Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleLos Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt reacted angrily on social media after a journalist questioned his residency claims. Pratt has stated in campaign videos that he lives in a trailer at his fire-damaged Palisades home, which burned down in the 2025 Los Angeles fires. Recent reports indicate Pratt has been splitting his time between a high-end L.A. hotel and a rental house outside the city in Santa Barbara. Variety journalist Marlow Stern's comment on X, suggesting Pratt lives in Santa Barbara, provoked Pratt's strong defensive response. Pratt accused journalists of mocking fire victims and deterring "decent people" from entering politics due to such scrutiny. In fullLA mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt loses it after journalist points out he lives in Santa BarbaraThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in