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.
Katy Perry responds to sexual misconduct allegations: “I think we live in a world where anyone can say anything”
nme.comKaty Perry has spoken out on the string of sexual misconduct allegations that she has previously faced.In 2018, Perry faced allegations from model Josh Kloss, who starred alongside the singer in her 2010 music video for ‘Teenage Dream’.Kloss claimed that the singer had once yanked at his underwear without his permission at a party, in turn revealing his genitals to people stood near him.He wrote at the time: “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.
Can you imagine how pathetic and embarrassed I felt?”Kloss’ allegations were then followed by those of Georgian TV host Tina Kandelaki, who accused Perry of harassing her at an industry.
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