Katy Perry halted a gig to tell a fan to stop messaging her fiancé Orlando Bloom – as part of a promotional stunt.
The 39-year-old singer is currently on her 84-date ‘Lifetimes’ world tour and paused her performance at the T-Mobile Arena to single out an audience member named Kyle during her concert in Paradise, Nevada, on Saturday (17.05.25) evening, with the event only now coming to light,
While halting her set to address Kyle over private messages allegedly sent to her partner, Katy crouched on stage and told him: “I know why you're here. Listen, if you keep DM-ing my man... you've been doing it for months, ever since the residency. You didn't come to see me play.”
As the audience reacted with laughter and cheers, she continued: “If you keep on DM-ing my man I'm going to have you removed – seriously, get your own life.”
Raising her voice, she added: “He don't want you, Kyle. I'm his wife. I'm his, he's mine... stay the f*** away.”
Kyle appeared visibly shocked and turned to friends as Katy resumed the set.
But the confrontation was later revealed to be a scripted segment of the performance, leading into her 2024 single ‘I’m His, He’s Mine’.
Katy is eleven shows into her latest tour, which was launched in support of her seventh studio album, 143.
The album, released in September 2024, was met with critical derision and has struggled commercially.
Katy’s tour has faced a string of challenges, including delays and low ticket sales.
The opening night in Minnesota was postponed, leaving fans waiting for hours and several dates have since been cancelled.
Further scrutiny has been directed at Katy after her controversial trip to space aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-31 mission in April, where she joined 69-year-old Gayle King and 54-year-old Lauren Sanchez for an all-female flight.
On her return, Katy knelt on the ground, kissed the Earth, and held a daisy – referencing her four-year-old daughter Daisy, whom she shares with Orlando, 47.
In a post-flight interview, she said: “It's not about singing my songs. It's about a collective energy in there. It's about us. It's about making space for future women and taking up space and belonging.
“And it's about this wonderful world that we see right out there and appreciating it. This is all for the benefit of Earth.”
The backlash was swift. Many labelled her response “tone deaf”, especially coming days after NASA astronauts Sunita Williams, 58, and Butch Wilmore, 61, returned from a nine-month mission stranded in space.
According to NewsNation’s Paula Froelich, Katy has not been invited back to resume her Las Vegas residency.
A source told the outlet: “The residency was a disaster for Resorts World, a complete failure.”
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