Katy Perry is currently embroiled in a legal conflict with a veteran and is seeking a multi-million dollar compensation for damages.
The pop star has been in a legal dispute with disabled veteran and business entrepreneur Carl Westcott for nearly six years concerning a $15 million mansion in Montecito, California, that she purchased from him.
Back in 2020, Perry, who is now 41, bought the property from Westcott. However, Westcott tried to retract the deal, claiming he was under the influence of painkillers when he signed the documents, which he argues left him incapacitated.
Westcott, the founder of 1-800-Flowers, has been entangled in legal issues with Perry since attempting to rescind the agreement.
The legal battle continued for four years until a judge ruled in favor of Perry in 2024, concluding that Westcott was ‘coherent, engaged, lucid, and rational’ when he signed the documentation.
The case has taken a new twist as Perry makes a surprising demand.
She has filed a countersuit regarding the legal battle, with documents viewed by the Daily Mail on November 21 showing her claim for a total of $4,868,401.95.
The documents specify that the ‘I Kissed a Girl’ singer is ‘entitled to $3,525,000 in rental value,’ which she claims was lost due to the ongoing legal conflict over the property.
Additionally, she is seeking ‘$1,343,401.95 for necessary repairs, totaling $4,868,401.95.’
Westcott’s son, Chart Westcott, has commented on the situation, noting that Perry’s ex-fiancé, Pirates of the Caribbean actor Orlando Bloom, is not required to appear in court.
“I wasn’t surprised and I understand the judge’s desire to avoid a media circus but the reality is that everything these two people do, Katy and Orlando, is in the media and also like just because they have media attention doesn’t excuse them from the obligations that the court can put them under and it shouldn’t,” he told the New York Post.
“That’s a two-tier celebrity privilege standard, and that’s not OK.”
Discussing his father’s condition, he added: “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.”