Katy Perry has scored a major victory in her long, messy legal war over the Montecito, California, mansion she bought more than five years ago.<\/p>\n
Carl Westcott, an 85-year-old disabled veteran and the former owner of the property, has been ordered to cough up $1.84 million after a judge ruled the pop star lost out on hefty rental income during the drawn-out fight, per People<\/a>.<\/p>\n Katy Perry attends the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, California, on March 2, 2025. Getty Images for Vanity Fair<\/p>\n Carl Westcott, an 85-year-old disabled veteran and the former owner of the Montecito property, has been ordered to pay Perry $1.84 million. Kameron Westcott\/Facebook<\/p>\n The dispute centered on the $15 million estate<\/a> Perry, 41, and her ex, Orlando Bloom, 48, snapped up in one of California\u2019s most elite neighborhoods back in July 2020.<\/p>\n Just days after signing the contract, Westcott tried to pull the plug. He claimed he had been recovering from major back surgery and was under heavy medication that left him too impaired to understand what he was signing. <\/p>\n He also pointed to Huntington\u2019s Disease, the pre-existing neurological condition he was diagnosed with in 2015, as further proof that he lacked the capacity to approve the multimillion-dollar sale.<\/p>\n Perry onstage during a concert in Bologna, Italy, on Nov. 2, 2025. Alessio Marini\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n The $15 million Montecito mansion at the center of Perry and Westcott\u2019s real estate war. Village Properties<\/p>\n Perry and Bloom\u2019s team, however, fired back and insisted the deal was valid<\/a> and that Westcott had been fully aware of what he agreed to. <\/p>\n The superstar\u2019s business manager further argued Westcott had seller\u2019s remorse after realizing he could have received more money for the property in a fast-climbing market.<\/p>\n A judge eventually sided with Perry, ruling that Westcott was \u201ccoherent, engaged, lucid and rational\u201d at the time he authorized the sale. <\/p>\n With that decision, the court shut down his attempt to rescind the deal \u2013 although the case still didn\u2019t end there.<\/p>\n Perry and her ex, Orlando Bloom, originally purchased the $15 million mansion from Westcott in July 2020. katyperry\/Instagram<\/p>\n Westcott was diagnosed with Huntington\u2019s Disease in 2015. Kameron Westcott\/Facebook<\/p>\n Once the sale was officially upheld and Perry finally secured title to the mansion<\/a> in May 2024, she turned around and sued for damages<\/a> on Nov. 21, 2025.<\/p>\n The \u201cFirework\u201d singer argued that the years-long delay prevented her from renting out the property, which she said could have brought in millions. She also claimed that the home fell into disrepair during the dispute, which created a long list of costly fixes.<\/p>\n Perry initially sought nearly $5 million from Westcott, combining what she said was more than $3.5 million in lost rental income and more than $1.3 million in needed repairs. <\/p>\n Perry during Paris Fashion Week on July 9, 2025. Getty Images for Balenciaga<\/p>\n Perry sued Westcott for $5 million in damages on Nov. 21, 2025. Kameron Westcott\/Facebook<\/p>\n After reviewing months of financial documents, property assessments and expert testimony, the judge agreed she was owed money \u2013 although not the full amount she initially demanded.<\/p>\n In the final ruling, the judge awarded Perry roughly $1.84 million, which was made up of a calculated rental-value loss minus offsets for retained capital and interest, plus an approved repair-cost amount, per People.<\/p>\n The mansion at the center of the controversy, meanwhile, sits on a 2.5-acre property and includes eight bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, multiple guest spaces, ocean views, manicured grounds, an infinity pool, a jacuzzi and plenty of privacy.<\/p>\n Perry arrives at the Ritz Hotel for Paris Fashion Week on June 25, 2024. GC Images<\/p>\n Though Perry and Bloom gained legal control of the compound<\/a> months ago, it remains unclear whether they ever moved in before splitting up in June 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n A final judgment hearing connected to the financial settlement is reportedly scheduled for Dec. 30.<\/p>\n The Post has reached out to Perry and Bloom\u2019s reps for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Katy Perry has scored a major victory in her long, messy legal war over the Montecito, California, mansion…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":319711,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[236,8679,88,10587,10588,17711],"class_list":{"0":"post-319710","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-celebrity-lawsuits","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-katy-perry","12":"tag-orlando-bloom","13":"tag-property"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=319710"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319710\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/319711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=319710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=319710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=319710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}