{"id":6823,"date":"2025-07-19T21:24:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T21:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/6823\/"},"modified":"2025-07-19T21:24:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T21:24:08","slug":"katy-perry-nearly-plummets-from-floating-butterfly-as-giant-prop-malfunctions-during-her-show-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/6823\/","title":{"rendered":"Katy Perry nearly plummets from floating butterfly as giant prop malfunctions during her show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">First Beyonc\u00e9, now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/04\/entertainment\/perry-bloom-confirm-split-scli-intl?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Katy Perry;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Katy Perry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The \u201cPart of Me\u201d singer was in San Francisco on Friday night performing as part of her Lifetimes Tour, when a giant butterfly prop she was riding malfunctioned as it hung suspended over the crowd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As seen in several <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PopCrave\/status\/1946469887062286389\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:video clips;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">video clips<\/a> shared by audience members on social media, Perry was in the midst of performing her 2013 hit \u201cRoar\u201d at the Chase Center when the prop \u2013 on which Perry was rigged \u2013 jerked and dropped suddenly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Perry immediately stopped singing and managed to regain her balance and composure, at first looking up at the contraption that connected the butterfly to cables above.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As the prop swung, Perry soon began performing the song again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">CNN has reached out to representatives for Perry for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The near-mishap is at least the second such incident at a major tour this summer, after a flying car prop feratured in Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s Cowboy Carter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/06\/29\/entertainment\/video\/beyonce-car-malfunction-houston-tour-digvid?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:tour tilted midair;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">tour tilted midair<\/a> during a concert in Houston last month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The singer was quickly lowered down and without injury, according to Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s entertainment and management company at the time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/account\/register?source=external-feeds_iluminar&amp;cid=external-feeds_iluminar_yahoo&amp;registration_email_campaign=https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/newsletters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:CNN.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">CNN.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"First Beyonc\u00e9, now Katy Perry. 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