Spencer Pratt Amplifies AI Attack Ad

Spencer Pratt thrust an AI-generated attack ad into the center of Los Angeles’s mayoral race just one day before a high-profile debate.

The former reality TV star, now running for mayor, reposted the viral video on X on Tuesday as he prepared to share the stage with mayor Karen Bass and city council member Nithya Raman, according to reports. The film, created by filmmaker Charlie Curran, paints Los Angeles as a city in collapse. Flames consume the Hollywood sign, armed militia patrol the streets, and prominent California Democrats appear as detached elites ruling over public disorder.

The video does more than criticize city leadership; it reframes Los Angeles as a dystopian warning and turns campaign messaging into spectacle.

The timing matters. Pratt’s repost landed on the eve of a debate, giving the clip immediate political force beyond its viral reach. Reports indicate the ad targets frustration with crime, governance, and civic decline, while using exaggerated AI imagery to sharpen that message. It also signals how candidates can use synthetic media to seize attention faster than traditional campaign ads ever could.

The imagery reaches beyond City Hall. Governor Gavin Newsom, mayor Karen Bass, and former vice-president Kamala Harris all appear in the video as figures of privilege, suggesting a broader indictment of California’s political establishment. That choice widens the target and raises the stakes, turning a local mayoral contest into a proxy fight over the state’s direction and the story voters tell themselves about urban decline.

What happens next will test more than Pratt’s ability to command attention. The debate will show whether rivals answer the video’s claims, reject its methods, or risk letting its dystopian framing define the conversation. The bigger issue now sits in plain view: AI-made political imagery has moved from novelty to campaign weapon, and Los Angeles voters may see much more of it before this race ends.