Spencer Pratt has named two major celebrities he claims backed his Los Angeles mayoral campaign just days before voters head to the polls in the city’s primary election.
As Pratt, 42, looks to build momentum ahead of the June 2 vote, the former Hills star has hit the campaign trail with fundraisers, rallies and a flurry of media appearances.
Speaking to US Weekly, Pratt revealed some of the Hollywood heavyweights whose support he claims to have received.
“Usually I don’t name-drop, but I had two of my favorite people ever support me,” he said. “Leonardo DiCaprio and Jamie Foxx both said, ‘Please, Mr. Mayor, we want these streets safe again.’ If their reps try to deny this happened, I have multiple witnesses. It was an out-of-body experience.”
The Independent understands that DiCaprio has not publicly or privately endorsed any candidate, and has reached out to Foxx’s representative for comment.
When asked further about the support he has received, Pratt said: “The only endorsements I seek, which I have, are moms in Los Angeles, animal lovers and one that I just got, the Latino Business Association, which are 800,000 Latino businesses that [incumbent Mayor Karen] Bass has failed.”
Pratt jumped into the LA mayoral race in January, announcing his candidacy at a “They Let Us Burn” rally in the Palisades Village, a year after his house burned down in the devastating 2025 wildfires.
“Business as usual is a death sentence for Los Angeles, and I’m done waiting for someone to take real action. That’s why I am running for mayor,” he declared.
Pratt, a registered Republican, is running as an independent, previously stating, “This is not a partisan race.” The reality TV star is one of 12 candidates seeking to unseat Bass, whom he has continuously criticized for her response during the wildfires.
As Pratt has ramped up his campaign, he has continued to take aim at Bass. Just this week, Pratt accused her of breaking an election law by campaigning near a ballot box and filed a formal complaint.
“She is so accustomed to breaking the law with no accountability, she even filmed herself doing it. Well, those days are over. We just filed a formal complaint for illegally gaming the election. We must protect our democracy,” Pratt wrote Tuesday on X.
The Independent has contacted Bass’s campaign for comment.
The primaries will be held June 2, with the top two vote-getters, regardless of party, moving on to the November general election. However, should a candidate receive more than 50 percent of the votes in the primaries, they will win the office outright.
So far, polls suggest that Bass is leading the race, followed closely by Nithya Raman and Pratt.
