Spencer Pratt Got LA Mayor Karen Bass Sent to LAPD Over Ballot Box Vid

https://www.tmz.com/2026/05/27/police-obtained-video-of-karen-bass-campaigning/

Spencer Pratt’s official complaint about Mayor Karen Bass breaking the law in a campaign video could lead to a police investigation—the City Clerk’s Office referred the allegations to the Los Angeles Police Department. And honestly? He might have her dead to rights.

On May 25, Bass posted a video to X urging voters to drop off their ballots at voting centers and drop boxes, featuring campaign signs, a baby in “Babies for Bass” gear, and footage near what appears to be an official ballot drop box. The video showed people chanting “Four more years” at the drop box and “one more vote to win”. In California, it’s illegal to promote a candidate’s campaign within 100 feet of polling locations.

Pratt fired back immediately. “She is so accustomed to breaking the law with no accountability, she even filmed herself doing it,” Pratt wrote. That’s not wrong—if she violated the law, posting it to social media is pretty wild. Pratt is incumbent Mayor Karen Bass’s closest rival in the June 2nd open primary election, so the timing is CRITICAL. Six days from the primary and Bass is on defense explaining why her campaign thought filming at a ballot drop box was strategy.

Bass’s camp is claiming separation. According to the campaign, the video was filmed at two separate locations: one segment featuring campaign signs was recorded more than 200 feet from the ballot box, while another segment filmed near the ballot box contained no campaign signage. But here’s the thing—when you edit two clips into one campaign video, that edit itself might be the violation. Pratt’s side says the video showed Bass, supporters, campaign signs, and ballot drop-off activity wrapped into one public campaign message, with Bass showing herself and others submitting ballots into drop boxes while electioneering, soliciting votes, and promoting that activity across social media.

Bass hit back with that AI bot joke: “Spencer is just mad that his supporters are AI cartoons and we have real Angelenos. We follow the rules.” Savage. But it doesn’t address the actual charge.

This matters because the June 2 primary is close enough that a late election-law fight can immediately shape voter trust. Voters in LA already have trust issues with Bass after the Palisades fires. Whether this leads to charges or just creates doubt, Pratt just turned the spotlight on her at the worst possible moment.

The 16BARS take: Reality TV stars jumping into politics is a meme, but Spencer Pratt just weaponized a video receipt in the middle of a race and got the LAPD involved—that’s not content, that’s leverage. Bass’s camp can call him salty all day, but they filmed themselves breaking the rules on TikTok.