{"id":704328,"date":"2026-06-14T22:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T22:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/704328\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T22:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T22:30:08","slug":"spencer-pratt-sides-with-karen-bass-brother-in-palisades-fire-suit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/704328\/","title":{"rendered":"Spencer Pratt sides with Karen Bass brother in Palisades Fire suit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spencer Pratt has claimed he is \u201cteaming up\u201d with Karen Bass\u2019s brother after they both launched lawsuits <\/a>against the city she runs over the fire that burnt their homes down.<\/p>\n

The former reality TV star, who lost his bid to become the next LA mayor last week<\/a>, slammed her \u201creckless negligence\u201d that he claims allowed to Palisades Fires to rage.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m proud to be teaming up with Karen Bass\u2019s brother in suing his sister for her reckless negligence that led to the destruction of our homes,\u201d Pratt wrote on X<\/a> Sunday while resharing an ABC7 segment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope their Thanksgiving dinner isn\u2019t too awks. I know ours hasn\u2019t been the same since last year,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Spencer Pratt, pictured with wife Heidi Spencer, has claimed he is \u201cteaming up\u201d with Karen Bass\u2019s brother. 4CRNS, WCP \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n

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While Pratt hasn\u2019t joined an official lawsuit with Kenneth Bass, he appears to be referring to a separate lawsuit. London Entertainment<\/p>\n

While Pratt hasn\u2019t joined an official lawsuit with Kenneth Bass<\/a>, he appears to be referring to the separate lawsuit he filed against the city last year.<\/p>\n

He and his wife Heidi Montag sued LA and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power<\/a> on Jan. 21, 2025, after their Pacific Palisades home was destroyed in the Palisades Fire, which erupted on Jan. 7.<\/p>\n

Their lawsuit alleges the city and utility failed to maintain an adequate water supply for firefighting efforts, contributing to the loss of homes and property. The case is still in discovery.<\/p>\n

The complaint centers on the Santa Ynez Reservoir<\/a>, a 117-million-gallon facility that had been out of service and empty since early 2024 while undergoing repairs.<\/p>\n

Pratt, Montag and other plaintiffs argue the lack of available water reduced pressure to hydrants during the wildfire.<\/p>\n

City officials, meanwhile, have argued the reservoir was offline to comply with drinking water regulations and that the extreme winds and fire conditions would\u2019ve challenged any municipal water system.<\/p>\n

Pratt and Montag sued LA and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power on Jan. 21, 2025. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Pratt and Montag\u2019s home in the Pacific Palisades was destroyed in the wildfires of January 2025. BACKGRID<\/p>\n

Kenneth, the mayor\u2019s 78-year-old brother, and his wife, Cindy, joined a class-action lawsuit filed May 18, 2026, against the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power over losses stemming from the Jan. 7, 2025, Palisades Fire.<\/p>\n

The couple alleges their Malibu home was a \u201ctotal burn down\u201d and says they suffered smoke inhalation, emotional distress and other damages as a result of the wildfire, which killed 12 people and destroyed thousands of properties.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit is one of thousands of claims tied to the fire and similarly argues the city failed to maintain an adequate water supply, citing the Santa Ynez Reservoir \u2014 the same 117-million-gallon facility at the center of Pratt\u2019s lawsuit.<\/p>\n

Mayor Bass has been under fire for her handling of the wildfires that ravaged LA in 2025.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s nothing new here \u2014 Mayor Bass has spoken of her brother\u2019s loss publicly since January of 2025. Thousands of people are plaintiffs in this action,\u201d a spokesperson for the mayor\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n

The complaint states that victims \u201cwent from homeowners to homeless in a matter of hours,\u201d while attorneys for the Bass family said they are among \u201cnearly 40,000 victims who suffered losses.\u201d<\/p>\n

City attorneys have denied wrongdoing, saying Los Angeles is \u201cnot liable for these disastrous wildfires.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir family connections are irrelevant, and as non-public citizens they are entitled to respectful privacy as they pursue their legal rights along with all represented victims,\u201d attorneys for Bass\u2019 brother said.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, lefty Councilmember Nithya Raman defeated Pratt to secure the second spot in the L.A. mayoral primary to face incumbent Bass in the November runoff election.<\/p>\n

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