Katy Perry Investigates Amid Ruby Rose's Sexual Harassment Claims

Katy Perry he is being investigated by the police after that Ruby Rose filed a report alleging sexual harassment involving a pop star.

Victoria Police in Australia confirmed the investigation by Us Weekly in the early hours of Wednesday, April 15. “Detectives from the Melbourne Sexual Offenses and Child Abuse Investigation Team (SOCIT) are investigating a history of sexual abuse that occurred in Melbourne in 2010,” said a representative. “Police have been told the incident took place on official premises in Melbourne's CBD.” In Australia Herald Sun he first reported this news.

Rose, 40, made headlines on Sunday, April 12, after responding to a social media post about Perry's reaction. Justin BieberCoachella 2026 has been postponed one day. “Katy Perry is sexual [sic] he abused me at the spice market nightclub in Melbourne. Who gives as he thinks [about the set],” i Orange is the New Black star wrote on Threads at the time. (Perry's Instagram post mocked Bieber's set, “Thank God I have Premium. I don't want to see commercials.”)

A subsequent post shared by Rose said the alleged incident took place “nearly two decades” earlier.

Perry's representative said Us Weekly in a statement on Monday, April 13, that “the allegations spread on social media by Ruby Rose about Katy Perry are not only lies, they are dangerous and reckless lies.”

The statement went on to say, “Ms. Rose has a strong history of making serious allegations on social media against different people, allegations that have been repeatedly denied by those named.”

Victoria Police confirmed that Us that “the investigation is still ongoing.”

Rose's account of the alleged incident was detailed in Threads on Sunday. “After that I threw him, I told this story in public but I changed it to a 'drunk little story' because I didn't know how to handle it,” he said. “He later agreed to help me get my US visa. So I kept it a secret. But I could tell he was not a good person. Instead I was attacked by … Everyone.”

Another Threads post from Rose said she “didn't kiss” Perry but added more details. “He saw me 'relaxing' on my best friend's lap to avoid him and he bent down, pulled his underwear to the side and rubbed his disgusting private part on my face until my eyes opened and I vomited. [sic] to him,” said Rose.

Rose then said that she “wasn't interested in filing a report on this, not when I haven't even filed a report on many rapes by older men,” but said that Perry “is welcome to sue me.”

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A day before the news of the police investigation being discontinued, Rose shared on Threads, “Hello! Final update: As of this afternoon, I have completed all of my reports. This means that I can no longer comment, repost, or speak publicly about any of those cases, or the people involved.”

He continued, “This is a common request from the police and in many ways, it helps me a lot. [temporarily] move forward. I love you all so much.”

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).