Spencer Pratt Claims DiCaprio and Foxx Privately Backed His LA Mayor Run — DiCaprio’s Team Immediately Denied It

Spencer Pratt has spent months collecting celebrity supporters for his Los Angeles mayoral run. This week, he added two of the biggest names yet — except neither of them appears to know they were added.

In an interview with Us Weekly, Pratt claimed that both Leonardo DiCaprio and Jamie Foxx had privately expressed support for his campaign. “Usually I don’t name-drop, but I had two of my favorite people ever support me,” he said. “Leonardo DiCaprio and Jamie Foxx both said, ‘Please, Mr. Mayor, we want these streets safe again.’ If their reps try to deny this happened, I have multiple witnesses. It was an out-of-body experience.”

They denied it almost immediately. Fox News Digital reported that DiCaprio has not publicly or privately endorsed any candidate in the race. The Independent reached the same conclusion independently. A representative for Foxx did not respond to requests for comment.

Pratt has not backed down. He has previously told Fox News Digital that he knows A-listers support him but that they won’t say so publicly out of career fear. “I know actual A-list stars support what I do, because I’ve been at restaurants, and they sit down at the table, and they quiz me about everything that I know for 20 minutes and thank me,” he said. “But these people know if they do that publicly, they risk losing their careers that some of them have been working for 30 years to have.”

Who’s Actually in His Corner

The confirmed public support for Pratt reads more like a Hills reunion guest list than a traditional political coalition. Paris Hilton posted “Spencer for Mayor” with a raised-hands emoji. Kristin Cavallari called his run “f—ing genius” on her podcast. Former co-stars Brody Jenner and Audrina Patridge have also voiced support, as have Katharine McPhee, David Foster, Jenny McCarthy, Justine Bateman, and actor Dennis Quaid. Lakers owner Jeanie Buss made a financial contribution to the campaign. TV producers Craig Plestis (The Masked Singer) and Jeff Jenkins (The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives) are also on board.

When Fox News asked Quaid why he was backing Pratt, he kept it brief: “Why? What are you talking about, why? Just look around, man.”

The opposition has its own Hollywood roster. Samuel L. Jackson recorded a video endorsement for incumbent Mayor Karen Bass. “These are the times we need someone who understands government, who also understands the needs of the people,” Jackson said. “Someone who will go on the streets and gather the people together. Not someone who will divide them. Karen Bass is that person.”

The Campaign, With Three Days to Go

Pratt announced his candidacy in January at a “They Let Us Burn” rally at Palisades Village — a year after the 2025 California wildfires destroyed his Pacific Palisades home. He and wife Heidi Montag now live in an Airstream trailer parked on their former property. He is running as an independent despite being a registered Republican. “I’m not either party,” he told The Independent via Yahoo News. “I’m a centrist; my party is common sense.”

With the June 2 primary three days out, polls show Bass leading, followed by councilmember Nithya Raman and Pratt in third. If no candidate clears 50 percent, the top two finishers advance to a November runoff. Pratt’s campaign has focused relentlessly on homelessness, public safety, and criticism of Bass’s wildfire response — and on turning every Hollywood jab into a campaign moment. When actress Lisa Rinna dismissed him at the American Music Awards, Pratt responded online by pivoting to Karen Bass’s early political history. When his former Hills co-star Lauren Conrad sidestepped whether she’d vote for him — noting she’s no longer an LA resident — Pratt turned that into a line too: “If I’m not gonna get elected mayor because I never apologized to LC, I’ll take that.”