Jimmy Kimmel's name was back in headlines this week for reasons that had nothing to do with his monologue. Page Six reported that the fifty-eight-year-old comedian's upcoming season of Jimmy Kimmel Live! would be his last, with a source telling the publication that "his contract is not getting extended." Spencer Pratt didn't waste a second and shared his thoughts about the alleged cancellation on social media. The forty-three-year-old, who had recently run for Los Angeles mayor, celebrated the news on X."Newsom and Kimmel gone next year?? Be still, my laughing heart! Things are looking UP fam," he wrote.The two have history. Back in May, Kimmel aired a monologue that went after Pratt's rising profile during his mayoral campaign. Pratt finished third in Los Angeles' mayoral primary in June. ABC, though, was quick to call the cancellation story into question. A network spokesperson told The Independent that the Page Six reporting was "inaccurate," adding that "any reports about the future of the show at this point are purely speculative."Inside the feud between Jimmy Kimmel and Spencer Pratt:Molly McNearney (R) and Jimmy Kimmel (L), winner of the Outstanding Host For A Game Show award for "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire", poses in the Winner's Walk during the 78th Emmy Awards Night 1 at Peacock Theater on September 05, 2026 in Los Angeles, California - Source: GettyThings between Kimmel and Pratt didn't start with the cancellation headlines. It goes back to May 27, when Kimmel dedicated part of his monologue on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to the then mayoral candidate. The context was the Los Angeles wildfires, and Kimmel wasn't exactly sympathetic."You get a guy … whose profession is to be the screaming jerk on reality shows, and his house burns down," Kimmel said.He kept going, pointing out that The Hills star had no private insurance on his home and didn't believe in climate change, while also acknowledging that Pratt's frustrations weren't entirely without merit."So even though he had no private insurance on his house and doesn't believe in climate change, he is understandably upset about his house burning down. And because he's a moderately famous person he gets attention. For the first time in his life, people are agreeing with what he has to say. It's hard not to agree with what he has to say. He's angry about the same problems a lot of people here are angry about. Does he have solutions to those problems? No," Kimmel continued.Spencer Pratt visits "Fox & Friends" at Fox News Channel Studios on May 28, 2026 in New York City - Source: GettyPratt responded by sharing footage of his Pacific Palisades home being destroyed during the 2025 wildfires. That wasn't the end of it. On August 24, he went further, comparing Kimmel to Harvey Weinstein via X. The post came alongside an article about Kimmel's wife, Molly McNearney, who has spoken publicly about their romance starting when Kimmel was her boss. McNearney currently serves as co-head writer and executive producer on Jimmy Kimmel Live!"Isn't this what Harvey Weinstein did?" Pratt wrote via X, sharing the article in question. As per a report shared by Us Weekly, Weinstein has been charged with multiple counts of rape and sexual assault.How Jimmy Kimmel and Molly McNearney feel about the show's future:Alliance For Women In Media Foundation's 50th Annual Gracie Awards - Inside - Source: GettyMolly McNearney addressed the question of her husband's future on the Monday, August 24 episode of Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert podcast, admitting the idea of him stepping back from Jimmy Kimmel Live! has its appeal, saying it "definitely appeals to me for the nervous system of the household." The Murder Mystery actress went deeper though, capturing exactly where she is pulled in two directions."I feel like Jimmy has a fly rod in one hand and a torch in the other right now. It's like he deserves to go out there and just be on the river and relax, but I also want him to keep fighting. And I feel this sense of desire to not quit because I think what he's doing is incredibly important right now," she explained.And yes, I know we're doing it in a vacuum, but I think it's giving people a feeling of like, their voice is heard, and I think it's important. But as his wife, I really would like him to be able to not do the show anymore so he could relax," she added.On her own future with the show, McNearney said she would be "good either way," adding that "I would be happy to be done with the show, end it in a great way and do my own next thing. But I do care deeply about that show and the people who work there. And I think the voice is really important right now."