Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television judge. After singing in church during her childhood, she pursued a career in gospel music as a teenager.
Perry signed with Red Hill Records and released her debut studio album Katy Hudson under her birth name in 2001, which was commercially unsuccessful. She moved to Los Angeles the following year to venture into secular music after Red Hill ceased operations and she subsequently began working with producers Glen Ballard, Dr. Luke, and Max Martin.
After adopting the stage name Katy Perry and being dropped by The Island Def Jam Music Group and Columbia Records, she signed a recording contract with Capitol Records in April 2007.
Ashton Kutcher has defended his support of Ellen DeGeneres after receiving blowback for his views on the TV host.Some celebrities, including Katy Perry and Kevin Hart, have jumped to DeGeneres’s defence following numerous claims that she is “mean” behind-the-scenes of her talk show.The series is also undergoing an internal investigation over allegations of sexual misconduct on the show’s set, as well as workplace bullying.While DeGeneres, 62, herself has not been personally accused of mistreating staff, she said in a statement that, as the face of the show, she took “full responsibility” for the situation.Kutcher tweeted his defence of the host, writing: ”I haven’t spoken with @TheEllenShow and can only speak from my own experience.
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