{"id":331176,"date":"2026-05-25T03:12:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T03:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/331176\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T03:12:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T03:12:28","slug":"drew-carey-rips-spencer-pratts-la-mayoral-bid-calls-him-serial-scammer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/331176\/","title":{"rendered":"Drew Carey rips Spencer Pratt&#8217;s LA mayoral bid, calls him &#8216;serial scammer&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Drew Carey criticized Spencer Pratt\u2019s run for <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_4635835\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/los-angeles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Los Angeles<\/a> mayor in a blunt social media post.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The &#8220;Price is Right&#8221; host waded into the political waters with a <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_4635836\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@drewfromtv\/post\/DYpt3gfj_Kq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Threads post<\/a> and encouraged LA residents to think again before June primaries.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Anyone who votes for, or endorses Spencer Pratt for Mayor of LA needs to get their head out of their a&#8211;,&#8221; Carey wrote.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I understand being angry\/unsatisfied, but at least get behind someone competent and not some serial scammer without a soul or moral compass.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_4635837\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/spencer-pratt-vows-leave-la-find-last-american-dream-another-city-mayoral-bid-fails\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">SPENCER PRATT VOWS TO LEAVE LA AND FIND &#8216;LAST AMERICAN DREAM&#8217; IN ANOTHER CITY IF MAYORAL BID FAILS<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/drew-carey-spencer-pratt.jpeg\" alt=\"Drew Carey hosts The Price is Right, Spencer Pratt on Fox\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Price is Right&#8221; host Drew Carey slammed Spencer Pratt&#8217;s mayoral bid for the city of Los Angeles. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">He added, &#8220;F&#8211;k this guy already.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Representatives for Pratt and Carey did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital&#8217;s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Pratt, 42, has been a vocal champion for LA residents since losing his home during the deadly 2025 Palisades wildfire, and <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_4635838\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/spencer-pratt-announces-la-mayor-run-one-year-anniversary-palisades-fire-destroyed-his-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">launched his mayoral campaign<\/a> in January with a focus on ousting incumbent Karen Bass due to mishandling of the LA fires.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_4635839\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/spencer-pratt-heidi-montag-sue-city-los-angeles-ladwp-after-palisades-fire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">SPENCER PRATT AND HEIDI MONTAG SUE THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, LADWP AFTER PALISADES FIRE<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;The Hills&#8221; star, along with <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_4635840\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/11am-pub-spencer-pratt-heidi-montags-hollywood-journey-tabloid-fame-la-mayoral-race\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">wife Heidi Montag<\/a> and more than a dozen additional property owners, blamed the city of Los Angeles and the Department of Water and Power (LADWP) for causing damages to their homes in a lawsuit filed earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779678747_234_spencer-pratt-LA.jpeg\" alt=\"Spencer Pratt LA mayor campaign event\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Spencer Pratt launched his mayoral campaign in January after being dissatisfied with incumbent Mayor Karen Bass. (Etienne Laurent)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Plaintiffs accused LADWP of making &#8220;the conscious decision to operate the water supply system with the reservoir drained and unusable as a &#8216;cost-saving&#8217; measure,&#8221; in the lawsuit obtained by Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">More than one week ahead of primaries, Pratt begged residents to &#8220;think bigger for LA&#8221; in a post shared Sunday.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_4635841\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/spencer-pratt-gets-support-wwe-legend-bid-los-angeles-mayor-la-needs-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">SPENCER PRATT GETS SUPPORT FROM WWE LEGEND IN BID FOR LOS ANGELES MAYOR: &#8216;LA NEEDS CHANGE&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;We don\u2019t have to accept the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_4635842\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/la-mayoral-candidate-spencer-pratt-vows-zero-encampments-homeless-no-fentanyl-streets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">filth and the decline<\/a>,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;We have the greatest slice of heaven on Earth with our city, and we deserve better. Vote for Pratt. Vote for LA. Vote TODAY. Let\u2019s clean this city together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Pratt&#8217;s campaign battled political party lines, with opponents criticizing his registered Republican status and recent nod from President <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_4635843\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779678747_228_Spencer-Pratt-Heidi-Montag-event.jpeg\" alt=\"Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag pose for a photo\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Spencer Pratt&#8217;s team denied reports the former reality TV star is filming his bid for Los Angeles mayor. (Rich Polk\/Billboard via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Oh, I&#8217;d like to see him do well. He&#8217;s a character,&#8221; Trump told reporters last week at Joint Base Andrews.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t know him. I assume he probably supports me. Does he support me?&#8221; Trump asked a reporter.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Trump questioned whether Pratt could win the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_4635844\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/west\/california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">election in California<\/a> due to the state&#8217;s &#8220;rigged&#8221; voting system.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t know if, you know, if you have a rigged vote out there. That&#8217;s the problem. The votes are rigged. You have a really rigged vote in California,&#8221; he said. &#8220;You have all the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_4635846\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">mail-in ballots<\/a>, everything else. Very hard to win because the elections are very dishonest. If we had Jesus Christ come down and count the votes, I would have won California because I do great with Hispanics. But it&#8217;s a rigged vote.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Despite the shout-out, Pratt admitted he&#8217;s in the race for the people, not the party.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779678748_421_Nithya-Raman.jpeg\" alt=\"Nithya Raman speaks into a microphone.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>LA council member Nithya Raman is also running against Republican Spencer Pratt for mayor of Los Angeles. (Eric Thayer \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_4635847\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">LIKE WHAT YOU\u2019RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Everyone is trying to claim me for their tribe,&#8221; Pratt wrote to social media followers on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;There\u2019s no R next to my name, there\u2019s no D next to my name. I\u2019m not part of a political party, because I hate politicians.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">He added, &#8220;I\u2019m just Spencer, husband to Heidi, father to Ryker and Gunner, and I\u2019m a pissed off Angeleno who loves my city and is fed up with what <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_4635849\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/corruption\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">corrupt politicians<\/a> have done to her.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779678748_363_spencer-pratt-speaking-at-rally-on-anniversary-of-palisades-fire.jpg\" alt=\"Spencer Pratt speaking onstage at a rally in Pacific Palisades\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Spencer Pratt announced his candidacy for mayor of Los Angeles at a rally in Pacific Palisades on the one-year anniversary of the Palisades Fire, which destroyed homes including his own. (Backgrid)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">While Pratt is a registered Republican, the Los Angeles mayoral election is officially nonpartisan. If no candidate tops 50% in the June 2 primary, the top two finishers will face off in November.<\/p>\n<p>Tracy Wright is an entertainment reporter for Fox News Digital. Send story tips to Tracy.Wright@fox.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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