Spencer Pratt Blasts Ben Affleck's 2021 Addiction Claim as LA Drug Crisis Stays Central
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 3
Spencer Pratt Blasts Ben Affleck's 2021 Addiction Claim as LA Drug Crisis Stays Central
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 3
Summary
Spencer Pratt on Monday reposted a 2021 Ben Affleck clip and attacked the actor's claim that "the cure for addiction is suffering," arguing Skid Row shows extreme suffering does not end drug abuse.
Affleck, 53, made the remark on "The Howard Stern Show" while describing his alcoholism recovery, saying he stopped wanting to drink after nearly losing what mattered most—his relationship with his children.
Pratt, 42, tied the criticism to the policy message that defined his Los Angeles mayoral run: visible homelessness is primarily a fentanyl and meth addiction crisis, not mainly a housing problem.
His campaign pushed involuntary treatment under California's SB 43, rehab campuses on federal land, stricter drug-law enforcement and DEA action against fentanyl dealers and trafficking networks.
Since conceding the June mayoral race, Pratt has kept using social media to press his views on Los Angeles addiction, homelessness and public safety.