Jeanie Buss, Sofia Richie's husband among business titans reportedly backing Spencer Pratt's LA mayoral race

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Jeanie Buss, Sofia Richie's husband among business titans reportedly backing Spencer Pratt's LA mayoral race

Updated 2 days ago
Fox News
New York Post
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The articles report Spencer Pratt’s Los Angeles mayoral campaign is drawing attention from high-profile donors. Fox News and New York Post both note Pratt’s campaign ads and spoof videos referencing The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, with Fox stating that Pratt’s fundraising includes Jeanie Buss and Elliott Grainge (Sofia Richie's husband) as donors. The pieces converge on the fundraising angle and the parody campaign material but differ on specifics of donors; Fox cites Buss and Grainge as donors, while NY Post emphasizes the Bel-Air motif and living situation. The current state indicates donor involvement from notable business figures, with some reporting naming Buss and Grainge as donors; other donors are not consistently named across sources.

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Jeanie Buss, Sofia Richie's husband among business titans reportedly backing Spencer Pratt's LA mayoral race
Fox News
Fox News
Strongly right
5/18/2026

Jeanie Buss, Sofia Richie's husband among business titans reportedly backing Spencer Pratt's LA mayoral race

Republican strategist Caroline Sunshine analyzes how Spencer Pratt's campaign is breaking the Democratic playbook in Los Angeles on ‘Jesse Watters Primetime.’ Spencer Pratt is hauling in donations from business titans like Jeanie Buss and Sofia Richie's husband ahead of the Los Angeles mayoral primary elections. Per.

Spencer Pratt channels Will Smith for ‘fresh’ new campaign ad at Hotel Bel-Air
New York Post
New York Post
Leaning right
5/18/2026

Spencer Pratt channels Will Smith for ‘fresh’ new campaign ad at Hotel Bel-Air

See more of our coverage in your search results. Spencer Pratt has dropped another “fresh” campaign ad, parodying his own move to Bel-Air while poking fun at reports about his living situation. In the roughly minute-long spot, the reality TV star-turned-mayoral candidate is seen driving a trailer into the affluent.

Spencer Pratt dubs himself the 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' in spoof campaign video for LA mayor race
Fox News
Fox News
Strongly right
5/18/2026

Spencer Pratt dubs himself the 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' in spoof campaign video for LA mayor race

Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt has dubbed himself the newest "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." In a spoof of Will Smith’s "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" theme song to the beloved 90s sitcom, Pratt raps the story of how the L.A. fires forced him to.