Overview
- A Kitson boutique posted on social media on Friday, May 22, saying a "reliable source" told it Carly Kimmel complained to Vicente Foods about the store selling Spencer Pratt–branded cookies, and the post quickly went viral.
- Kitson included photos of the hummingbird logo cookies and an image of Carly Kimmel’s Instagram, and reporters say requests for comment to Kimmel and Vicente Foods were not immediately answered while Kimmel’s account was made private.
- Spencer Pratt publicly defended the baker at Vicente Foods and urged supporters to buy the cookies, noting the baker lost property in the Pacific Palisades fires and saying the sales help a family-owned business.
- Vicente Foods is a long‑running Brentwood grocery and the cookies use Pratt’s campaign hummingbird logo, a fact that has tied a local merchandising choice to a heated Los Angeles mayoral race.
- Coverage rests on Kitson’s claim of a "reliable source" and has not produced on‑the‑record confirmation, which leaves factual limits on the allegation and risks further politicizing small retailers as consumers respond.