lie podcast, saying voter apathy is a ‘very real thing that we should take seriously and that we need to grapple with, and we need to offer it an honest response… a response that is actually rooted in solving these problems.’
Raman continued: ‘Otherwise, people will turn to fascism, to mini-Trump, which is who I think Spencer Pratt represents.’
Pratt defended living in Hotel Bel Air, a posh $1,500-per-night hotel with amenities including a spa and swimming pool
Woke Los Angeles mayoral hopeful Nithya Raman was mocked for branding Pratt as a ‘fascist’ in a jibe on Brian Tyler Cohen’s No Lie podcast this week
Pratt seen with his wife, former reality TV star Heidi Montag
Prediction markets now give Pratt a real chance at toppling incumbent Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (left) and city council member Nithya Raman (right)
It comes as Pratt’s odds of winning the Los Angeles mayoral race soared in recent days, and prediction market Kalshi gave him a 32 percent chance of victory compared to incumbent Bass’s 53 percent.
Just ten days ago, Raman was in the lead on the market at 53.5 percent, but she has since plummeted to just 14 percent.
Raman’s apparent plunge in popularity was blamed by many on a high-profile debate last week, where Pratt’s no-nonsense, brash debate style won plaudits.
Pratt was widely seen as the victor in the debate, with 79 percent of viewers telling NBC that they believed he won the night over Bass and Raman.
The former The Hills star has centered his campaign on criticism of Bass’s tenure as mayor, and has vowed to combat homelessness and crime across Los Angeles.
As part of his hardline platform against Los Angeles’ social issues, Pratt recently unveiled plans to implement a three-week ‘grace period’ to warn criminals, drug users and homeless people to leave the city before he takes action.
Speaking on the All In podcast he hammered home his message that the city of angels is ‘worth saving,’ and suggested that his mayoralty will begin with a brief reprieve for those committing crimes and the homeless.
Pratt (above, with his two children and wife Heidi Montag) was seen as a long-shot candidate when he launched his campaign in January, but his odds of winning the mayor’s office skyrocketed in recent weeks
‘My plan, the first three weeks, signs up across the city: no more nakedness, no more drug use, no more robbing, no worse, no more dog abuse,’ he said.
He says that his team will then go around and warn everyone that: ‘You got three more weeks of this, clock’s ticking.’
Pratt believes this will show those propagating crime in the city that ‘there’s a mayor in town’ and even make some of the troublemakers leave.
‘After that, once we start enforcing the laws: Boom! Streets will be back,’ he promised.
He also suggested that he would bring in the Centers for Disease Control to wade out the ‘medieval diseases’ living in LA’s homeless encampments.
