Katy Perry is catching some heat after her reply to a fan with money issues went viral.
The fan shared in a now deleted post on X, “I so badly don’t wanna be here anymore. I’m not cut out for this world like I cannot afford to live at this rate and I’m so close to selling my Katy ticket.”
Perry replied, per The Daily Mail, “But I am looking forward to seeing you.”
The “Firework” singer’s response didn’t go over too well with people in the comments of the post.
“This is so grim. Not even an offer of a free ticket or help offered girl,” one person wrote.
Another added, “Wow Katy, you’re clearly so out of touch! You just keep living your out-of-touch high life while everyone else is barely able to afford essentials (food, rent, insurance).”
“This is so tone deaf lmao,” one person summed up.
Perry had her defenders in the comments, too.
“You’d be calling her performative the second she helped publicly. you’re just looking for a reason to be mad,” one supporter wrote.
According to The Daily Mail, another fan checked in on the original fan, Ria, asking if they were really ok, and she responded, “Yeah just going through a tough patch at the moment.”
Ticket prices have pushed music fans to go to some extreme lengths to try to see their favorite artists.
Earlier this year, a Harry Styles fan told Rolling Stone she sold her plasma to save up for a ticket.
Styles’ “Together, Together” tour is only doing 67 dates in 11 cities, with 30 of those at Madison Square Garden, so availability was limited.
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