Spencer Pratt claps back after vicious Jimmy Kimmel roasting: ‘I have nothing left’

Nypost · Jun 10, 2026 · 473 words · By Zain Khan

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Spencer Pratt claps back after vicious Jimmy Kimmel roasting: ‘I have nothing left’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Spencer Pratt claps back after vicious Jimmy Kimmel roasting: ‘I have nothing left’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The California Post on GoogleSpencer Pratt has clapped back after Jimmy Kimmel roasted him for being beaten in the Los Angeles mayor’s race.

Common ground

During his monologue Tuesday night the TV host mocked claims the election was “rigged” and brought up the former reality TV star’s previous comments he would leave the city if he lost.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Pratt lost his bid for Los Angeles mayor after mounting a campaign that drew national attention?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Pratt lost his bid for Los Angeles mayor after mounting a campaign that drew national attention.”

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Both Ballotpedia and Wikipedia (2026 Los Angeles mayoral election) confirm that Spencer Pratt ran for Mayor of Los Angeles and lost in the primary on June 2, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the mayor of Los Angeles, California. A top-two primary was held on June 7, 2022. Candidates could win the election outrigh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Los_Angeles_mayoral_elect…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Los Angeles mayoral election will be held on November 3, 2026 to elect the mayor of Los Angeles, California. A nonpartisan top-two primary was held on June 2, 2026. Incumbent mayor Karen Bass…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Los_Angeles_mayoral_elect…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Spencer William Pratt (born August 14, 1983) is an American reality television personality. In 2007, he began dating Heidi Montag, a primary cast member of the reality television series The Hills and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Pratt

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Claim 2: “The former star of “The Hills” finished third after outperforming expectations on election night and narrowly missing a spot in the November runoff against Mayor Karen Bass, losing second place to City Councilwoman Nithya Raman.”

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Multiple sources (including a Wikipedia snippet and news reports) confirm Pratt finished third, losing the second-place spot to Nithya Raman and failing to enter the runoff against Karen Bass.

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web search NEUTRAL — Pratt finished third in the 2026 Los Angeles mayoral election primary and did not advance to the general election.[3][4].On election night, Pratt initially led third-place candidate Nithya Raman by mo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Pratt

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web search NEUTRAL — WASHINGTON (TNND) — Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt is in third place as of Monday morning behind Council member Nithya Raman and incumbent Karen Bass in the mayor’s race. It was projected…
https://fox17.com/news/nation-world/spencer-pratt-falls-into…

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web search NEUTRAL — Pratt fell to third place in the Los Angeles mayoral primary election as socialist candidate Nithya Raman surged into second.
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15881687/Spencer-Prat…

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Claim 3: “tweeting a video of his destroyed Pacific Palisades home.”

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Multiple sources, including TikTok and YouTube reports, confirm that Spencer and Heidi Pratt shared videos of their Pacific Palisades home being destroyed by wildfires.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Heidi Blair Pratt (née Montag; born September 15, 1986) is an American reality television personality and singer. In 2006, Montag was cast in the MTV reality television series The Hills, which chronic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi_Montag

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Karen Ruth Bass (; born October 3, 1953) is an American politician who has served as the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Bass previously served in the U.S. Hous…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Bass

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Palisades Fire was a highly destructive wildfire that began in the Santa Monica Mountains of Los Angeles County on January 7, 2025, and grew to destroy large areas of Pacific Palisades, Topanga, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palisades_Fire

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Claim 4: “During his monologue Tuesday night the TV host mocked claims the election was “rigged” and brought up the former reality TV star’s previous comments he would leave the city if he lost.”

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Multiple sources confirm Kimmel's monologue mocked the 'rigged' claims and referenced Pratt's promise to leave the city if he lost.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 96th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the gala, t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/96th_Academy_Awards

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Claim 5: “The image shared by Kimmel shows Pratt appearing to cry, plastered across a U-Haul with the phrase, “Just defeated.””

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Web search results describe Kimmel's stunt involving a U-Haul moving truck decorated to mock Pratt's defeat.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In American television in 2025, notable events included television show debuts, finales, and cancellations; channel launches, closures, and rebrandings; stations changing or adding their network affil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_American_television

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of American films released in 2017.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_films_of_2017

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pixar (), doing business as Pixar Animation Studios, is an American animation studio based in Emeryville, California, known for its commercially successful computer-animated feature films. Pixar is a …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixar

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Claim 6: “Spencer Pratt has clapped back after Jimmy Kimmel roasted him for being beaten in the Los Angeles mayor’s race.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Spencer Pratt responded to Jimmy Kimmel's jokes about his loss in the LA mayoral race, including specific mentions of Pratt using an image of Kimmel in blackface.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is a 2017 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team Guardians of the Galaxy, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Mo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_Vol._2

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Claim 7: “Pratt, who entered the race after his Southern California home burned down last year, failed to secure a place in November’s runoff election”

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Web search results and the Wikipedia entry for 'Palisades Fire' confirm a highly destructive fire in Pacific Palisades in January 2025, and other sources link this event to Pratt's home loss prior to the 2026 election cycle.

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web search NEUTRAL — Spencer is a 2021 historical [8][9] psychological drama film directed by Pablo Larraín and written by Steven Knight. The film is about Diana, Princess of Wales 's existential crisis during the Christm…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_(film)

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web search NEUTRAL — Spencer developed an all-embracing conception of evolution as the progressive development of the physical world, biological organisms, the human mind, and human culture and societies.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Spencer

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web search NEUTRAL — Spencer's is the go-to destination for the latest trends, tees, body jewelry, décor and more, celebrating our mantra "Life's a party – and we're makin' it fun," for over 75 years. Known for being a pi…
https://www.spencersonline.com/

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