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Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom Call Off Nearly Decade-Long Engagement

Mounting strain from Perry’s Lifetimes tour, Blue Origin flight, tepid response to her album 143 laid the groundwork for their split

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Overview

  • Perry and Bloom have quietly ended their nearly ten-year relationship and six-year engagement in an amicable split, according to sources
  • The couple have lived apart since Perry launched her Lifetimes world tour earlier this year as both pursued demanding career projects
  • Bloom reportedly expressed reservations about Perry’s April space flight and the lukewarm reception to her September album 143, which contributed to ongoing tensions
  • Despite getting engaged on Valentine’s Day 2019, they never set a wedding date and insiders say the breakup had been a long time coming
  • Both stars are focusing on co-parenting their four-year-old daughter Daisy Dove and Bloom is expected to attend Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s Venice wedding solo