So much of the news cycle today is dominated by stories of doom and gloom, whether it’s an autocratic, geriatric president hell-bent on the decimation of our institutions or the rapid melting of our ice caps due to global warming. Sometimes it’s nice to kick back with some news that’s a little easier on the stomach, if only as a necessary counterbalance to all that negativity. Take, for example, the story of former Hills star Spencer Pratt coming across Sandy Hook denier Alex Jones while on vacation in Hawaii—and wouldn’t you know it, they became fast friends!
It all began when Pratt issued a tweet that would inspire terror if received as a text message from a friend or loved one:
Pratt, who in the past decade has cycled through the traditional D-list celebrity routine of announcing bankruptcy, getting really into healing crystals, and appearing on Celebrity Big Brother multiple times, has staked out a name for himself as a uniquely self-aware Hollywood bottom-feeder, even inviting critical members of the press to befriend him and his wife, Hills costar Heidi Pratt. And so there’s a sense of puckish glee in his pursuit of Jones throughout the resort; in the videos below, you can see both him and Jones simultaneously talking to their separate social audiences.