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Kym Whitley has some tough-love financial advice for Spencer Pratt ... and let's just say she's not exactly sympathetic to his explanation for blowing through millions during his reality TV glory days.

TMZ caught up with her Tuesday night at a Karen Bass election-night event at The Line Hotel in Koreatown -- and check out the video ... 'cause Kym doesn't hold back when we asked about Spencer spending $10M at the height of his fame.

She didn't hesitate before offering her take ... suggesting Spencer's current situation might've looked a whole lot different if he'd made a few different decisions back then.

Spencer Pratt is close to securing political success and advancing to the L.A. mayoral runoff election -- though he would still have one more challenge to face.

So far, the reality star has won 30.4% of the vote as of early Wednesday morning ... putting him in second place in the primary election behind his arch nemesis, Incumbent Mayor Karen Bass.

Bass has so far raked in 34.8% of the vote to put her in first place, earning her a spot in the general election on November 3 in Los Angeles. City Councilwoman Nithya Raman is currently in third place with 22.3% of the primary vote.

Spencer Pratt is firing back at folks who think he's bad with money ... and he's defending his much younger self for blowing through $10 million.

Spencer was on the "No Jumper" podcast when he took aim at critics bashing him for spending his own money back in the day ... saying every dollar he spent came from his "The Hills" paydays.

Spencer's running for Los Angeles mayor at 42 ... but when he was in his 20s, he says his life goals were much different ... get rich, get famous, and build an empire like Kim Kardashian.

Spencer says he never expected the reality TV gravy train to come to a screeching halt, so he wasn't treating the money like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Plus, as he points out, he wasn't spending anyone else's money but his own ... and definitely wasn't touching taxpayer dollars.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass isn't pulling any punches on the eve of Election Day ... taking direct aim at challenger Spencer Pratt and questioning whether the reality star has ever held a job outside of being on TV.

We got the mayor Monday at Pann's Restaurant, where she framed the mayoral race as a choice between governing experience and reality TV fame.

Bass rattles off what she considers key accomplishments from her time in office before brushing off Pratt as a "reality TV star villain" who doesn't understand how city government operates.

The mayor also seemed to draw a comparison between Pratt and President Trump ... arguing celebrity status alone isn't a qualification for public office.

Spencer Pratt's mayoral campaign just scored a shocking endorsement -- from someone who once called voting for him "stupidity" ... his own sister, Stephanie Pratt.

Stephanie's now she's doing a full-on political U-turn ... admitted she was the first person telling voters they were idiots if they backed her brother, before confessing, "Wow, was I wrong."

She told Vanity Fair Spencer's been grinding nonstop since the L.A. fires -- claiming "he has spent every day since the fires, finding the facts, the mistakes, the negligence and uncovering the truth that they never wanted us to know."

Spencer Pratt's putting more distance between himself and the Republican Party -- telling his followers he's not running for either major political party because he's not a fan of politicians.

The former reality star turned mayoral candidate took to X to clarify his party affiliation -- or lack thereof -- Saturday ... sharing a photo of his name on the ballot.

Pratt notes his name doesn't have a "D" for Democrat or "R" for Republican on it ... he's not part of either tribe, as he calls them.

Another star has weighed in on Spencer Pratt running for L.A. mayor ... and it's none other than Gabrielle Union.

TMZ caught up with the actress Wednesday as she left The Abbey's 35th anniversary party ... and of course, we had to get her thoughts on the topic that has been dominating SoCal headlines.

As you can see ... Gabrielle gets a hearty chuckle when asked what she thinks of Pratt's political ambitions ... before shouting out "Laguna Beach's" Stephen Colletti -- then declaring she's team "LC," AKA Lauren Conrad.

Chrishell Stause is shading Katharine McPhee for her love of "problamtic men" ... days after she very publicly endorsed Spencer Pratt for mayor.

The "Selling Sunset" star took the Broadway lead to task ... writing in a TikTok comment on a video about McPhee's dating history that the woman is still struggling to find her inner confidence.

