Katy Perry is catching some heat after her reply to a fan with money issues went viral.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 02: Katy Perry attends the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 02, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
The fan shared in a now deleted post on X, “I so badly don’t wanna be here anymore. I’m not cut out for this world like I cannot afford to live at this rate and I’m so close to selling my Katy ticket.”
Perry replied, per The Daily Mail, “But I am looking forward to seeing you.”
The “Firework” singer’s response didn’t go over too well with people in the comments of the post.
“This is so grim. Not even an offer of a free ticket or help offered girl,” one person wrote.
WINDSOR, ENGLAND – MAY 07: Katy Perry performs during the Coronation Concert in the grounds of Windsor Castle on May 7, 2023 in Windsor, England. The Windsor Castle Concert is part of the celebrations of the Coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the other Commonwealth realms that took place at Westminster Abbey yesterday. High-profile performers will entertain members of the royal family and 20,000 guests including 10,000 members of the public. (Photo by Yui Mok – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Another added, “Wow Katy, you’re clearly so out of touch! You just keep living your out-of-touch high life while everyone else is barely able to afford essentials (food, rent, insurance).”
“This is so tone deaf lmao,” one person summed up.
Perry had her defenders in the comments, too.
“You’d be calling her performative the second she helped publicly. you’re just looking for a reason to be mad,” one supporter wrote.
WINDSOR, ENGLAND – MAY 07: Katy Perry performs on stage during the Coronation Concert on May 07, 2023 in Windsor, England. The Windsor Castle Concert is part of the celebrations of the Coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the other Commonwealth realms that took place at Westminster Abbey yesterday. Performers include Take That, Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, Paloma Faith, Olly Murs, Andrea Bocelli and Sir Bryn Terfel, Alexis Ffrench, Lang Lang & Nicole Scherzinger, Bette Midler, Tiwa Savage, Steve Winwood, Pete Tong and The Coronation Choir. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
According to The Daily Mail, another fan checked in on the original fan, Ria, asking if they were really ok, and she responded, “Yeah just going through a tough patch at the moment.”
Ticket prices have pushed music fans to go to some extreme lengths to try to see their favorite artists.
Earlier this year, a Harry Styles fan told Rolling Stone she sold her plasma to save up for a ticket.
TORONTO, ONTARIO – SEPTEMBER 11: Harry Styles speaks onstage at the “My Policeman” Press Conference during the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival at TIFF Bell Lightbox on September 11, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)
Styles’ “Together, Together” tour is only doing 67 dates in 11 cities, with 30 of those at Madison Square Garden, so availability was limited.
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