Reality star Spencer Pratt defends $1,200-a-night hotel stay after LA mayoral loss
The gist
Reality star Spencer Pratt said death threats forced his $1,200-a-night Hotel Bel-Air stay during his failed LA mayoral run.
His 218,000 primary voters are now a bloc Bass and Raman need.
How it unfolded
- Jan 2025The Pacific Palisades home of Pratt and Heidi Montag, featured on "The Hills," was destroyed in the Los Angeles fires.
- May 2026TMZ reported Pratt had been staying at the Hotel Bel-Air for more than a month, days after a campaign video claimed he and his family were living in an Airstream trailer on their destroyed lot.
- Jun 2, 2026In the primary, Karen Bass earned more than a third of the vote, Nithya Raman was close with 29%, and Pratt finished third with 25.5%.