Pratt says he joined Republican Party in response to death threats during reality TV fame
I know people don’t like guns, but L.A. was dangerous if you’re hated. So, I got a gun, my wife got a gun.” He added that he and his wife, Heidi Montag, needed concealed carry weapon permits, and the “only people” who supported these permits were Republicans. Montag and Pratt were co-stars on “The Hills.” “That was what I aligned with: my safety, my personal safety and my family’s safety,” Pratt continued.
- ▪I know people don’t like guns, but L.A. was dangerous if you’re hated.
- ▪So, I got a gun, my wife got a gun.” He added that he and his wife, Heidi Montag, needed concealed carry weapon permits, and the “only people” who supported these permits were Republicans.
- ▪Montag and Pratt were co-stars on “The Hills.” “That was what I aligned with: my safety, my personal safety and my family’s safety,” Pratt continued.
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State Watch Pratt says he joined Republican Party in response to death threats during reality TV fame Comments: by Ryan Mancini - 05/21/26 3:39 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Ryan Mancini - 05/21/26 3:39 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING On Thursday, Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt said the death threats he received while his reality TV fame was at its peak were what pushed him to join the Republican Party. Pratt, who entered the nonpartisan race against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in January, was known for playing a recurring villain for five seasons on the MTV series “The Hills.” “When I was a hated reality star, I got so many death threats –– I had so much security and police, and what did they tell me to do?” Pratt told CNN’s Elex Michaelson.
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