Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom's £12million house lawsuit reaches verdict

08 November 2023 , 23:27

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Katy won the first part of her court case about her house

Katy Perry won the first half of her legal battle about her California home on Wednesday.

The Firework singer purchased a $15 million (about £12 million) home in Montecito for her and her fiance, actor Orlando Bloom, in July 2020. However, Carl Westcott, who Katy purchased the home from, tried to pull out of the deal saying he was not of sound mind when the deal was made.

However, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled this week that Carl had the proper mental capacity. "Wescott presented no persuasive evidence that he lacked capacity to enter into a real estate contract," the court's decision read.

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Katy Perry got the house for her and her fiance (Getty Images for Lifetime)

It's currently a temporary verdict but will become permanent in ten days. Katy's attorney, Eric Rowen, shared a statement with People magazine about the legal win.

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It read: "Today’s proposed decision is clear — the judge found that Mr. Westcott could not prove anything other than he was of perfectly sound mind when he engaged in complex negotiations over several weeks with multiple parties to transact a lucrative sale of the property that netted him a substantial profit. The evidence shows that Mr. Westcott breached the contract for no other reason than he had changed his mind. We look forward to wrapping this matter up at the scheduled damage trial phase set for February 13 and 14, if not before.”

The 84-year-old entrepreneur first filed the case against Katy's business manager, Bernie Gudvi. The trial started two months ago in September. Katy is set to testify in a countersuit about damages received in a couple of months.

The singer might have to testify in a few months (Getty Images)

Chart Westcott, the son of Carl, shared a statement with People as well that he was unhappy with the ruling but accepted it, also throwing shade that the judge didn't get his father's name spelled correctly. "While we do not agree with Judge Lipner’s ruling and wish he had spelled our father’s name correctly in his ruling, we accept it. Katy Perry will now have to testify, in person, on damages and the contradictory claims she has made over lost income for the rental of my father’s home.

He finished: "While this has been a long road, the fight for my father is not over and we will continue to represent him and his legacy of incredible achievements."

Tatiana Krisztina