Katy Perry has found herself in a mess of scandalous accusations and drama over the last two weeks, and now, things are only getting more intense.
Not long after Australian actress Ruby Rose accused the singer of assaulting her at a nightclub, an actor and model who starred in her famous “Teenage Dream” music video came forward to claim she had harassed him. The former co-star of Katy’s alleged that after filming the video for one of her most well-known singles, she pulled his pants down and exposed him at a party two years later, which left him feeling “degraded.” Once this story broke, social media users continued to spread backlash and demand she be held accountable. Read more about the situation below.
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Former Music Video Co-Star Of Katy Perry's Accuses Her Of Harrassing Him At A Birthday Party
The "Firework" singer is in a hotbed of scandal and allegations right now, which were kick-started when Ruby Rose, the actress well-known for her role in Orange Is The New Black, wrote that she was assaulted by her on social media.
The performer accused Katy of sexually assaulting her earlier this month through various Threads posts on April 11th, responding to videos and photos of her attending Justin Bieber's Coachella set. Though Katy's team denied Rose's claims, it sparked a wave of backlash on social media, leading users to resurface previous sketchy and "creepy" incidents involving her.
More recently, Josh Kloss, an actor, came forward to re-tell the story of how Katy allegedly harassed him after they filmed her "Teenage Dream" music video together. He starred as her love interest in the highly viewed music video, stating in a Page Six interview that they hit it off and stayed in touch afterward. However, the next time he saw her, which was two years later in 2012, everything changed when she invited him to an associate's birthday party and pulled his pants and underwear down outside the venue, in front of several people.
"Some people believe that if you're pulling people's pants down at a party, you're pranking them and it's normal," he told the above publication. "She had risen to complete success with the music video, everything was going well. I freaked out [when she pulled my pants down]...I freaked out, and she laughed."
Social Media Users Slam Katy After Josh's Story Resurfaces
This is not the first time the actor and "Teenage Dream" star told his story about being aggressively and inappropriately, 'pants-ed' by the pop star. He told his story through an Instagram post in 2019, but explained to the above publication that he received a surprising amount of pushback from fans of hers who did not take him seriously. Some even told him he should feel "lucky" to have had any kind of interaction with her at all.
"She, whom I should be grateful for, devalued and degraded me to the highest level in front of her closest peers," he added. "Why would I be grateful for that?"
It didn't take long for Josh's new interview and re-telling of his story to go viral, prompting more extreme backlash towards the "California Girls" singer.
"Every time something bad happens regarding Katy Perry, it's always sexual assault," responded an X user. "She's so gross."
"Not surprising at all, this is exactly what a morally corrupt and shameless person like Katy Perry would do," commented another.
"Glad he spoke up," a user added.
