Katy Perry and her family now have a new place to call home after a rocky start. On May 17, the “Teenage Dream” singer officially had the deed filed to her Montecito, California home, The Wall Street Journal has confirmed. Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom's Peppa Pig show release date after American Idol American Idol's new judge — when to expect Katy Perry replacement announcement This comes after a lengthy legal battle for Perry to obtain ownership of the property.
In July 2020, Perry and her fiancé Orlando Bloom bought a mansion valued at $15 million from 84-year-old multimillionaire Carl Westcott , the founder of 1-800-FLOWERS. Shortly after, Westcott attempted to rescind the deal via a lawsuit , claiming that he was mentally incapacitated when he sold the property. In November 2023, a Los Angeles judge Joseph Lipner ruled that Westcott was indeed in sound mind when he made the deal.
"Wescott's primary trial evidence on lack of capacity was the analysis and testimony of his retained expert, which the Court did not find credible or persuasive," Lipner said in his decision. Lipner was referring to Dr. Gary Small, a psychiatrist who confirmed that Westcott had Huntington’s disease, but had never met the entrepreneur.
The ruling also states that “None of [Westcott’s doctors] found he lacked capacity to engage in any action before the sales contract or for over a year afterwards.” “The evidence shows that Mr. Westcott breached the contract for no other reason tha.
