Katy Perry has been referred to as out for her “unhinged” methodology with budding contestants on the most recent episode of American Idol.
The US pop singer, 38, who’s a decide on the long-running expertise sequence, was tasked with informing wannabe stars whether or not or not they’d made it into the all-important prime 24.
But as an alternative of easing their nerves with good news, Perry despatched lots of the candidates into an emotional spiral by making them really feel as if they weren’t profitable.
A TikTook video compiling Perry’s numerous escapades throughout the episode has since gone viral on the platform. One second sees the Teenage Dream singer telling one hopeful: “We did not put you in the top 24.”
The lady in query makes an attempt to carry again tears, earlier than Perry provides, “You put yourself in that top 24.”
Another scene reveals Perry saying to a younger man, “The challenging thing about love is, when you love something, you have to let it go. We have to let you go.”
After a prolonged pause, Perry provides, “ … into the top 24.”
Another reveal reveals Perry telling a contestant he “will be going home.” She then says, “To pack your bags to come back to the top 24.”
Viewers took to Twitter to name out Perry for her “brutal” strikes, with the torturous behaviour even in comparison with Tyra Banks’ oft-criticised method of sending fashions dwelling on America’s Next Top Model.
It comes after Perry copped criticism for “mum-shaming” a contestant final month, during which the Grammy nominee was referred to as out for making a “rude” remark to 25-year-old mom, Sara Beth Liebe.
When Liebe revealed throughout her audition that she was a mom of three kids, Perry, a mother-of-one, reacted in shock given her younger age, earlier than pretending she was going to faint on the decide’s desk.
In response to the show, Liebe mentioned, “If Katy lays on the table, I think I’m going to pass out,” to which Perry replied, “Honey, you been laying on the table too much.”
Liebe later referred to as out Perry on TikTook for “mum-shaming” her.
“At the start of my audition before I sang, I mentioned that I had three children and was a young mother, and Katy Perry made a joke that wasn‘t super kind,” she started.
“I don’t have too much to say on my feelings about it because it’s probably pretty self-explanatory. It was embarrassing to have that on TV. And it was hurtful and, you know, that’s that.”
Originally printed as Katy Perry’s ‘brutal’ American Idol behaviour referred to as out by viewers
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
