Singer Katharine McPhee sang for Los Angeles mayoral candidate and reality TV star Spencer Pratt during a fundraising event at McPhee’s and husband David Foster’s home in Brentwood, California, on Monday.
Footage circulating online showed a karaoke-style setup in the backyard, complete with a microphone and lyrics on a screen, and Grammy-winning producer Foster on the keyboard. McPhee sang a rendition of Tina Turner’s “The Best.”
But what’s grabbing everyone’s attention: McPhee’s variation on the lyrics.
As she swayed around the backyard, videos showed her singing, “You’re simply the best, better than Karen Bass and Nithya Raman.”
Erik Telford, senior vice president of public affairs at the Commonwealth Foundation, posted a video on X, and said McPhee turned the song into a “crowd anthem.”
Pratt is running against Democrats Karen Bass and Nithya Raman in the Los Angeles mayoral race. Bass is the city’s current mayor, and Raman is a city council member.
At one point, when McPhee repeated the chorus, she accidentally said, “Cynthia Raman.” She quickly turned to Pratt and said, “I called her Cynthia,” which drew laughter from the guests. Pratt shrugged as if he didn’t notice the mistake.
The fundraiser included wealthy donors, influencers, and Hollywood figures, according to Vanity Fair.
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One America News Network host Alicia Summers also shared footage of the song on Instagram.
The primary election will be held on June 2.