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Katy Perry Accused of Sexual Assault by ‘Teenage Dream’ Co-Star
Katy Perry Accused of Sexual Assault by ‘Teenage Dream’ Co-Star
“Can you imagine how pathetic and embarrassed I felt?”
August 14 2019 8:05 AM EST
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Katy Perry Accused of Sexual Assault by ‘Teenage Dream’ Co-Star
“Can you imagine how pathetic and embarrassed I felt?”
Katy Perry is having a rough summer. Weeks after a court decided that her hit "Dark Horse" had plagiarized a Christian rap song, the pop star has now been accused of assault by the model who starred in her "Teenage Dream" video on the August 10 anniversary of its release.
On Sunday, model Josh Kloss posted a clip on the "Teenage Dream" music video on his Instagram along with a caption accusing Perry of being rude to him on the video's set and later assaulting him. Kloss said that on set for the video Perry was alternately "cool and kind" and "cold as ice," allegedly telling the set it was "gross" to kiss Kloss, who later turned down her invite to attend a strip club with him. Kloss says he saw the pop star "a couple times" after her 2012 divorce from Russell Brand, adding that she was "still [his] crush." But that ended at a birthday party when Perry allegedly assaulted him.
"As I turned to introduce my friend, she pulled my Adidas sweats and underwear out as far as she could to show a couple of her guy friends and the crowd around us, my penis," Kloss wrote. "Can you imagine how pathetic and embarrassed i felt?"
Kloss claims he's going public with his story "because our culture is set on proving men of power are perverse. But females with power are just as disgusting." While he admits Perry is "an amazing leader" who music is full of "empowering anthems," working with her was "one of the most confusing, assaulting, and belittling jobs I've ever done." Kloss added that he had intended to play "Teenage Dream" on the ukulele for the music video's anniversary, "but then as I was tuning I thought, fuck this, I'm not helping her bs image another second." Yikes. Perry's camp has yet to respond.
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