Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel mocked Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt on Wednesday night’s show, and the former reality TV star responded by bringing up one of Kimmel’s most embarrassing controversies.Pratt is one of the contenders attempting to replace incumbent Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.Pratt, 42, has been a vocal champion for LA residents since losing his home during the deadly 2025 Palisades wildfire.
He launched his mayoral campaign in January with a focus on ousting Bass due to her alleged mishandling of the LA fires."It could take a while for Democrats here in Los Angeles to figure out which of their friends secretly voted for Spencer Pratt," Kimmel quipped, riffing on California taking a long time to tally votes in recent elections."Barring a late ballot buzzer-beater, it appears Mayor Karen Bass will advance to a runoff against the former reality show villain."JIMMY KIMMEL ATTACKS FIRE VICTIM SPENCER PRATT AS 'SCREAMING JERK,' LECTURES LA VOTERS ABOUT MAYORAL ELECTION"Sixty percent of the vote has been counted.
If that holds, it means in November Los Angelenos are going to have to choose between a woman named Karen and a man who is one," he said, referencing the "Karen" slur for a demanding, middle-class White woman.After talk show host Jimmy Kimmel mocked his candidacy, politician Spencer Pratt replied by sharing a screencap of Kimmel doing blackface in a now-infamous skit.(Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images; Michael Le Brecht II/Disney via Getty Images;)"Spencer Pratt should not be a top-two finalist for mayor.
He should be DJing the worst New Year’s Eve party in Reno right now," Kimmel said."He’s unlikely to win.
In fact, he’s already filming a reality show about his run for mayor, so he definitely has his priorities in order."In response, Pratt replied by sharing an image of Kimmel’s now-infamous moment when the talk show host wore blackface during "The Man Show" in the early 2000s, most notably while impersonating former NB...