NEW EPISODE

THURSDAY, MARCH 5

IMPACT x Nightline: "Hated on The Hills: Spencer Pratt Rewritten" (420) - Streaming on Disney+ and Hulu

Reality TV star Spencer Pratt says his villain persona was all an act and now says the real Spencer is running for mayor of Los Angeles. He peels back the curtain, coming clean on those wildest scenes on "The Hills."

INSIDE SPENCER PRATT'S REINVENTION: FROM REALITY TV VILLAIN TO LOS ANGELES MAYORAL HOPEFUL ON 'IMPACT X NIGHTLINE,' STREAMING MARCH 5 ON DISNEY+ AND HULU

THURSDAY, MARCH 5

IMPACT x Nightline: "Hated on The Hills: Spencer Pratt Rewritten" (420) - Streaming on Disney+ and Hulu

Logline: Reality TV star Spencer Pratt says his villain persona was all an act and now says the real Spencer is running for mayor of Los Angeles. He peels back the curtain, coming clean on those wildest scenes on "The Hills."

Extended Logline:

Spencer Pratt is stepping out from behind the villain mask that made him famous, insisting the chaos audiences saw on "The Hills" was all part of a carefully crafted act - and declaring that the real Spencer is ready for a new spotlight: a run for mayor of Los Angeles. Once one of reality TV's most polarizing figures, a master of headline-grabbing feuds and unforgettable on-screen meltdowns, Pratt is pulling back the curtain on the wildest moments that defined an era. "IMPACT x Nightline" revisits the rise of reality television's ultimate bad guy, the performance that blurred the line between fame and fiction, and the surprising political ambitions reshaping his next act: was it manipulation, method acting, or a misunderstood strategy from the start?

The Inside Scoop:

· "IMPACT x Nightline: Hated on The Hills: Spencer Pratt Rewritten" begins streaming Thursday, March 5, on Disney+ and Hulu.

· New interviews include the following:
o Kelley Carter, ABC News entertainment correspondent
o Jason Sands, producer and director of "The Hills," Seasons 1-3
o Rachel Brodsky, culture journalist
o Sara Sadhwani, professor of politics, Pomona College

· Now in its fourth season, ABC News Studios' award-winning streaming newsmagazine "IMPACT x Nightline" investigates the topics dominating American culture, stories in the zeitgeist, and conversations around the globe. Eman Varoqua is executive producer.

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