The problem, Stause says, is she won't find it until she's "disregarded enough times by the problematic men she backs."

Spencer Pratt -- the reality star turned Los Angeles mayoral candidate -- has one hell of a political role model ... Jesus Christ himself!

That's right ... CNN anchor Elex Michaelson asked Spencer if he has a political role model during their interview Thursday on "The Story Is with Elex Michaelson."

And Spencer bluntly responded, "Jesus Christ. He was a politician." Elex seemed a bit surprised as he cracked a smile, before changing gears and asking which MODERN politician Spencer is drawn to.

Spencer Pratt's found his safe space, but it means he's gotta go a couple hours north of Los Angeles -- where he's running for mayor -- just to get a bite to eat.

TMZ obtained photos of Spencer and his wife, Heidi Montag, finishing up breakfast Monday morning in Carpinteria, CA ... and folks who were there tell us Spencer and Heidi didn't have any security in tow.

Spencer was rocking a black Heidiwood t-shirt, shorts, and a hat ... and Heidi was dressed casually as they broke bread at Corazon Cocina Sur. For what it's worth, the joint looked pretty empty.

Spencer Pratt looks like he's taking AOC's advice and owning his own story in a new campaign ad ... because he's bringing his Airstream trailer from his burned-down lot to his swanky hotel in Bel-Air ... and it sounds like he fancies himself a "Fresh Prince."

Check out this new ad from Spencer's Los Angeles Mayoral campaign ... he's parodying the theme song to "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" ... made famous by Will Smith.

Spencer raps about losing his Pacific Palisades home in the 2025 L.A. Wildfires and moving to Bel-Air ... taking shots at the city's current mayor, Karen Bass, along the way.

Swirled inside this snazzy snap is a reality TV star from Los Angeles, California who is running for mayor. Can you guess who he is?

He's speaking up for those affected by the January 2025 L.A. Wildfires ... and when he's not spilling the tea on his podcast, he's a doting father to his kiddos.

Still not sure? Talk to Heidi!

Spencer Pratt and Chelsea Handler are in a war of words on social media over Spencer's race to become the next mayor of Los Angeles — and things have gotten pretty ugly in an Epstein way.

Yep ... that's right ... Spencer pulled the ol' Jeffrey Epstein card after Chelsea crapped all over his mayoral campaign, which he launched largely in response to his house burning down during the 2025 Palisades fires. Spencer called out the local politicians -- namely Mayor Karen Bass -- for their purported failures to manage the wildfires.

Chelsea posted a video on Instagram reminding everyone that Spencer is a "straight, white male former reality star" with no previous government experience, which does not make him a legit candidate to replace Bass.

Brandi Glanville thinks Spencer Pratt's got a serious chance to win the L.A. mayoral race ... even if she's not quite ready to throw her support behind him.

The 'Real Housewives' alum veered into politics on her "Brandi Glanville Unfiltered" podcast with co-host James Maas ... mentioning her fellow reality star's run to take over the highest seat in Los Angeles.

Glanville says she's not sure who she's voting for -- she doesn't like incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, but it seems she doesn't usually vote Republican -- regardless, she says Spencer's got a good chance. Nithya Raman was entirely snubbed going without a mention from Brandi.

Spencer Pratt could be back in the reality show biz if he's elected Mayor of Los Angeles ... because he signed a contract to document the first family of L.A.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ  ... Pratt inked a deal with Los Angeles production company Boardwalk Pictures to roll cameras as he runs for Mayor. The production team is about to begin filming with Spencer, his wife Heidi Montag, and their kids throughout his political journey.

What's really interesting ... our sources say filming would not stop if Spencer gets sworn into office. The contract specifically provides that the show would go on.

Now we're told Spencer and the production company have not put the cart before the horse. As of now everyone is focusing on the campaign, and they haven't discussed details on how filming would continue if he wins. But the ink is dry in the contract.