Katy Perry, 42, stepped out hand-in-hand with Justin Trudeau, 54, for a Beverly Hills dinner date Wednesday night, marking her first public appearance since ex-husband Russell Brand’s rape conviction.
The “Firework” singer and the former Canadian prime minister were photographed leaving E. Baldi, a celebrity hotspot, after an evening together. Perry wore a black top with a matching belt and boots, paired with light-wash denim jeans, pink lipstick, silver earrings, and her dark brown hair styled in a bun. She carried a small black purse as she exited the restaurant.
Trudeau opted for a navy blue long-sleeve sweater, black jeans, and black shoes. He was pictured opening the door of a black van for Perry as the couple departed.
The outing comes just two days after Brand, 50, was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison on Monday. The “Get Him to the Greek” star had been found guilty of rape and sexual assault following a trial in which he faced seven charges, including three counts of rape, stemming from alleged incidents involving six women between 1999 and 2009.
Perry has remained publicly silent on Brand’s legal troubles and conviction. The pair were married from 2010 to 2011, a brief union that ended amid reports of tension and Brand informing Perry of their separation via text message.
The singer’s current relationship with Trudeau has now surpassed the one-year mark. The romance began following Perry’s split from former fiancé Orlando Bloom, with whom she shares 6-year-old daughter Daisy Dove.
Trudeau’s personal life underwent its own upheaval when he separated from ex-wife Sophie Grégoire in August 2023 after 18 years of marriage. The former couple share three children: sons Xavier, 18, and Hadrien, 12, and daughter Ella-Grace, 17.
Grégoire has since addressed her estranged husband’s new relationship, breaking her silence on the matter in recent months as Perry and Trudeau’s romance has drawn increasing public attention.
Perry and Trudeau’s Beverly Hills evening represents a notable shift in their public profile as a couple. While they have been linked for over a year, the dinner outing at a well-known paparazzi-frequented venue signals a willingness to be seen together amid intensified media scrutiny.
The timing of their public appearance has drawn particular attention given the proximity to Brand’s sentencing. Perry’s decision to maintain her silence on her ex-husband’s conviction stands in contrast to comments she made in earlier years about their tumultuous marriage, though she has offered no fresh statement since Monday’s verdict.
Brand’s case concluded with the comedian and actor receiving a sentence of 10 years and six months. The charges related to a pattern of alleged behavior spanning a decade, with multiple women coming forward with accusations that ultimately led to prosecution.
For Perry, the evening with Trudeau appeared to proceed without acknowledgment of the surrounding headlines. The couple’s departure from E. Baldi proceeded with Trudeau performing the small gesture of holding the van door, the two then continuing their night together.
Perry is scheduled to continue her Las Vegas residency, “Play,” at Resorts World Las Vegas.