Katy Perry has seemingly added to her mesmerizing 12 months of public missteps.
The pop star exited “American Idol” this 12 months and introduced her first album since 2020. Nonetheless, her first two singles with producer Dr. Luke — who was engaged in a yearslong authorized battle with singer Kesha after she accused him of sexual abuse — flopped on the charts and her “Women’s World” music video was broadly mocked. Now she’s below investigation for potential environmental injury.
The federal government of the Balearic Islands in Spain stated Perry and her manufacturing firm in an announcement Tuesday didn’t have correct authorization to movie the video for “Lifetimes,” the second single off of her upcoming album, “143.” It’s going to examine to see if the filming broken ecologically important sand dunes within the course of.
Perry’s firm WeOwnTheCity shot the video in a protected space of Ses Salines Pure Park on S’Espalmador, a Spanish isle of the Pityusic Islands. The park serves as a nesting space for migratory birds and helps essential ecological and marine habitats.
A translation of the Catalan assertion Tuesday confirms the federal government isn’t pursuing this case as a “crime against the environment,” however as an evaluation of how completely Perry and her firm could have infringed on the native legal guidelines aimed to stop such injury.
Representatives for Perry didn’t instantly reply to HuffPost’s request for remark.
The video, launched final week, reveals Perry having fun with the Mediterranean island and relishing its native nightlife. The tune itself was produced by Dr. Luke, aka Lukasz Gottwald, whom Kesha accused of sexual assault and bodily abuse in 2014. The producer, who denied the claims, sued the singer for defamation in a case that was in the end settled final 12 months.
Perry had additionally enlisted Dr. Luke for “Woman’s World,” the debut single of the album, which many lampooned on social media — as Perry was not solely collaborating with him post-scandal, however championed supposed “girl power” within the video.
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Whereas the singer reacted to widespread criticism of “Woman’s World” by arguing it was “satire,” the tune debuted at No. 63 on the Billboard Scorching 100 singles chart. “Lifetimes” reportedly launched at No. 145 on the worldwide Spotify chart.
Whereas the video for “Lifetimes” reveals solely Perry gallivanting across the seashores of S’Espalmador, the trouble naturally required a complete host of crew members to step foot within the protected space, too. Whether or not “143” marks a full-fledged comeback stays to be seen.
Perry’s sixth studio album hits bodily cabinets and digital streaming providers on Sept. 20.
