Pop superstar Katy Perry testified remotely in a Los Angeles courtroom during the second trial of a legal dispute over a $15 million mansion in Montecito, California.
The home was purchased by Perry and former partner Orlando Bloom in 2020, but the seller, 85-year-old Carl Westcott, sued to undo the deal, claiming he was not mentally competent to make it.
While Perry's business manager, Bernie Gudvi, prevailed in the first trial in 2023, Gudvi then countersued for lost rental income and maintenance costs, leading to the current trial.
Throughout her tense and careful testimony, Perry, whose legal name is Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, was pressed by Westcott's lawyer, Andrew J.
Thomas, about her potential financial gain.
Perry offered a succinct one-word response, 'Justice,' but also stated, 'I stand to lose money if it doesn't work in my favor'.
The lawyer also attempted to steer the conversation toward Bloom, but the judge ruled that the actor did not have to testify.
When asked about her role in the home's remodel, which Bloom oversaw, Perry replied that she acted as a 'partner and adviser'.
The couple, who split in July but have a daughter together, are 'family for life,' according to Perry.
A previous trial's testimony from Perry that she intended to live in the mansion, not rent it out, was also brought up, as renters are now central to the current trial.
The trial has no jury, with Judge Joseph Lipner set to decide the outcome.
This isn't Perry's first property-related legal battle, as she previously won a case against an order of nuns to purchase a convent.
The home was purchased by Perry and former partner Orlando Bloom in 2020, but the seller, 85-year-old Carl Westcott, sued to undo the deal, claiming he was not mentally competent to make it.
While Perry's business manager, Bernie Gudvi, prevailed in the first trial in 2023, Gudvi then countersued for lost rental income and maintenance costs, leading to the current trial.
Throughout her tense and careful testimony, Perry, whose legal name is Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, was pressed by Westcott's lawyer, Andrew J.
Thomas, about her potential financial gain.
Perry offered a succinct one-word response, 'Justice,' but also stated, 'I stand to lose money if it doesn't work in my favor'.
The lawyer also attempted to steer the conversation toward Bloom, but the judge ruled that the actor did not have to testify.
When asked about her role in the home's remodel, which Bloom oversaw, Perry replied that she acted as a 'partner and adviser'.
The couple, who split in July but have a daughter together, are 'family for life,' according to Perry.
A previous trial's testimony from Perry that she intended to live in the mansion, not rent it out, was also brought up, as renters are now central to the current trial.
The trial has no jury, with Judge Joseph Lipner set to decide the outcome.
This isn't Perry's first property-related legal battle, as she previously won a case against an order of nuns to purchase a convent.
