00:00He is frequently referred to as reality TV star turned mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt,
00:06but the Los Angeles native and longtime entrepreneur is far more complex than the label press has imparted on him
00:13in 2026.
00:15And I have realized that the city I love is being managed into the ground.
00:19Pratt enrolled at USC to study political science and eventually graduated after taking time off to explore the then new
00:27and bustling world of reality television.
00:30Spencer then moved over to The Hills, MTV's spinoff of Laguna Beach, starting in the second season as the boyfriend
00:37of Heidi Montauk.
00:38The show wouldn't have been the same without him.
00:41He was someone who could do no wrong, who would invalidate anyone else's emotions, especially if they were emotions that
00:47were somehow expressing discomfort toward him.
00:50Later in time, he comes out and says, oh, well, you know, a lot of that was me performing for
00:56the cameras.
00:57Fast forward to today, I think Spencer Pratt is still very good at marketing himself.
01:02This horrible thing that happened is very symbolic of everything that's going wrong in Los Angeles.
01:08And, you know, a lot of his social media messaging is very effective.
