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People Katy Perry Treated Like Trash

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Katy Perry built a pop empire on sing-along hooks, but the trail behind her is littered with lawsuits, feuds, and burned bridges.

Since “I Kissed a Girl” turned her into a household name in 2008, Perry has racked up chart-toppers and a loyal army of “KatyCats.” But a closer look at her career off the stage reveals a different pattern: a decade-long war with Taylor Swift, a legal fight against nuns that ended in a courtroom death, and a string of accusations from people who worked with her or crossed her path.

• Perry’s 2013 decision to hire backup dancers away from Taylor Swift’s “Red” tour ignited a feud that produced “Bad Blood” and “Swish Swish” before the two reconciled in 2018–2019, with Perry appearing in Swift’s “You Need to Calm Down” video.
• Perry’s legal battle with the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary over a Los Feliz convent ended with Sister Catherine Rose Holzman collapsing and dying in a Los Angeles courtroom in March 2018, moments after pleading, “Katy Perry, please stop.”
• Separate allegations came from 2018 “American Idol” contestant Benjamin Glaze, “Teenage Dream” video star Josh Kloss in 2019, and stagehand Christina Fish, who sued in 2017 after losing a toe during Perry’s 2014 Prismatic World Tour.

The Taylor Swift Feud That Started With Stolen Dancers

The origin story is almost mundane by pop-star-feud standards: in 2013, Perry hired dancers away from Swift’s “Red” tour. Swift called it a betrayal in an interview with Rolling Stone, and the slight became the emotional engine behind her 2014 single “Bad Blood.” Perry didn’t stay quiet — she fired off a tweet warning fans about a “Regina George in sheep’s clothing,” a line that instantly became shorthand for the entire feud.

What followed was years of sub-tweets, veiled references, and Perry’s own 2017 response track “Swish Swish.” The rivalry only cooled in 2018 and 2019, when the two singers publicly patched things up. Perry showed up in Swift’s “You Need to Calm Down” video, playing a burger to Swift’s french fry — a reconciliation as literal as pop feuds get. It’s the kind of arc explored in pieces like Celebs Who Started Out Friends And Ended Up Enemies, where petty slights snowball into years-long public wars before a truce.

A Convent Lawsuit That Ended In Tragedy

Far more serious was Perry’s 2015 legal dispute with the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary over a Los Feliz convent property the nuns wanted to sell to a different buyer. The fight dragged through the courts for years, growing bitter enough to make headlines well beyond entertainment coverage.

In March 2018, the case took a devastating turn. Sister Catherine Rose Holzman collapsed in a Los Angeles courtroom and died shortly after saying, “Katy Perry, please stop.”

“Katy Perry, please stop.”

Allegations From Idol Contestants and Music Video Co-Stars

Two separate incidents raised questions about Perry’s conduct toward people working alongside her. During a 2018 “American Idol” audition, contestant Benjamin Glaze was surprised when Perry planted an unsolicited kiss on his lips — a moment that drew criticism for crossing a line with someone auditioning for a job, not consenting to a stunt.

Then in August 2019, Josh Kloss — who starred opposite Perry in her 2010 “Teenage Dream” video — alleged that Perry pulled down his underwear at an industry party. Kloss’s account added to a growing list of stories describing Perry as someone who treats consent as optional when the cameras are rolling or the party is in full swing.

The Stagehand Who Lost a Toe on Tour

The most concrete legal fallout came from Christina Fish, a stagehand who worked Perry’s 2014 Prismatic World Tour. According to her 2017 lawsuit, an onstage prop rolled over her foot during a show, and she ultimately lost a toe. Fish alleged workplace negligence and said Perry’s team failed to provide adequate medical support after the injury — the kind of behind-the-curtain dispute that rarely makes headlines unless it ends up in a courtroom filing. Stories like this echo the pattern laid out in Celebs Who Treat Their Employees Like Trash, where the glossy stage show hides a much messier backstage reality.

Perry and Swift may have buried the hatchet on camera, but the convent case and the Fish lawsuit show the fallout from Perry’s career hasn’t all wrapped up as neatly as a music video cameo. The Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary dispute alone stretched across courtrooms for years before Sister Catherine Rose Holzman’s death made it impossible to look away from.