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.
Kevin Hart latest star to defend Ellen DeGeneres amid talk show controversy
breakingnews.ieComedian Kevin Hart is the latest star to publicly defend Ellen DeGeneres, amid controversy over an allegedly toxic environment on her talk show.
DeGeneres is one of the most high-profile figures on US TV but is facing calls to quit her popular daytime chat show following accusations senior staff had been bullying and intimidating on set.
She apologised and said she is “committed to ensuring this does not happen again”. Warner Bros also said it would make staffing changes.
Hart has now shared a public message of support for the beleaguered DeGeneres, saying the internet has “become a crazy world of negativity”.
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