MAGA Los Angeles Mayor candidate and former reality TV star Spencer Pratt has claimed that death threats prompted him to check into a famed hotel and apparently ditch his trailer, raising questions among his critics.
Pratt, who lost his home in the Pacific Palisades during the devastating January 2025 fire, has claimed throughout his campaign that he lives in a trailer on the property with his family. But TMZ reported on Wednesday that he's now staying at the posh Bel Air Hotel while his wife, TV personality Heidi Montag, has been living in Carpinteria, a coastal town just north of Los Angeles County, with their two children.
TMZ asked Pratt to clarify his comments about living in an Airstream, which he has claimed he and his family lived in during an attack video targeting Democratic candidates in the mayor's race.
"We asked Spencer if he has ever lived in the trailer, and he said no, adding, 'I have never told anyone I lived there.' However, in the campaign ad, he says squarely, 'This is where I live' as he stood in front of the trailer," TMZ wrote in a post on X.
He later doubled down in an interview on TMZ Live, denying that he misrepresented where he lives.
"That is where I live, period. I don't need to sleep there every night. I don't need to go number two on that toilet. That is where I live," Pratt said.
The move caught the attention of several public figures who sounded off on the news.
"Right, because he's filthy rich and the trailer was a media stunt, much like his entire campaign," former Obama speechwriter and co-founder of Crooked Media Jon Favreau wrote on X.
"Wait, so it turns out he’s been lying this whole time?" Los Angeles housing and policy consultant Joe Cohen wrote on X.
"Bad reality tv star, loves ICE, loves Alex Jones, Temu Trump," internet personality Hasan Piker wrote on X.
"Lol," Josh Billinson, who produces social media, podcasts and video for Semafor, wrote on X.
"I'm telling you, this dude is a Trojan horse," James Li, independent journalist and co-host of YouTube series "The Today-ISH Show w/ James Li and Dani Love," wrote on X.
🚨 UPDATE: We asked Spencer if he has ever lived in the trailer, and he said no, adding, "I have never told anyone I lived there." However, in the campaign ad, he says squarely, "This is where I live" as he stood in front of the trailer. pic.twitter.com/3oSoskJqgB
— TMZ (@TMZ) May 13, 2026