Spencer Pratt has enlisted U.S. Sen. Rick Scott in his fight against California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass over their handling of the devastating California wildfires.
On Wednesday, the 42-year-old former reality star, who lost the home he shared with wife Heidi Montag in the Palisades Fire last January, posted a video on Instagram featuring Scott. In the clip, Pratt explained that he had asked the Florida senator to help push for a federal investigation into the fires.
“Since Gavin Newsom hasn’t given us our Palisades investigation, Karen Bass just yesterday said she’s delaying hers. The victims aren’t — they’re not OK with that. So we got Sen. Rick Scott, flew in from Florida, and I let him know that the victims out in the Palisades are demanding a congressional investigation,” Pratt said, apparently filmed in the Pacific Palisades.
“And Sen. Rick Scott said…” Pratt continued, turning the camera to Scott.
“I’m gonna do my best to make sure it happens,” Scott replied.
“So stay tuned. I’ll obviously keep you posted,” Pratt told fans. “We are gonna get to the bottom of how our town burned down and how 12 senior citizens were killed. So stay tuned.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to representatives for Newsom and Bass for comment.
The Palisades Fire, which ignited on Jan. 7 in the Santa Monica Mountains, claimed 12 lives, burned over 23,000 acres, and destroyed more than 6,000 structures before containment on Jan. 31. Later that same day, the Eaton Fire erupted in the San Gabriel Mountains, affecting Altadena, killing at least 19 people, and destroying more than 9,000 structures across 14,000 acres.
Since the fires, Pratt, whose parents also lost their home, has led a social media campaign criticizing Newsom and Bass for what he calls mismanagement, corruption, and “criminal negligence” in their disaster response.
In January, Pratt and Montag filed a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles and the Department of Water and Power over the loss of their home. Court documents obtained by Fox News Digital state that the reality stars cited “inverse condemnation,” a legal principle allowing property owners to seek compensation when government actions damage their property. The suit, filed with 20 other property owners on Jan. 21, holds the city and utility company responsible for the destruction of their homes.
In August, Pratt traveled to Washington, D.C., meeting with federal officials, including Attorney General Pam Bondi, to advocate for a federal investigation into Newsom and Bass’s handling of the fires.
“I’m literally their worst nightmare because I have nothing to lose, and all I’m ever gonna do is just post actual facts,” Pratt told Variety. “The more of these meetings I take, the more I find out about how preventable this was. It’s actually criminal negligence because in the Palisades fire alone, 12 people died. These people shouldn’t have died.”
Pratt emphasized that his efforts are nonpartisan, explaining that victims come from all political backgrounds. “They do not care who’s sitting in the White House. They just want answers. They want results. They want things solved,” he said. “Like I would have flown to Washington if an alien from Mars was sitting in the White House. I don’t care. I’m here to activate.”
Pratt praised Bondi for her dedication in investigating the fires. “I’ve felt so powerless against Bass, LADWP, Newsom, and I’m just throwing these TikToks out at such a powerful entity,” he said. “To be able to be in a room with people who can get me information legally, that’s gonna help everyone in the Palisades get the answers that we haven’t had for seven months.”
Days after the fire, Pratt reached out to fans for support, prompting Montag’s 2010 debut album Superficial to surge to the top of the iTunes charts.
“Everything I ever bought in my life burned down. Everything my parents ever bought in their life burned down. Like the stakes are so real,” Pratt said.
“I’m doing this because they destroyed my life,” he continued. “And for the last seven months, I focused on all the good things with Heidi’s music and the positives, but once that wore off, it’s like, ‘I can’t ever have my life back.’ And when you really see everything laid out and the whole way they’ve spun it, it was just the biggest bunch of lies. Propaganda. This was the most preventable thing that could ever have been.”
Pratt added, “I’m becoming worse of a nightmare for them every day because now people are finding my number — other people whose lives burned down — and they send text messages that are like rocket fuel to me. I’ll start getting emotionally drained and it’s a lot to manage my anger and hurt, and then it’s like, ‘Buckle up. There’s so many people that need you to keep on this.’ This isn’t a three-week thing. This is gonna be 10 years.”
