NEWSSpencer Pratt Tells Ryan Reynolds to 'Stick to' Selling Phone Plans as He Calls Hollywood 'It's Own Worst Enemy' Over Actor's Comments About the 1980s
Spencer Pratt took aim at Ryan Reynolds after the actor pushed back on nostalgia for the 1980s, telling him to 'stick to selling phone plans.'
Sept. 4 2026, Published 10:07 a.m. ET
Spencer Pratt thinks Ryan Reynolds should keep his opinions about history to himself.
The reality star took aim at the actor after Reynolds pushed back on some of the rosy nostalgia for the 1980s, telling him to "stick to selling phone plans."
Pratt argued that comments like Reynolds' are turning ordinary Americans against Hollywood, calling the industry "its own worst enemy."
Pushing Back on 1980s Nostalgia
Speaking to 'Variety' at a premiere for Mayday, Reynolds said the decade was a scary, tumultuous stretch marked by Cold War anxieties.
Reynolds made a series of remarks denouncing the 1980s while promoting his new film Mayday.
Speaking to Variety at a premiere event for the film, which follows an American pilot who crashes in the Soviet Union in 1987, the actor said the decade was far darker than nostalgia suggests.
"The '80s was a brutal, brutal time for people," he asserted. "It was a f------ mess and people forget that. It was a tremendous strife. Sociopolitical tensions everywhere. We were still pretty fresh off a Cuban Missile Crisis, which was only 15-20 years before. It’s a tumultuous period, but you look back at it now, and you’re like, ‘Oh, yeah. Top Gun. Cocaine!’ Like, ‘No!’ It was really scary."
The film itself, despite its lighter tone, leans into the same geopolitical tensions Reynolds mentioned.
Pratt's Fiery Response
Pratt asserted that Hollywood is its own worst enemy, saying he had been trying to bring film jobs back to the United States in a post to X.
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Pratt wasn't impressed by Reynolds comments, and headed to X to post a response.
"Here I am trying to bring back American film jobs, and then these tools keep saying stupid crap like this and making every normal American hate them," he wrote. "Hollywood is seriously its own worst enemy. Just stick to the Cricket wireless ads, dude."
Pratt referenced Cricket Wireless in his post, but Reynolds is actually the face of Mint Mobile, a company he co-owned before its sale.
A Divisive Era
He referenced Cricket Wireless in the jab, though Reynolds was the longtime pitchman for Mint Mobile, a company he co-owned before its sale.
The 1980s are typically a decade that brings out strong opinions. Those who love the time period point to its movies, music and culture as reasons to be in love.
On the other hand, many critics recall its political tensions and other anxious moments of the time as anxious times for day-to-day life.
Reynolds' point was less about nostalgia itself than about the way the decade is remembered, given its relevance to his new movie.
A Battle of the Eras
Pratt rose to fame on 'The Hills' and later mounted a bid for Los Angeles mayor, while Reynolds is a movie star known for the 'Deadpool' franchise and more.
Pratt and Reynolds are two very different types of celebrity. On one hand, Pratt rose to fame on the reality series The Hills and has spent recent years rebuilding his public profile, becoming an active presence on social media.
In addition to running to become the mayor of Los Angeles, he's waded into the waters of public commentary on several different topics.
Reynolds, one of the biggest movie stars in the world, is known for the Deadpool franchise and for his business ventures, including his ownership of the Welsh soccer club Wrexham.
His film Mayday is set for release this week.
