OJ murder trial witness rallies for Pratt's campaign against 'awful' Mayor Bass: 'LA needs a change'

LOS ANGELES — As celebrities continue to rally behind Spencer Pratt’s campaign for Los Angeles mayor, reality TV personality and O.J.Simpson murder trial witness Kato Kaelin tells Fox News Digital that Pratt is the candidate he thinks will bring necessary change to the city."It’s clear to me that Karen Bass did an awful job as LA Mayor during the 2025 fires," Kaelin, a Los Angeles resident who rocketed to fame after testifying in the O.J.

Simpson murder trial, told Fox News Digital, alluding to the heavy criticism Bass has faced for being out of the country during the devastating wildfires in 2025 that killed over two dozen people in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena."I supported Rick Caruso for Mayor in 2022 and think Spencer Pratt could shake things up this cycle.LA needs a change in leadership."LA TIMES OWNER SAYS ENDORSING KAREN BASS WAS A ‘MISTAKE' DUE TO INCOMPETENCEReality TV personality and O.J.

Simpson trial witness Kato Kaelin told Fox News Digital he is backing Spencer Pratt for LA mayor and criticized Mayor Karen Bass for doing an "awful job." (SGranitz/WireImage ; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)Kaelin, who has lived in Los Angeles for decades but who cannot cast a ballot in the race because he lives outside LA proper, said it "shocks" him that anyone would even "consider voting for Bass.""Her agenda is not for the people of LA, she’s proven it with policy regarding homeless and drug abuse on the streets," Kaelin said, adding that the current mayor "has proven to be awful" and Pratt "brings energy and a different perspective."Kaelin first became a household name during the 1995 O.J.Simpson murder trial.

He testified as a key witness for the prosecution since, at the time of the murders, Kaelin was staying in a guesthouse on Simpson’s Rockingham estate.The trial transformed Kaelin from an aspiring actor into a pop culture figure, with his distinctive appearance and courtroom testimony drawing intense public attention.KAREN BASS APPEARS T...