Katy Perry makes jail jibe at ex during concert in the UK
Katy Perry suggested her ex-husband Russell Brand should be in jail as she played a game with fans at a concert in the UK.
The singer – who was married to the British comedian for 14 months from October 2010 – played an interactive game with the audience during a performance at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire this week, in which a giant tablet suggested poses to act out and cameras then displayed fans’ images on the big screens.
After asking fans to do their best impression of pretending to be sober, Perry then requested people act out reacting to “seeing their ex”.
And she quipped: “I hope my ex isn’t here. He should be in jail.”
Brand is currently awaiting trial on seven charges, including three counts of rape, one of indecent assault and three charges of sexual assault. The trial is scheduled to begin at Southwark Crown Court from October 12, with the matter expected to last two months.
Elsewhere during the show, a giant iPhone lit up during a performance of her 2020 hit Never Really Over.
The visual showed a series of incoming calls from former partners and rumoured flames, including Diplo, initials believed to refer to John Mayer, Brand and Orlando Bloom, as well as current beau Justin Trudeau, who was represented by a heart and a Canadian flag.
Perry also wore a tribute to her partner in the form of a Canadian flag cufflink on her shirt, and gave a number of nods to him as she referenced it being Canada Day.
The 41-year-old star wowed the crowd – which included Princess Beatrice, Blur’s Alex James and her own 5-year-old daughter Daisy – with a dazzling performance of her greatest hits, backed by a team of dancers dressed in guises including pumped-up bodybuilders and astronauts, while her band included a pencil and a pot plant.
The office theme to her set included the giant tablet and phone, as well as a huge stack of books and even an oversized inflatable water bottle – which Perry climbed inside in order to surf through the crowd as the sun went down late in the evening, grinning and waving as she made her way through the audience.
Referencing the historical significance of the venue, she quipped: “It’s been a long time since I played in someone’s backyard, especially Winston Churchill’s.”