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Jimmy Kimmel tried to send Spencer Pratt out of Los Angeles with a joke. Pratt’s response made it much darker.
During Tuesday’s episode of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live,’ the late-night host mocked Pratt after the former reality star lost his bid for Los Angeles mayor. Pratt had briefly held second place early in the count, but later dropped behind incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and City Council member Nithya Raman.
Raman is now set to advance to a November runoff against Bass. Pratt, despite early momentum and support from Donald Trump, will not.
Kimmel used the loss to remind Pratt of a previous promise to leave Los Angeles if Bass or Raman won. Then he revealed the punchline: a decorated U-Haul for Pratt’s exit.
Kimmel Mocked Pratt’s Failed Mayor Run
Kimmel told viewers that Pratt had been in second place early on, but had fallen to third with most votes counted.
“Spencer Pratt will not” advance to the runoff, Kimmel said, before adding that the MAGA crowd was now using the result to claim the election was rigged.
Pratt’s campaign had gained national attention after he entered the race following the destruction of his home in the Los Angeles fires. Before politics, he was best known for ‘The Hills,’ the MTV reality series he starred in with wife Heidi Montag.
Kimmel then focused on Pratt’s reported promise to move out of the city if Bass or Raman won. “And Spencer, if you’re watching, we are so, so sorry to see you go,” Kimmel joked. “We’re going to really miss you. You’re a man of your word, and you gotta go.”
The U-Haul Joke Got Personal Fast
The show then cut to footage of a U-Haul decorated for Pratt. The truck had the words “just defeated” on the side, along with artwork of a sad-looking Pratt. Metal cans and streamers were attached to the back, giving the whole thing a fake farewell feel.
Kimmel continued the joke by saying moving could be expensive, especially with “the out-of-state donation money running out.” “So to help you out we rented you a U-Haul,” he said. He added that the staff spent the whole day decorating it so people would notice Pratt and “wave goodbye” as he left.
Kimmel closed by saying he hoped Pratt and Montag would be happy wherever they went. “Maybe you could be mayor there,” he said. “Or maybe just run for mayor and finish in third place there, it could be fun for your new reality show.”
Pratt Hit Back With A Grim Reminder
Pratt did not let the bit pass without responding.
He later posted on X with footage of his home after the fires. “Jimmy Kimmel i guess you missed the part of the story i don’t need a U-Haul…I have nothing left to pack,” Pratt wrote.
The response changed the tone quickly.
Kimmel’s joke was aimed at Pratt’s political loss and his promise to leave Los Angeles. Pratt’s reply shifted the attention back to the personal reason he entered politics in the first place: he and Montag lost their home in the fires.
That made the U-Haul gag feel harsher and darker to some viewers.
Pratt’s Loss Became Part Of A Bigger Political Fight
Pratt’s third-place finish had already sparked anger among conservative figures.
After holding an early lead over Raman, he was overtaken as more ballots were counted. Trump and other conservative voices questioned the shift, while California officials defended the state’s vote-counting process.
Kimmel clearly framed the controversy as another attempt by the MAGA crowd to claim a rigged election.
But Pratt’s response gave the story a second layer. He may have lost the race. He may have become a late-night punchline. But his reminder that he had “nothing left to pack” turned Kimmel’s farewell stunt into something more uncomfortable.
