Katy Perry Breaks Down After American Idol Performer Reveals Emotional School Shooting Story: ‘Our Country Has F**king Failed Us!’

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[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] Katy Perry has something to say. During a Sunday night episode of American Idol, 21-year-old Trey Louis, a mattress salesman from Santa Fe, Texas, sang a beautiful and soulful rendition of Stone by Whiskey Myers.

However, it was after the performance that the real emotions came through. Judge Luke Bryan gently asked the young man, “why are you doing Idol?” before Trey revealed his sad, and very real truth: Wow. Related: Orlando Bloom Reveals Why He & Katy Regularly ‘Battle’ Luke attempted to praise Trey’s “perfect voice,” telling him he “sang from the right spot,” but Katy couldn’t contain her overwhelming emotions of grief as she dropped her head into her hands and wept at Trey’s sobering story.

She eventually looked up at the young contestant and asserted: Trey quickly responded, “facts,” before Katy added: Fellow judge Lionel Richie then added: All three judges then unanimously welcomed Trey to Hollywood, urging him to continue to “lead.” See the full moment (below): Following the episode’s premiere, Luke took to Twitter to write: Katy also shared the performance, adding a broken heart emoji.

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