Katy Perry has been condemned as an ‘unforgivable’ and ‘entitled’ person after she launched a lawsuit regarding her $15 million mansion against an 85-year-old veteran, who is on the brink of death and suffers from Huntington’s disease.
Back in 2020, Carl Westcott, then 80 years old, was discharged from the hospital following a six-hour back operation. Four days later, he decided to sell his 1930s estate in Montecito, California to the singer for a whopping $11.25 million.
Only a short time passed before he tried to rescind his offer by sending an email to Berkshire Hathaway, saying he was still under the influence of his painkillers.
Katy Perry has launched a lawsuit against 85-year-old Carl Westcott
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“The combination of his age, frailty from his back condition and recent surgery, and the opiates he was taking several times a day rendered Mr. Westcott of unsound mind,” argued his complaint.
But this didn’t stop Perry and her partner Orlando Bloom from taking legal action.
According to Daily Mail, the two won a nearly four-year legal battle to keep the 9,000 square feet home in December 2023, which made Perry the legal owner of the property. She received her keys in 2024.
The singer then launched a counterclaim against Westcott, seeking a whopping $6 million back in rent and other alleged damages.
Unsurprisingly, Westcott’s family were enraged.
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“It’s entitled celebrity behavior,” said 39-year-old Chart Westcott, the veteran’s son, to The Sun. “She has no sense of fair play, no empathy, zero empathy, quite the opposite,” adding that there was no real explanation for her actions “other than greed.”
“This is such a small deal to be worried about — I think it’s a matter of privilege — her lawyers and her business manager are dealing with it.”
He went on to describe Perry and Bloom as “unforgivable” with the way they’ve “conducted their affairs,” even though his own family are all “interested in a reasonable outcome for all involved.”
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom have been described as “unforgivable” and “entitled” people
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Daily Mail reports that Westcott’s entire family plan to attend LA Superior Court, where Perry will have to make her case in-person following a ruling that she must give evidence to the upcoming damages trial.
It was originally scheduled for November 2024, but Westcott’s lawyers were able to plead for an extension after Perry hired 25 experts to investigate the house, looking for any faults.
Things first started in 2020 when Carl Westcott decided to put his home up for sale
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The singer’s team plans to argue that the property will need repairs for water damage, an oak tree that fell onto and damaged the building, and other maintenance issues that arose while the 40-year-old waited for her inevitable move.
This entire case, as said by the Westcott family, has made the veteran’s last days “exhausting.”
In fact, it’s a “miracle” the 85-year-old has survived for this long, though is currently “bedridden” at the hospital, his health constantly declining.
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Carl Westcott grew up in the “poorest of the poor” in Mississippi in a shotgun house without any plumbing. His father didn’t have much education under his belt, resulting in Westcott being sent to a home for juvenile delinquents.
However, he started to make a name for himself when he moved to Los Angeles as a teenager and built several successful companies, including selling cars and eventually opening his own dealerships.
“We didn’t have a car, and I always thought people with cars were wealthy,” he once stated. “In fact, I thought people with lawns were pretty remarkable.”
Netizens were unimpressed at Perry’s lack of empathy
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