Our most recent book is The Comeback: The 2024 Elections and American Politics. It includes a chapter on congressional and state elections.
— Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) May 12, 2026
Former reality TV star Spencer Pratt isn’t a superhero.
But a slew of recent viral AI-generated videos portray him as Los Angeles’ lone savior — helping thrust his mayoral campaign against Mayor Karen Bass and City Council member Nithya Raman into the spotlight in recent weeks.
Many of the videos, created by filmmaker Charlie Curran, cast Pratt in cinematic, hero-style scenarios: battling Bass in a lightsaber duel while California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Vice President Kamala Harris scheme behind the scenes or appearing as a Batman-like figure opposite a Joker-esque Bass. The posts have been viewed millions of times on social media.
Pratt has denied involvement, calling the clips “fan-made” in a since-deleted Instagram video. He has reposted several of them on X while sharing his own “man-made” campaign videos that feature video of his wife, fellow “The Hills” alum Heidi Pratt, and their son navigating life after their house burned down in the Palisades Fire.
The Batman video is a ripoff of a 2025 anti-Trump video::
🇺🇸🍾 MAGA BALLROOM 2028 - You are invited to the grand opening of the Beautiful Ballroom. A new chapter. An AI experiment #maga #democracy pic.twitter.com/ShN1XoQ9C6
— Ari K (@arikuschnir) August 6, 2025
