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Spencer Pratt’s Game Was No Match For L.A.’s Democratic Machine
The ex-reality TV star's redemption arc ushered in a new era of the influencer candidate and reframed the city's narrative around homelessness.
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Travis Scott’s Camp Worked With Alleged Smear Conspirators
A court exhibit appears to show the rapper’s manager coordinating with a group of Hollywood legal and PR pros to discredit an accuser.
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Trump Finds a Way to Slow Down Spencer Pratt in L.A.
“I’d like to see him do well" can only hurt in a heavily Democratic city.
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Spencer Pratt’s Mayoral Bid Turns L.A. Into His Reality Show
The city's Democratic establishment loathes him. But his insurgent campaign has captured the hearts (and wallets) of a surprising number of Hollywood heavyweights to become a potent mayoral wild card.
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Spencer Pratt Says He’s Non-Partisan. But GOP Operatives Are Behind His Campaign.
Republican figures form the backbone of the L.A. mayoral hopeful's operation.
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Spencer Pratt Is In Talks for New Reality Show — But His Team Downplays the Idea
Sources say that 'Welcome to Wrexham' label Boardwalk Pictures has already approached potential directors about a planned show about the L.A. mayoral hopeful ahead of the June 2 primary in the race.
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At Jacaranda, a Food-and-Music Power Couple Reignites L.A. Fine Dining
Michelin-starred chef Daniel Patterson and his wife, Sarah Lewitinn, whose musical taste helped break bands that became stadium acts, just opened Jacaranda in Hancock Park.
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Hollywood Soundstage Exec Attempts to Oust L.A.’s Fiscal Watchdog
Zach Sokoloff, who runs the Television City and Radford lots, is being bankrolled by his family to the tune of $4 million in a race to replace progressive incumbent Kenneth Mejia as L.A. Controller.
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The Actress Fighting Israel’s PR War On Her Own Terms
Noa Tishby has made enemies of both anti-Zionist American leftists and Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing government. None of it has slowed her campaign to reshape what Americans think they know about her homeland.
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“I’m World-Building”: Kith’s Ronnie Fieg on Why He’s Slinging Sandwiches Now
The auteurist impresario behind Hollywood-favorite luxury streetwear brand Kith explains why he's opened a Sunset Blvd. grab-and-go window attached to his new L.A. flagship store: "My ideas don’t have to be rationalized."
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How Keith Kelly Went From Media Reporter to Local (News) Legend
The former New York Post columnist is reviving neighborhood journalism with a stable of neighborhood papers like The West Side Spirit and Chelsea News.
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Why Spencer Pratt’s Grievance Politics Are More L.A. Than You Think
The reality star, who recently memed himself as the antihero from revenge thriller ‘Falling Down,’ seeks to upturn the Los Angeles liberal establishment with backlash-fueled populism. He’s not the first.
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