Jimmy Kimmel skewers Spencer Pratt’s run for mayor: ‘Another narcissist looking for attention’
Spencer Pratt may be boasting about his celebrity political endorsements, but it’s safe to say that Jimmy Kimmel won’t be one of them.
The late-night host shared his thoughts on the reality star’s controversial bid for mayor of Los Angeles on Wednesday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, likening his campaign to Donald Trump’s first presidential run in 2016.
“Here in Los Angeles, we have a very L.A. race for mayor on our hands,” Kimmel began, speaking with his audience members during Wednesday’s monologue. “This city, let’s be honest, this city is a mess. That is something that became especially obvious during the fires. But the people running the city, when you say this place is a mess, they go, ‘No, actually it isn’t. We’re doing a lot.’ And then we look around and go, ‘I’m not seeing it.’ And then they go, ‘Oh, it’s there. Things are looking up.’ And this makes the people who live here upset.”
Kimmel noted that the city’s residents have been especially upset after losing their homes, businesses, and more after Los Angeles’ devastating Palisades fire — which has been dubbed the third-most destructive fire in California history — leaving them “frustrated because nothing seems to change.”
He continued, saying of Pratt, “So then you get a guy who is on a reality show — who’s on a lot of reality shows. His profession is to be the screaming jerk on reality shows, and his house burns down. And even though he had no private insurance on his house and doesn’t believe in climate change, he is understandably upset about his house burning down. And since he’s a moderately famous person, he gets attention.”
Pratt rose to prominence as a reality TV villain on The Hills, and then went on to appear on shows like The Princes of Malibu, the U.K’s edition of Celebrity Big Brother, The Masked Singer, and Got to Get Out.
“For the first time in his life, people are agreeing with what he has to say,” Kimmel said of Pratt. “It’s hard not to agree with what he has to say. He’s angry about the same problems a lot of people here are angry about. Does he have solutions to those problems? No. But at least he’s acknowledging that they are problems.”
He continued, “So then this angry reality show star, who grew up wealthy and popular and is not very wealthy or popular anymore, really starts to enjoy the attention. He starts to think, ‘I should be mayor,’ which is a statement that should make everyone laugh. But not everyone is laughing. Not everyone sees this as a joke. Right now, if you believe the polls, 22 percent of them are going, ‘You know what? You should be mayor.’ And not only are they telling him he should be mayor, they’re even going so far as to give him money for his campaign.”
Kimmel lamented that despite Pratt likely not really wanting to be mayor, people are still supporting his campaign, which kicked off with the reality star dedicating himself to railing against current L.A. mayor Karen Bass, the Los Angeles City Council, and California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, for their responses to the fires.
“You think this guy wants to sit through city council meetings all day talking about zoning? No, he wants to be a star again,” Kimmel added. “And guess what? It’s working. He’s everywhere. People show up to see him speak. He’s doing interviews. He’s making deals for a new reality show. It’s exactly what Donald Trump did.”
Sudhir Chaudhary is an Assistant Editor at JYNews Online. He brings over 23 years of experience in electronic and digital media. He has a keen interest in writing on topics related to politics, current affairs, the judiciary, defense, foreign affairs, and business. After completing his graduation from St. Columba’s College, Hazaribagh, and studying TV Journalism at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, he has contributed to several prestigious television channels. He has been actively engaged in digital journalism for more than six years.