Spencer Pratt and Chelsea Handler are trading sharp insults on social media as Pratt pushes his bid to become the next mayor of Los Angeles, with the feud escalating after Handler questioned his legitimacy and Pratt shared a clip featuring Shane Gillis crackin
Spencer Pratt’s bid to become the next mayor of Los Angeles has collided with a no-holds-barred feud online—one that now includes a fresh round of insults aimed at Chelsea Handler and her credibility as the tension between the two celebrities keeps escalating.
The back-and-forth kicked off after Pratt publicly launched his mayoral campaign in the aftermath of his home burning down during the 2025 Palisades fires.. In posts responding to the crisis. Pratt also called out local politicians—especially Mayor Karen Bass—over what he framed as failures to manage the wildfires.
Handler entered the conversation by posting an Instagram video reminding viewers that Pratt is a “straight, white male former reality star” with no previous government experience, arguing that this does not make him a legit candidate to replace Bass.
Pratt then fired back, posting his own video on X. This time, he shared a clip showing Shane Gillis doing a comedy routine at Kevin Hart’s recent roast on Netflix.
In the clip, Gillis cracks a nasty joke about Chelsea partying with Epstein, Prince Andrew and Woody Allen—pushing the feud further into personal territory.
While Pratt continues campaigning—running against Bass and several other candidates—the race for who becomes the next L.A. mayor remains uncertain, and the online fight is showing no signs of cooling down.
The sequence is clear: Pratt ties his mayoral run to the 2025 Palisades fires and criticizes Mayor Karen Bass. Handler counters by questioning Pratt’s lack of government experience. and Pratt responds by circulating a Netflix roast clip that includes a direct jab at Handler through the Epstein-era comparison mentioned in Gillis’ joke.
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