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8 Takeaways From Tuesday's Primaries
8 Takeaways From
Tuesday's Primaries
THE RUNDOWN
Jun 3, 2026 6:59 AM CDT

8 Takeaways From Tuesday's Primaries

Elections held in 6 states, including races for Calif. governor, LA mayor, and odd ones in NJ, Montana

(Newser) - Tuesday was primary night in six states , with a high-profile governor's race in California still unresolved as of early Wednesday. A quick roundup of initial results:
  • California governor's race: The gubernatorial faceoff in the Golden State, in which the top two vote-getters from any party will advance to
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Pratt Says He Regrets 9/11 Conspiracy Theories

LA mayoral candidate now blames government 'negligence' for attacks

(Newser) - Former reality TV star Spencer Pratt is running for mayor of Los Angeles and is now distancing himself from his old flirtation with 9/11 conspiracy theories. The former star of The Hills told conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in 2009 that he believed the attacks were "100%" an "inside...

LA Mayor's Race Gets an Unlikely Villain-Hero

Actor Spencer Pratt's viral video-fueled campaign is gaining a surprising amount of traction

(Newser) - On the reality television show The Hills, Spencer Pratt played something of a villain, blamed for spreading a salacious rumor and driving a wedge between his girlfriend and her best friend. Pratt is casting himself as a hero in his latest venture, a bid to be mayor of Los Angeles,...

Spencer Pratt in Newspaper Spat Over Mayoral Eligibility

Former reality TV star slams LA Times for questioning candidacy over his burned home

(Newser) - Spencer Pratt's candidacy in the Los Angeles mayor's race is colliding with a basic question: Does he actually live in LA? The answer turns out to have a California twist: The former reality TV star from The Hills did indeed live in the LA neighborhood of Pacific Palisades...

Reality TV 'Villain' Wants to Be Mayor of LA

Spencer Pratt blames current mayor for Palisades Fire, vows to expose failures

(Newser) - Spencer Pratt is looking to trade the drama of reality TV for the drama of City Hall. The former star of The Hills, who lost his Pacific Palisades home in California's deadly Palisades Fire last year, announced Wednesday that he's running for mayor of Los Angeles, the LA ...

Reality TV Couple Sues LA Over Palisades Fire

Spencer Pratt, Heidi Montag join others in blaming city after homes burn down

(Newser) - Reality TV couple Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are suing the city of Los Angeles after losing their Pacific Palisades home in the wildfires that have torn through Southern California in recent weeks, the AP reports. The couple, who rose to stardom on The Hills, a spin-off of Laguna Beach,...

Heidi Montag's Old Song Is No. 1 Again After Fire

Reality star's 'Superficial' shoots to No. 1 on iTunes after blaze destroys couple's LA-area home

(Newser) - Reality TV stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt have a small bit of consolation after the California wildfires. Variety reports that on Friday, Pratt, 41, posted a bunch of photos on TikTok showing him in front of their scorched, destroyed home, along with a plea for fans to stream Montag'...

Celebs Flee California Fires
California Fires
Hit A-Listers Hard
Jan 8, 2025 11:36 AM CST

California Fires Hit A-Listers Hard

'I'm watching our house burn down on the security cameras,' says Spencer Pratt

(Newser) - As the California fires rampage through posh communities, a whole lot of celebrities are fleeing and finding themselves homeless courtesy of a blaze that hadn't even started when they awoke Tuesday morning. Many are taking to social media to show footage of the destruction and describe the situation, reports...

It's a Boy for Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt

They've named him Gunnar Stone

(Newser) - Parenthood is now a reality for reality TV stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt: "Speidi" welcomed their first child, baby boy Gunnar Stone, to the world on Sunday, Entertainment Weekly reports. "Heidi and Spencer are proud parents of a healthy baby boy as of this afternoon," a...

