A Chat With Spencer Pratt

Plus: Harvey Weinstein and Diddy’s Lawyer Speaks to VF

View in browser | Update preferences SUBSCRIBE FOR FULL ACCESS As a millennial viewer of The Hills, I was naturally intrigued when I learned Spencer Pratt was running for mayor of Los Angeles. But after his surprisingly successful debate performance earlier this month, followed by public declarations of support from some big money and big names in Hollywood, I knew we had to get an interview with him. And Maxwell Adler did just that. In a wide-ranging chat over steak tacos, Pratt talked about everything from his love of Mexican food and people to his nearly two-decade-old beef with Lauren Conrad and why he feels “energetically” that he is “for sure going to be mayor.” Elsewhere, Dan Adler sat down with Teny Geragos, daughter of celebrity criminal-defense attorney Mark Geragos, who herself has defended Harvey Weinstein, Sean “Diddy” Combs, and one of the Alexander brothers, for an equally fascinating conversation about the post-MeToo era. Erin Vanderhoof spotlights Christopher Olah, the Anthropic cofounder who sat just a few seats away from the pope during his recent screed against AI, while Chris Murphy weighs in on Drake’s return. CAITLIN DICKSON, SENIOR EDITOR Why this ad? Spencer Pratt Really Thinks He Can Be the Next Mayor of Los Angeles BY MAXWELL ADLER The former reality TV star turned politician said he entered the race to “damage” Mayor Karen Bass “as much as possible.” But now he says, “I’m for sure going to be mayor.” READ MORE Get more as a Vanity Fair subscriber Exclusive offer: Subscribe to get one month of Vanity Fair free START YOUR FREE TRIAL More Great Reads CULTURE This Controversial Defense Lawyer Is Ready for the Post-MeToo Era BY DAN ADLER In a conversation with VF, Teny Geragos, a defense lawyer for Harvey Weinstein, Sean “Diddy” Combs, and one of the Alexander brothers, embraces the reputation she has developed over three high-profile sex-crimes trials in the past year: “We shouldn’t only hear from Gloria Allred and Lisa Bloom.” READ MORE TECH Meet the AI Exec Who Has the Pope’s Blessing BY ERIN VANDERHOOF The pontiff recently delivered a fiery screed against AI—as Christopher Olah, Anthropic’s interpretability research lead, sat just a few seats away. READ MORE MUSIC Drake Might Actually Survive Losing the Kendrick Lamar Beef BY CHRIS MURPHY Call it a comeback? While the Canadian rapper has suffered a series of all-too-public humiliations at the hands of Lamar, one entry in Drake’s new trilogy shows that he can still be the life of the party. READ MORE From the Magazine The Living Person Tony Hawk Despises the Most BY TONY HAWK For the 2026 Sports Issue, the skateboarding pioneer and Gen X icon answers the Proust Questionnaire. Hawk, who’s still shredding at the age of 58, would happily live out his days shooting the breeze with his growing brood—especially if one of them can locate his missing eyebrows. READ MORE Why this ad? More From the Sports Issue Forget Palm Beach. Wellington Has Plenty of Wealth—and All the Horses Forty minutes inland from the power and pomp of Palm Beach lies a greener, but no less gilded, Florida enclave. VF’s Elise Taylor goes inside the winter equestrian capital of the world. My Gambling Addiction and Me: How I Lost My Paycheck—and Nearly the Rest of My Life Kiese Laymon shares an American sports story—one he has only told to casino friends. MORE FROM VANITY FAIR POLITICS BUSINESS HOLLYWOOD STYLE ROYALS CELEBRITY This e-mail was sent to you by VANITY FAIR. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2026. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.