Chris Pratt has become involved in Katy Perry’s legal dispute with a veteran who contends he sold his home while not fully competent.
Carl Westcott sold his Santa Barbara property to Perry through her business manager Bernie Gudvi in 2020 for $15 million.
However, shortly afterward, Westcott attempted to reverse his decision, claiming he was not of ‘sound mind’ when the transaction occurred.
Westcott is affected by Huntington’s disease, a progressive, inherited neurological condition that currently has no cure.
This condition impacts movement, memory, and cognitive functions.
The matter led to a lawsuit, but a judge ruled in favor of Perry, finding evidence that Westcott was ‘coherent, engaged, lucid, and rational’ during the signing of the contract.
Perry then filed a countersuit against Westcott, alleging that he owes her $3.25 million in damages due to her inability to rent out the property between September 2020 and March 2024.
An additional $2.29 million has been claimed for property restoration to its original purchase condition. The trial, divided into two phases, resumed on Thursday (August 21).
Chris Pratt, the well-known actor, has been drawn into the ongoing legal situation due to the fact that he is currently renting the property from Perry.
Westcott’s legal team has reportedly requested the judge to question Pratt about the alleged damages related to the property.
Court documents viewed by Fox News Digital state: “Now, just before the Phase 2 Trial, there is new, never-before disclosed evidence that Perry has rented out the Westcott Property to the actor Chris Pratt and his wife (the daughter of Maria Shriver, who the Court will recall from Cristal Clarke’s Phase 1 Trial testimony was bidding against Perry in 2020 to buy the Westcott Property, which is why Perry increased her original $13.5 offer to Westcott to the agreed-on $15 million price).
“The $2.29 million in estimated repairs was bogus and Perry was able to rent the Westcott Property as-is to Chris Pratt (for what some have rumored to be $150,000 in rent just for this summer).”
Legal expert Christopher C. Melcher provided insight to Fox News, commenting: “Westcott’s defense is that the home could not have had mold and other major issues because Perry rented the place to Chris Pratt.
“But repairs could have been made by Perry before renting the home to Pratt,” he noted. “If so, the subsequent condition of the home when Pratt was a tenant is not relevant to what the home looked like when Perry got the keys.”
Westcott’s son has recently spoken out about the ongoing legal proceedings, telling the New York Post: “Katy could’ve walked away at any time with grace and humanity. Instead, she has chosen to fight a dying man in court, all for money. OK, that’s who we’re dealing with here. He is bedridden. He has late-stage dementia and Huntington’s. His ability to speak kind of ebbs and flows. Some days are better than others.”
Efforts have been made to reach Pratt’s representatives for comment, and outreach has also been made to Perry.