Katy Perry’s ‘American Idol’ Ups and Downs: Disney Night Wipeout, Mom-Shaming Comments and More

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Hot and cold! Katy Perry has had her ups and downs throughout her American Idol tenure, going viral for impressive performances and controversial comments.The “Dark Horse” singer — who has been a judge on the ABC reality series since 2018 — got called out for mom-shaming season 21 contestant Sarah Beth Liebe in March 2023.During Liebe’s televised audition for the singing competition, she surprised the judges when she shared that she was a mother of three at just 25 years old.

Perry reacted by leaning against fellow judge Luke Bryan in shock, prompting Liebe to say, “If Katy lays on the table, I think I’m gonna pass out.”The “Roar” songstress then quipped, “Honey, you’ve been laying on the table too much,” referring to the auditionee’s motherhood journey.After the moment aired on television, Liebe took to social media to share her thoughts on Perry’s comments.“I don’t really have too much to say on my feelings about it because I feel like it’s probably pretty self-explanatory.

I mean, it was embarrassing to have that on TV and it was hurtful and, you know, that’s that,” she said in a TikTok video.In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesThe 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.”Despite condemning the Grammy nominee’s remarks, Liebe had a sweet moment with Perry before she decided to leave the competition early to be with her children in April 2023.“I know that life is scary,” the “Teenage Dream” musician told Liebe after she announced that she was leaving the competition. “But, then, I also know that you lose out on your fullest