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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Josh Marcus

LA mayoral hopeful and reality star Spencer Pratt claimed he was living in a trailer after wildfires. He was actually at the Hotel Bel-Air

Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt has claimed in multiple campaign videos that he was living in a trailer at the site of his Palisades home, which burnt down in the 2025 L.A. fires. In reality, things looked a little different for the former reality TV star when the cameras were off.

He has been splitting time between a high-end L.A. hotel and a rental house outside the city, raising complications for a campaign that’s made housing and rebuilding after the L.A. fires a key message.

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