Entertainment news sites often cover the latest political news.
That’s particulary true in the Age of Trump. Blame it on our increasingly polarlized age, the hunt for clicks or the need to make everything about Trump.
It’s the New Normal.
What’s also normal on these sites? Ignoring big stories that don’t align with their far-Left narratives. And that’s why this week’s Spencer Pratt video matters.
The reality show alum is running to unseat Karen Bass as L.A.’s next mayor. Bass, like most of her California colleagues, have been disastrous for the Golden State. It’s beyond debate.
That’s particularly true when it comes to Hollywood. The industry is cratering in L.A. with cast and crew members out of work and sound stages being mothballed for lack of activity.
The latest injustice?
@MayorOfLA keeps lying about the entertainment industry. It is only getting force.
Quixote to lay off 70 staffers, wind down most of its sound stage business in another blow to Hollywoodhttps://t.co/UcKNkid1Xi— Kent Moyer (@KentMoyer) April 29, 2026
Enter Pratt, the “Hills” alum who has seen enough. And his new political video went viral in a hurry, and for all the right reasons.
- It’s short
- It’s powerful
- It’s personal
- It’s on target
They not like us pic.twitter.com/78hducHDUE
— Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) April 29, 2026
Pratt’s post generated north of 8 million views on X alone, but that doesn’t account how many others aggrssively shared the clip. That likely adds millions more to the overall tally in just 24 hours.
The story falls sqarely in entertainment media’s wheelhouse. Pratt is running for L.A. mayor, which includes Hollywood. He’s a former reality show star. He’s promising to fix a broken system that has left movie and TV production in steep decline.
That doesn’t mean he’ll be successful if elected. The subject still matters deeply to the entertainment world.
So why would Legacy Media outlets like The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, TheWrap.com and Deadline.com ignore the video and its viral reaction?
- It’s short
- It’s powerful
- It’s personal
- It’s on target
- It means a Democrat might lose
Simple.
The clip got plenty of media coverage elsewhere, including full write-ups at The Hill, Yahoo!, Newsweek, Fox News, LA Mag and more.
And it’s hardly new for entertainment news sites to ignore key issues.
These same sites either played down or ignored the crush of Jewish artists being canceled or silenced in recent years. Think Matisyahu, Michael Rapaport and Brett Gelman.
If a news story puts a liberal star in a negative, politically speaking, chances are these outlets will think twice before running it.
