Overview

• Katy Perry appeared by video on Aug. 26 and said she seeks justice, adding she stands to lose money if the case does not go her way.
• Perry’s side is pressing multimillion‑dollar claims for lost rental income, repairs and maintenance, and legal fees in the non‑jury phase.
• Judge Joseph Lipner ruled Orlando Bloom does not need to testify because it would be redundant, even as the home is held by an LLC he set up.
• Perry testified she acted as a “partner and adviser” on renovations and acknowledged she has a financial stake in the outcome.
• Seller Carl Westcott, 85 and diagnosed with Huntington’s disease, has not appeared for the proceedings, and his family criticized Perry’s testimony in media comments.