Pop superstar Katy Perry is locked in a legal battle with an 85-year-old disabled veteran over the 2020 purchase of a $15 million mansion in ritzy California community
Katy Perry(Image: Billboard via Getty Images)
Katy Perry is embroiled in a legal battle with an 85-year-old disabled veteran over a $15 million mansion in Montecito, California.
The Fireworks singer is reportedly asking for almost $5 million after Carl Westcott tried to pull out of the deal after she purchased the eight-bedroom, 11-bathroom home in 2020. The home is situated in an affluent community that boasts neighbors such as Oprah Winfrey and Meghan Markle.
Both parties have gone back and forth in court after the 1-800-Flowers founder claimed he was incapacitated on painkillers when he signed the paperwork for the sale just days after closing on the home.
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The 41-year-old pop superstar purchased the home five years ago with her ex-fiancé, Orlando Bloom. Now, attorneys for Katy are claiming that she is ‘entitled to $3,535,000 in rental value’ that she missed out on due to the ongoing legal proceedings.
The Roar songstress asked the court to compel the octogenarian to fork over $4,718,698.95 in damages for the contested sale, which includes the rental value total and $1,343,401.95 for ‘necessary repairs,’ with $149,703 deducted for losses suffered by the former homeowner.
The homeowner claims he was incapacitated when the sale was made(Image: Facebook – Kameron Westcott)
The bedridden entrepreneur initially filed a lawsuit against Katy’s business manager Bernie Gudvi one month after the sale was completed.
In May 2024, the judge ruled in Katy’s favor, noting that Carl was of sound mind when he sold the home and that his argument presented ‘no persuasive evidence that he lacked capacity to enter into a real estate contract.’
Now, Westcott is claiming that she actually owes him money, to the tune of $6 million, asserting that the A-lister, who is currently dating former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, only paid $9 million of the $15 million she agreed to pay for the sprawling property.
Katy Perry purchased the home in 2020(Image: Getty Images)
The Army veteran agreed to deduct repair costs, bringing the amount down to $5,740,418.18, according to his legal team.
After years of back-and-forth, court documents filed on November 21 by Katy’s legal team claim that Westcott is responsible for covering the lost rental income, as well as the repairs needed on the home, which sits on 2.5 acres of property.
Back in August, Katy testified via Zoom to a Los Angeles court about the purchase. When asked by the seller’s lawyer, Andrew J. Thomas, if she stood to ‘gain money or anything else from the outcome of this litigation.’
She replied, ‘Yes … justice; I stand to lose money if it does not work in my favor.’
The Irish Star has reached out to Katy Perry’s reps for comment.
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