Why Katy Perry, Chris Pratt and Netflix are causing controversy in the LA mayor election

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Katy Perry, Chris Pratt and Netflix boss Ted Sarandos have come under fire on Election Day as they joined a slew of other Hollywood stars and wealthy elites in throwing their support behind controversial Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso. “It should tell you something that white celebrities whose net worths are in the 8-9 figure range are backing rick caruso lol.if you are not worth at least $10 million you can bet that your interests probably don’t align with chris pratt and gwenyth paltrow,” one person tweeted. “trust me he’s gonna fix our broken city.” actually chris pratt, you should venmo me $300.” Other social media users suggested that the stars were actually proving themselves to be Republicans. “I’ve been hyping her up a lot lately and love her SO much, but i’m very disappointed in katy perry’s decision to support rick caruso’s campaign for mayor,” they tweeted.