Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom finally address break-up rumors with joint statement
Reports of their break-up had been circulating online
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom have now addressed reports of their break-up in a joint statement.
The 'Teenage Dream' singer and the Lord of the Rings star met way back in 2016 at a Golden Globes afterparty.
Perry, 40, and Bloom, 48, confirmed their relationship in May; however, they broke up in 2017, though they got back together shortly after.
On Valentine's Day in 2019, Bloom had proposed, and in 2020, they welcomed their daughter, Daisy Dove, who is now 4 years old.
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In recent weeks, reports of the pair calling it quits had begun circulating, and now, the celeb's representatives have released a joint statement, which says they have been 'shifting their relationship over the past many months'.
The decision to release the statement was due to the 'abundance of recent interest and conversation surrounding their relationship', it further said.
Perry and Bloom will now be focusing on co-parenting Daisy Dove, with the statement adding: "They will continue to be seen together as a family, as their shared priority is - and always will be - raising their daughter with love, stability and mutual respect."
Bloom raised eyebrows on social media when he attended Jeff Bezos’ wedding to Lauren Sanchez alone in Venice, while Perry is on her 'LifeTimes' tour in Australia.
A video of Perry appearing emotional while on stage also went viral, where she is heard telling concert goers: "Thank you for always being there for me, Australia. It means the world.
"Now let’s sing ‘Firework!"
Meanwhile, the Pirates of the Caribbean star took to Instagram to share some cryptic posts about 'loneliness' and 'darkness'.
On his Instagram Stories, he shared some quotes from Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung, which said: "Loneliness does not come from having no people about one, but from being unable to communicate that seem important to oneself."
Another read: "Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness."
Despite not being able to attend Bezos and Sanchez's wedding, Perry had previously travelled with the former TV anchor on an all-women mission into space with Blue Origin.
The mission caught a bit of flack from celebrities and online commenters alike, and Perry even addressed her unpopularity on the internet at the time while performing in Chicago.
In a video shared to Twitter, she can be heard saying: "Well, I thought I was the most hated person on the internet.
"I think that's false."
Topics: Sex and Relationships, Celebrity, Orlando Bloom, Katy Perry
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