‘American Idol’ Contestant Sara Beth Liebe Says ‘Mom-Shaming Is Super Lame’ in Response to Katy Perry Joke: ‘It’s Hard Enough to Be a Woman’

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Facing the music. American Idol contestant Sara Beth Liebe is calling out Katy Perry after the judge made a not-so-nice joke about motherhood on the show.Before the contestant impressed Perry, 38, and fellow judges Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie with her performances of “You Know I’m No Good” by Amy Winehouse and “Bennie And The Jets” by Elton John, the superstars were surprised by the fact she is a mother of three at just 25 years old.

The revelation prompted the “Dark Horse” singer to get up and lean against Bryan, 46, in shock, after which Liebe stated, “If Katy lays on the table, I think I’m gonna pass out.”Perry — who shares daughter Daisy Dove, 2, with fiancé Orlando Bloom — followed up by joking about the auditionee’s motherhood journey, saying, “Honey, you’ve been laying on the table too much.”Liebe noted that Perry’s comment “wasn’t super kind” in a TikTok shared a few days after her episode aired. “I don’t really have too much to say on my feelings about it because I feel like it’s probably pretty self-explanatory,” she added. “I mean, it was embarrassing to have that on TV and it was hurtful and, you know, that’s that.”The music hopeful continued: “I think women supporting and uplifting other women is so cool, and I think that mom-shaming is super lame, and I think that it’s hard enough to be a mom and it’s hard enough to be a woman.

And I also wanted to take this opportunity to say that I see all of the young moms and just moms in general who have commented on all of the videos and posts and everything, and I just wanted to say that I see you and I hear you and I am grateful for you and you’re worthy and keep loving your babies.