L.A. Times Attacks Pratt’s Hotel Spending After Home Fire
Spencer Pratt's mayoral campaign faced scrutiny over more than $15,000 in Hotel Bel-Air expenditures, which he defended by citing security concerns and property damage from recent fires.
Campaign finance disclosures reveal that Pratt’s bid for Los Angeles mayor has directed more than $15,000 to the Hotel Bel-Air since April 7, with ten separate transactions documented. The payments included approximately $14,900 classified as “Candidate Travel, Lodging and Meals” alongside roughly $600 for “Fundraising Events,” with an additional $1,800 allocated for Komos Tequila at an event.
When the Los Angeles Times sought comment, Pratt did not initially respond. Instead, he took to X with a pointed counterargument, sharing an estimate for temporary fencing around his damaged property. The quote-tweet included an image depicting a $54,855 installation proposal for his Palisades lot, where his home was destroyed during the recent fires.
“It seemed cheaper and more secure than putting the fence around my dirt lot where Karen Bass let my house burn down,” Pratt wrote in his response.
The fencing estimate detailed materials costing $38,400, labor at $9,300, and a general contractor fee of $7,155 for coverage spanning 330 linear feet across 55 fence panels.
The campaign expenditures surfaced after earlier reports indicated Pratt had been residing at the Hotel Bel-Air for over a month, despite a campaign video showing him at an Airstream trailer on his scorched property. Pratt explained the discrepancy by citing security concerns, stating “I’m at a hotel because these psychopaths are messaging me every day they’re going to kill me.” He clarified that multiple locations—the trailer, hotel, and Santa Barbara—represented temporary housing arrangements following the loss of his residence.
Recently, Pratt released an emotional campaign advertisement featuring his wife Heidi Montag and his mother Janet Pratt, who also lost her home in the Palisades Fire. In the ad, Janet Pratt expressed concern about the neighborhood’s recovery timeline. The campaign move drew criticism from Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who accused Pratt of “exploiting” victims’ suffering.
With information from Breitbart News
