Topics: Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, News, Property
The son of an 85-year-old disabled veteran has criticised Katy Perry as the two sides prepare for a court battle over a mansion.
Carl Westcott sold his Santa Barbara property to Katy Perry through her business manager Bernie Gudvi in 2020 for $15 million.
However, days later, Wescott, who has the neurological disorder Huntington’s disease, argued he hadn't been of 'sound mind' and tried to reverse the decision.
A lawsuit over the property ensued, and a judge ruled in favor of Perry. The judge also said the court found evidence demonstrating that Westcott was ‘coherent, engaged, lucid, and rational’ when signing the contract.
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The deed was later transferred to the ‘Roar’ singer’s LLC, DDoveB in May 2024.
Perry then countersued Westcott, claiming that he owes her $3.25 million in damages because she was unable to rent out the property during their legal battle between September 2020 to March 2024.
The pop icon’s legal team then added an additional $2.29 million as they claim the property needs to be restored to the condition it was purchased in.
Ahead of the next phase of the conflict on August 21, Westcott’s son has spoken out after the judge ruled on August 1 that Perry’s ex-partner Orlando Bloom would not have to testify in the trial. Westcott’s lawyers wanted to depose the Lord of the Rings actor about the alleged repairs, as he is listed on the LLC, according to the New York Post.
“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,” Chart Westcott told the New York Post. “That’s a two-tier celebrity privilege standard, and that’s not OK.”
Regarding his father’s health, 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."
He added: “There’s no argument to justify what’s happening here from a moral perspective like this is the exploitation of a man whose mind and body are basically shutting down, and he’s being dragged into court."
Westcott's son also called Perry a 'brat', and not in the fun, Charli XCX kind of way.
"Avoiding accountability for her immoral and wrong choices is basically a hallmark of her. She’s essentially a giant spoiled brat, you know, I mean it, like to boil it down."
Chart previously said that the whole family was in 'shock' when Perry decided to sue for damages.
"If an old man apologizes and says he made a mistake [about the house sale], and she's a rich pop star who can buy any other house in the world, you'd think she would let the old man go on his way," he said.
UNILAD has contacted representatives of both Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom for comment.
