Jimmy Kimmel’s sister-in-law accused of threatening LA bakery over ‘Vote Pratt’ cookies
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Anti-Republican sentiment appears to run deep within the Kimmel family, with the latest controversy once again placing them at the center of an increasingly heated political divide.
This time, however, it is not late-night host Jimmy Kimmel finding himself at the heart of the controversy but rather his sister-in-law, Carly Kimmel.
Carly has been accused of bullying a longtime Los Angeles bakery over selling cookies supporting former reality TV star-turned-mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt.
Carly Kimmel complains about Spencer Pratt-themed cookies
In a series of social media posts, Carly, who is married to the late-night host’s brother, Jonathan Kimmel, was accused of complaining about the Pratt-themed baked goods sold at Vicente Foods, a 78-year-old grocery store in Brentwood.
The baked goods, a sugar cookie decorated with the pro-Pratt design, started to gain popularity, selling in masses and drawing ire from Pratt’s critics.
Popular Los Angeles fashion and lifestyle boutique Kitson, known for attracting celebrity clients such as Paris Hilton, Kate Beckinsale, Angelina Jolie, and Janet Jackson, claimed it had “spoken to a reliable source” who confirmed that the complaint was made by Carly.
“Attacking a small business seems to run in the family,” the post read. “It’s worth noting that the last two cases involving bakeries and freedom of speech ended with the bakeries winning in the Supreme Court. Go on Carly’s Instagram and tell her how you feel.”
Spencer Pratt slams Carly Kimmel for going after bakery
After reports of Carly's complaint against the small business owner started making rounds on the internet, Pratt himself came to the bakery's defense, accusing Carly of "trying to stop somebody from trying to support their family.”
“I hope they (Kimmel family) go support a fire victim that lost everything and maybe make amends and buy some of these cookies, I think that would be a good apology,” Pratt told the New York Post.
“We’re doing a lot of things, but I’ll always have time to support people who are trying to build back from nothing and who are being attacked by people who obviously don’t understand that my message is common sense,” he continued.
Pratt argued that critics opposing his campaign were overlooking growing concerns over crime and homelessness in LA, while praising supporters who purchased the cookies from a baker he described as someone “fighting for LA.”
“So, if you don’t support what I’m doing then you just want drug addicts that are naked in front of kids in parks, and you want people’s arms getting hit with machetes in broad daylight on the sidewalk. So, I don’t know what’s going on with those people, but the people that are buying the cookies whose brains are functioning,” he remarked.
