Spencer Pratt Trades Barbs With L.A. Mayoral Rival After Filming Viral Campaign Ad Outside Her Home

The reality television personality seeking to become mayor of Los Angeles, Spencer Pratt, has drawn a rebuke from Council Member Nithya Raman after filming a campaign advertisement outside her multi-million-dollar home.Ms. Raman, who is also vying to be the city’s next mayor, blasted Mr. Pratt for “filming outside my home, where I live with my young children,” calling the move “unnecessary and reckless” in a statement to Us Weekly on Thursday.Mr. Pratt’s campaign ad, released Wednesday, takes aim at California’s political establishment, accusing its leaders of living lavishly while constituents suffer the consequences of failed governance and the Los Angeles wildfires.The clip opens with the former “The Hills” star standing before LA’s official mayoral residence, the Getty House mansion, declaring: “This is where Mayor Bass lives. You notice something?” The camera then pans to a neighboring property. “Or here, where Nithya Raman’s $3 million mansion sits,” Mr. Pratt says of the Los Angeles City Councilwoman’s home.“They don’t have to live in the mess they created — where you live,” he says, walking past a homeless encampment. The clip then cuts to Mr. Pratt standing in front of an RV parked in an outdoor lot. “This is where I live. They let my home burn down. I know what the consequences of failed leadership are. That’s why I’m running for mayor.”Mr. Pratt fired back at Ms. Raman on Friday, saying her criticism was “just validating the entire premise of our commercial.” He wrote on X: “She doesn’t care if there’s homeless drug addicts in front of your home, in front of your kids school, but God help her if a man in a suit takes a picture on the public street for two minutes.”The campaign ad has made a splash online, amassing more than 10 million views and a hundred thousand likes. It prompted political commentators, even Democrats, to flag Mr. Pratt as a serious contender.The 42-year-old TV personality announced his mayoral bid in January, on the one-year anniversary of the devastating Pacific Palisades wildfires, which killed 12 people and destroyed more than 6,000 residential properties. Mr. Pratt and his wife, a fellow “The Hills” star, Heidi Montag, were among those who lost their homes in the blaze. He has since emerged as a sharp critic of Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass over their handling of the fires.Mr. Pratt is registered as a Republican, though he has sought to distance himself from political labels, calling the race “non-partisan.” His affiliation may nonetheless prove a liability in the heavily Democratic city.Still, the race appears to be far from decided. An April poll from UCLA found that incumbent Mayor Karen Bass received support from 25 percent of likely voters, while Mr. Pratt and Ms. Raman trailed at 11 percent and 9 percent, respectively. However, a large share of respondents — 40 percent — said they were undecided.

Spencer Pratt Trades Barbs With L.A. Mayoral Rival After Filming Viral Campaign Ad Outside Her Home

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