The feud kicked off after Katharine McPhee and David Foster hosted a fundraiser for Spencer Pratt’s Los Angeles mayoral campaign, sparking TikTok buzz. Chrishell Stause later posted pointed comments on a TikTok video that references McPhee’s past relationships
When a fundraiser video started circulating on TikTok earlier this month, it wasn’t just the location that turned heads. Katharine McPhee and her husband. David Foster. hosted a fundraiser for Spencer Pratt’s Los Angeles mayoral campaign at their Brentwood Park home—and the clip quickly spilled into the online conversation.
In one standout moment. Foster played piano while McPhee. the American Idol alum. performed Tina Turner’s “The Best” in front of the fundraiser audience. She also swapped out some lyrics to encourage people to vote for Spencer Pratt over current Los Angeles political figures and other mayoral candidates. including Karen Bass and Nithya Raman.
The fundraiser itself may have been the spark, but Chrishell Stause made sure it didn’t stay a quiet campaign moment.
Stause. who stars on Selling Sunset. commented on influencer Jordy Cray’s TikTok video that followed up the viral fundraiser clip. Cray’s video discussed Katharine McPhee’s history with “controversial relationships and political associations. ” and Stause responded with a sharp message posted at the time:.
“One day she will find her real inner confidence but it won’t come until after she is disregarded enough times by the problematic men she backs.”
Stause then added another line that landed like a direct punch:
“An insecure woman will steal your man, and give the worst advice.”
As the comments spread, many fans expected McPhee to clap back—maybe with a cryptic quote, a passive-aggressive post, or something that would clearly point back at Stause. Instead, McPhee reportedly went with confusion.
After E! News posted about the situation on Instagram, a follower asked what McPhee had supposedly said that upset Stause in the first place. McPhee replied in the comments, writing:
“Honestly I have no idea. I am just as confused about this controversy as you lmao ❤️.”
That “I have no idea” response fueled even more debate online. Some viewers read it as genuine unbotheredness; others treated it as a familiar celebrity strategy—playing innocent so the drama doesn’t escalate any further.
The internet also revisited why Stause’s remarks resonated with people in the first place. Cray’s original TikTok highlighted several moments from McPhee’s history. including her relationship with Foster. who is 35 years older than her and became her husband in 2019. The video also referenced that Foster is on wife number five with McPhee.
Longtime pop culture followers then pulled in another flashpoint: the 2013 scandal involving Katharine McPhee and Smash director Michael Morris. At the time, both were married to other people when they were photographed kissing, and the images sparked major frenzy back then.
All of that comes with extra political weight because Chrishell Stause has made her feelings clear about Spencer Pratt potentially stepping into Los Angeles politics. Earlier this month, she posted on Threads:
“Can I please implore NO MORE reality star politicians PLEASE! I have nothing against Spencer! In fact I like him on TV! NOT in the government tho CA please pull it together.”
So for Stause, McPhee’s fundraiser role doesn’t read like a neutral connection—it reads like support for a candidate Stause has been publicly urging people to keep out of government.
The sequence is simple enough: a fundraiser for Spencer Pratt turns viral after TikTok clips land. Stause targets McPhee through comments on a related video. and McPhee answers with confusion instead of escalation. Whether that stops the conversation or just changes its shape remains the big question.
For now, this growing saga has all the ingredients people love to watch collide—reality stars, campaign drama, pointed social media lines, older controversies resurfacing, and a celebrity response that keeps everyone guessing.
Katharine McPhee Chrishell Stause Spencer Pratt David Foster Selling Sunset American Idol TikTok Los Angeles mayoral campaign Brentwood Park fundraiser Karen Bass Nithya Raman Jordy Cray Threads Michael Morris E! News