Katharine McPhee is finally responding to Chrishell Stause’s sudden TikTok attack, and she claims to be entirely in the dark. The former Smash star dropped into the Instagram comments of E! News on Thursday to address the growing internet feud, dropping a remarkably casual reply to the reality star’s accusations of backing problematic men.
“Honestly I have no idea,” McPhee wrote on May 21. “I am just as confused about this controversy as you lmao.”
The drama kicked off earlier this week when Stause left a highly critical comment on a pop-culture video by creator Jordy Cray, predicting McPhee would only find inner confidence after being “disgarded” by the men she supports. She went on to say an insecure woman will steal a man and give terrible advice, a sharp critique directly addressing McPhee’s political alignment.
Fans immediately assumed the Selling Sunset star was taking a shot at McPhee’s marriage to 76-year-old music producer David Foster, or perhaps dredging up her highly publicized 2013 kissing scandal with director Michael Morris. But the actual root of the argument is tied to local Los Angeles politics.
The feud is actually about Spencer Pratt. Creator Jordy Cray jumped into the comment section to clarify the situation, confirming the tension originates entirely from McPhee and Foster hosting a fundraiser for Pratt’s mayoral campaign. Stause later took to Threads to confirm this detail, explicitly calling out McPhee’s financial support for the Trump-backed Pratt.
With McPhee publicly brushing off the criticism and claiming ignorance, the reality TV and Broadway fanbases are currently colliding over an unexpected Los Angeles mayoral race. Stause has not issued a direct reply to McPhee’s Instagram comment.