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He was a reality-star villain — but crystals-loving Spencer Pratt would have my vote if I lived in LA

Last week Joe Rogan welcomed Spencer Pratt to his podcast with a endorsement.

“What’s going on … Mr. Mayor,” he said with a smile.

In another world, I’d laugh at the political anointment of a crystals-obsessed reality-show villain who once shared the nickname “Speidi” with his plastic-surgery-loving wife, Heidi. But in 2026, I find myself making a case for him.

If I lived in Los Angeles, Pratt would have my vote. Even if he is the guy who ruled the mid-aughts gossip industry by being a shameless agitator on an MTV show.

Pratt has long copped to a desire for fame. He now admits his antics on “The Hills” was all an act to feed his unquenchable thirst for attention — and money.

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Politics, though? He insisted to Rogan that it was never in the cards. But in 2025, Pratt’s entire life burned to........

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