As we told you last night, TMZ was getting roasted over their story about an ad from Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt. Accompanying the story, TMZ also had a poll about Pratt's ad that asked if it was misleading.
Yes, that's right, TMZ was trying to dogpile a guy for not living at his home that burned down and instead claiming he's been staying at a hotel instead despite having an ad that shows a trailer on the property where his home once stood. How dare he!
Spencer Pratt is firing back at claims he misled voters about living in a trailer after critics called him out for staying at Hotel Bel-Air. 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/P1BM1A71zx
— TMZ (@TMZ) May 13, 2026
What would we do without "journalism"?
Is @TMZ really out here attacking Spencer Pratt for staying in a Hotel Bel-Air after his Pacific Palisades home got torched in the LA wildfires?
— Buzz Patterson (@BuzzPatterson) May 13, 2026
Bro, the guy’s lot is a smoking crater thanks to Gavin Newsom’s clown show leadership, endless bureaucracy blocking power/water… https://t.co/AvFpH32xiz
TMZ is totally missing the point.
— Brad Parscale (@parscale) May 13, 2026
They let his and 7,000 other houses burn because of poor management.
This appearance is only good for Spencer. TMZ looks like fools. https://t.co/TFeLR82uDd
The lib media consider missing the point to be part of their job.
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On top of that, TMZ thought a poll asking if Pratt's ad is misleading would be a good idea. If you haven't seen it, this is the spot in question:
They not like us pic.twitter.com/78hducHDUE
— Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) April 29, 2026
You can tell Pratt's ad is right over the target based on the Dem and media reaction.
We're doing a follow-up because TMZ's poll is coming to its 24-hour close. It started out not going the way TMZ was no doubt hoping. How about now? Yep, it's still getting crushed:
Would you consider Spencer Pratt's campaign ad misleading now that it's revealed that he lives in one of LA's premier hotels rather than the trailer on his lot? 🤔
— TMZ (@TMZ) May 13, 2026
It's 94 percent "no" to 6 percent "yes." We'd call that a backfire.
Make the battleship sinking sound now please. pic.twitter.com/q5Ai0Rg7PX
— Coleman (@doggiebrigade) May 14, 2026
OOF.
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