{"id":1942370,"date":"2026-05-18T19:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T16:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1942370"},"modified":"2026-05-18T19:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T16:50:08","slug":"spencer-pratt-and-heidi-montag-dine-out-amid-alleged-death-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1942370","title":{"rendered":"Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag Dine Out Amid Alleged Death Threats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/be\/16by9\/2026\/05\/18\/be5b05b1dea441f59c6ac4a3421cd12f_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag Dine Out Amid Alleged Death Threats<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Spencer Pratt<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">I Feel Safe In Santa Barbara County!!!<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Amid Alleged Threats in L.A.<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-18T12:50:08-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202605\"><br \/>\n                May 18, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            12:50 PM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-18T15:17:08-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  May 18, 2026<br \/>\n                                3:17 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-1c1fee35cd90d5e212e5e149981b5ba4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260518_be5b05b1dea441f59c6ac4a3421cd12f\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:655366cf-ec86-4c31-a30b-7baaa5049e72\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/be\/4by3\/2026\/05\/18\/be5b05b1dea441f59c6ac4a3421cd12f_md.jpg\" alt=\"spencer pratt at lunch tmz wm\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2092917930ec9f82b9af261521ae57fa\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/spencer-pratt\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Spencer Pratt<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s found his safe space, but it means he&#8217;s gotta go a couple hours north of Los Angeles &#8212; where he&#8217;s running for mayor &#8212; just to get a bite to eat.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6fb7e7e32537180662a1a7d716e8c76f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>TMZ obtained photos of Spencer and his wife, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/heidi-montag\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Heidi Montag<\/strong><\/a>, finishing up breakfast Monday morning in Carpinteria, CA &#8230; and folks who were there tell us Spencer and Heidi didn&#8217;t have any security in tow.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-901232b289955fd08b33274fe02d4a27\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260518_b38c8b82913e43b2a95b1d3526d92995\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:655366cf-ec86-4c31-a30b-7baaa5049e72\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b3\/4by3\/2026\/05\/18\/b38c8b82913e43b2a95b1d3526d92995_md.jpg\" alt=\"spencer pratt at lunch tmz wm v2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1913e503f53fe6ef7484eceeea75764d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Spencer was rocking a black Heidiwood t-shirt, shorts, and a hat &#8230; and Heidi was dressed casually as they broke bread at Corazon Cocina Sur. For what it&#8217;s worth, the joint looked pretty empty.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ef88a11c1f4a49e232a99ae6436dff20\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>When TMZ first reported Spencer was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/13\/spencer-pratt-staying-at-bel-air-hotel\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>shacking up<\/strong><\/a> in the ritzy Hotel Bel-Air &#8212; and not the Airstream trailer from a campaign ad &#8212; he told us it was because he was getting death threats and liked the fact the hotel has its own armed security.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5e2990bf12239e6bf9652bad388f0731\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-5e2990bf12239e6bf9652bad388f0731-953436330-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n      <a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/spencerpratt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">Tweets by spencerpratt<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3e92b3b9e5809630a0d4e6316905910d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Spencer&#8217;s campaign dropped a new ad Monday morning &#8230; around the time these photos were snapped &#8230; leaning in to the whole &#8220;trailer-Hotel-Bel-Air-controversy&#8221; &#8230; and we&#8217;re told the couple was in good spirits.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6662371b405584bd8ce4dab305bb643e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-93f1eef9-4101-4fda-8c9b-347746aaf781-1841538282-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/52\/16by9\/2026\/05\/13\/52f2e903d03f4329b0fc2c8cf5d2605b_md.png\" alt=\"051326 spencer pratt intv kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-93f1eef9-4101-4fda-8c9b-347746aaf781-1841538282-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">I DON&#8217;T HAVE A HOME!!!<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/spencer-pratt-asked-about-living-in-bel-air-hotel-2026-05-13\/\">Video: Spencer Pratt Discusses Living in Bel Air Hotel, Not Trailer<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ea9d292cd15a164aed68c63d7b503e8c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Check the clip of Spence <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/13\/spencer-pratt-responds-to-bel-air-hotel-living-criticism\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>stopping by TMZ Live<\/strong><\/a> to tell <strong>Harvey<\/strong> and <strong>Charles <\/strong>all about his Pacific Palisades property pickle.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6505e464849ae12ab9fbb001ba432533\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Carpinteria is a small seaside city in Santa Barbara County, which dubs itself as the &#8220;World&#8217;s Safest Beach&#8221; 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