Actress Ruby Rose caught the attention of her followers and international media after she reported having experienced an episode of sexual assault by Katy Perry when she was over 20 years old.
It was through a publication on the Threads social network where Ruby Rose highlighted: “Katy Perry sexually assaulted me at the Spice Market nightclub in Melbourne,” which caught the attention of Internet users.
The alleged confession was given in a news story where Katy Perry’s reaction to the performance by Justin Bieber at Coachella. In this one, the artist Part of MeIronically, he highlighted that at least Bieber had YouTube Premium, after he mixed videos from the platform with part of his presentation.
Given this, Ruby Rose stressed that “who cares what she thinks,” and added that he would have sexually assaulted her. In the middle of the comments, he explained that this happened when he was 20 years old, which is why it took him two decades to confess it.
“While I am very grateful to have had enough time to find my voice, this just shows how much of an impact trauma and sexual assault have. Thank you for having me,” Rose said.
In her story, Rose highlighted that at that time it was “more difficult” to report violence between women, so at the time she didn’t say anything and tried to handle it with grace.
In her story, Perry saw her resting on her best friend’s lap, a moment that the singer took advantage of to lower her underwear and perform an obscene act. “I opened my eyes suddenly and vomited in spurts on her,” he said.
He confessed that he did tell the story publicly, but that he changed it, pretending that it was a “funny little drunk story,” since he didn’t understand how he should handle it at that age.
She also indicated that, after the incident, Perry would be the one to help her get her United States visa, so she decided to keep it a secret.
Finally, it was Perry’s representative who came out to speak about Rose’s accusations and highlighted that “they are not only categorically false, but they are dangerous and reckless lies.”
went to Variety that the singer’s representative highlighted that “Rose has a well-documented history of making serious public accusations on social media against various people, claims that have been repeatedly denied by those involved.”
Image where Ruby Rose accuses Katy Perry of sexual assault. (Photo: Screenshot: Threads social network)