The ex-reality TV star, who lost his home in the Pacific Palisades fire, cast himself as the antidote to the city’s woes
Spencer Pratt, an ex-reality TV star, cast himself as the antidote to Los Angeles’s woes as he campaigned to be the city’s next mayor.
He curried favor with swaths of disillusioned voters who related to his diatribes against city leadership. His fervent social media posts, including re-shares of AI-generated campaign ads showing LA in an apocalyptic light, garnered national attention.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Dani Anguiano and Uwa Ede-Osifo.
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