Is America really about to let a reality TV villain waltz into City Hall? Because Jimmy Kimmel certainly doesn’t think so, and honestly, we’re living for his absolutely ruthless takedown of Spencer Pratt’s mayoral aspirations.
On Wednesday night, the late-night king dedicated a MASSIVE chunk of his opening monologue to absolutely roasting the former Hills heartthrob’s political dreams. And let us tell you, Kimmel didn’t hold back one bit. The 58-year-old comedy legend drew some spicy parallels between Pratt’s ambitions and a certain orange-tinted reality TV star who somehow ended up in the Oval Office. Ouch.
“Spencer Pratt for mayor?” Kimmel practically screeched, before launching into a scathing segment that had the audience absolutely CACKLING. He called out Pratt as a “narcissist” with delusions of grandeur, and honestly, the tea was piping hot. Kimmel painted a vivid picture of how Pratt’s entry into the LA mayoral race could be the next chapter in the terrifying book titled “How Reality TV Ruined America.”
But here’s where it gets juicy—Spencer has been QUIET on social media, which tells us everything we need to know. The usually social-media-obsessed reality star hasn’t publicly responded to Kimmel’s scathing critique, and his wife Heidi Montag has been noticeably absent from the discourse too. Are they regrouping? Planning their response? Or did Kimmel’s words actually sting?
The Hills faithful are absolutely SPLIT on this one. Some fans are defending Spencer, calling Kimmel “ageist” and saying he’s threatened by younger generations entering politics. Others are 100% team Kimmel, tweeting things like “Thank you for saying what we’re all thinking” and “Spencer Pratt as mayor is literally a Black Mirror episode.”
Real talk: Whether you love him or hate him, Spencer Pratt has built an entire brand on controversy and staying relevant, which is honestly kind of genius in a chaotic way. But becoming LA’s mayor? That’s giving delusional reality TV energy, and Kimmel clearly wasn’t about to let it slide without commentary.
The question now is—will this Kimmel roast tank Pratt’s political dreams, or will Spencer double down because any publicity is good publicity? Only time will tell, but one thing’s for sure: this election cycle just got a whole lot messier.
What do you think? A) Kimmel was right to call out Spencer’s mayoral pipe dream B) Spencer deserves a real shot at politics regardless of his TV past