Heidi and Spencer Are Adding to Their Pratt Pack

Former stars of 'The Hills' are expecting first child in October, per 'Us Weekly' interview

(Newser) - He thought he was getting banana bread, but instead he got news he was going to be a dad. Spencer Pratt, who used to star in MTV's The Hills along with wife Heidi Montag, reveals in the latest issue of Us Weekly how he found out Montag is carrying...

11 Celebrity Friend 'Breakups'
 11 Celebrity Friend 'Breakups' 
Aug 24, 2013 8:00 AM CDT

11 Celebrity Friend 'Breakups'

These pairs split over guys, jealousy, and more

(Newser) - It's not just Hollywood romances that break up melodramatically—Hollywood friendships often do, too. PopSugar rounds up 11 celebrity pals who've split spectacularly. Click through the gallery for a sampling, or check out the full list —which includes one alleged sex tape leak, and another actress who...

9 Stars Who Still Live With Mom

Even though most of them could probably afford their own place

(Newser) - He was once named the Sexiest Man Alive , but Bradley Cooper is not above bunking with his mom. As he revealed earlier this year , his mom moved in with him in 2011 after his dad died. And he's far from the only star with such a living situation. Perez...

Speidi: We Blew All Our Cash Before World Could End

Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt are just staggering

(Newser) - If you ever, for some reason, had any respect for Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, prepare to lose it: The reality show couple tells OK! in a recent interview that they spent all their money before December 21, because they were convinced the world was going to end that day...

Celeb Pairs Who Are Somehow Still Married

Who woulda thought Heidi and Spencer would go the distance?

(Newser) - It seems like Hollywood marriages never last … but sometimes the ones you doubt the most are the ones that actually seem to work. The Stir rounds up 10 celebrity marriages that may make you think, "Huh. They're really not divorced yet?"
  • Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas: They
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12 Pieces of Celebrity Sex Advice

John Mayer would like you to talk dirty

(Newser) - Mayim Bialik, perhaps better known as TV's Blossom, recently talked sex on Jewish website Kveller . "Judaism loves love. We love sex. We are told it is a mitzvah to make love and to especially make love on Shabbat, when God’s presence is close," she writes. "...

How Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt Squandered All Their Money
How Heidi and Spencer Squandered All Their Money
cautionary tales
Aug 1, 2011 10:59 AM CDT

How Heidi and Spencer Squandered All Their Money

Once reality royalty, now they're forced to eat 'tacos and burritos'

(Newser) - The famewhoring and ridiculous antics of Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag finally backfired, leaving them broke and forced to live rent-free at Spencer's parents' house. (Although, it is a Santa Barbara beach house, so don't feel too sorry for them.) They explain to the Daily Beast how...

Spencer Pratt Has Completely Lost His Flipping ... Er, Beard

He shaves his beard in really embarrassing video

(Newser) - Never a bastion of stability, Spencer Pratt has officially gone off the deep end. His latest publicity stunt: shaving that godawful thing growing on his godawful face. On YouTube , for the world to see, of course. With a big ol’ knife. In a video that also involves him calling himself...

Spencer Pratt Busted in Costa Rica

Sadly, they let him go

(Newser) - Spencer Pratt was arrested in Costa Rica yesterday, but don’t get too excited: Everyone’s favorite cyber crime-fighter , wannabe music impresario , and of course, self-proclaimed famous person has already been released. Pratt broke the news of his own arrest to TMZ , which then confirmed he was busted for felony...

Heidi Montag Files for Divorce

Split from Spencer Pratt may be for real

(Newser) - Heidi Montag actually filed for divorce from Spencer Pratt today in a move that either confirmed their latest split as legitimate or set up a grander PR stunt than the couple has ever tried. Montag cited irreconcilable differences—which Pratt said amounted to his choosing "fame" over Heidi —...

Spencer: I Picked Fame Over Heidi

For some reason, magazines still chatting with Pratt

(Newser) - Spencer Pratt, really a parody of himself at this point, confesses that he chose “fame” (infamy?) over wife Heidi Montag. “We love each other but I'm a famewhore and I'll never grow out of it,” Pratt tells People , adding that Heidi “doesn't want that.” Despite...

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