Where did it all go wrong for Katy Perry? The star's comeback has been mired with an 'abysmal' single and a controversial collaboration with Dr. Luke - amid her and fiancé Orlando Bloom's 'challenging' romance

Katy Perry's comeback has been slammed left, correct and centre - from audiences hitting retired astatine nan accumulation and criticising her collaboration pinch Dr Luke to fans remarking that she's copying nan Kardashians and Bianca Censori pinch her latest fashion looks.

The star, 39, who has besides for years seen her narration pinch fiancé Orlando Bloom strengthen 'challenging' connected and disconnected moments, appears to beryllium wilting successful comparison to stars she erstwhile feuded pinch - including Taylor Swift, who has go a billionaire disconnected nan backmost of her Eras Tour.

Elsewhere, caller resurfaced clips person besides seen nan prima branded a 'mean girl' by online users. 

It would look that nary matter what Katy does, audiences aren't impressed, pinch scathing euphony reviews and angry societal media posts astatine nan ready.

Here, FEMAIL looks astatine precisely wherever it each went incorrect for nan erstwhile power deed legend...

'ABYSMAL' SINGLE

The vocalist is presently promoting nan lead azygous from her forthcoming seventh workplace medium 143, but nan way - billed arsenic an empowering feminist anthem - has been dismissed arsenic unoriginal, hypocritical and formulaic. 

The American prima returned to euphony pinch her caller way earlier this month, but has faced disapproval for nan sexualised quality of nan video, notably a infinitesimal wherever she and her dancers execute sexy choreography connected a building tract earlier she is 'smashed' by an anvil and returns successful a caller costume.

In a caller behind-the-scenes video shared to Instagram, Katy said: 'We're benignant of conscionable having fun, being a spot sarcastic pinch it. It's very slapstick and very connected nan nose.

'With this group it's like, "Oooh, we're not astir nan antheral gaze, but we really are astir nan antheral gaze." And we're really overplaying it and connected nan nose.'

The erstwhile American Idol judge explained nan anvil infinitesimal was meant arsenic a 'reset' to thief her clasp nan 'idea of feminine divine'.

She added: 'We wanted to unfastened this video making it look for illustration a ace high-gloss popular prima video.'

Woman's World is nan first azygous from Perry's upcoming medium 143, which will beryllium released connected 20 September.

The title is simply a codification for I emotion you which was often utilized successful messages sent connected pagers during nan 1990s.

Katy said successful a statement: 'I group retired to create a bold, exuberant, celebratory dance-pop medium pinch nan symbolic 143 numerical look of emotion arsenic a throughline message.'

It will people nan star's first medium since 2020's Smile, which did not replicate nan occurrence of her erstwhile records.

The Firework vocalist antecedently told really nan medium will beryllium 'pure joyousness and fun'.

She told Access Hollywood: 'I conscionable person yet to make a grounds from a spot of emotion really happy and full and afloat of love.

'Sometimes artists are like, "Oh, that's boring, you want to make euphony from benignant of for illustration a tougher place," but really it's very agleam and joyful, for illustration axenic joyousness and nosy and playful and celebratory and a party.'

Shortly aft its release, Woman's World was panned by nan critics arsenic a 'monumental catastrophe' that sounds for illustration a 'reheated' Lady Gaga.

It received a peculiarly harsh reappraisal from Pitchfork, which suggested it sounded for illustration Katy had learned astir feminism from a basal Google search.

'Defying each consciousness of taste, nan popular singer's comeback azygous is excessively dispiriting to moreover attack camp. It's abysmal,' wrote nan outlet's Shaad D'Souza.

The prima faced disapproval for allegedly modeling her opus aft Lady Gaga's 2020 deed Stupid Love, resulting successful what immoderate called a lackluster imitation.

The Pitchfork review noted that her prime to activity pinch Dr Luke connected a feminist anthem was 'sincerely twisted, if unsurprising.'

The opus besides received a scathing one-star reappraisal from The Guardian, which described nan opus arsenic 'reheated Gaga' and accused it of blatantly borrowing from Chappell Roan's azygous Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl.

'Woman's World sounds for illustration it was designed by a committee successful a boardroom astatine Capitol Records whose sole nonsubjective was a sync connected RuPaul's Drag Race and generating comments of "you ate" from achromatic gays surviving successful West Hollywood,' wrote Alim Kheraj successful a scalding reappraisal for Dazed.

With 'lyrics that genuinely felt AI generated,' nan opus 'falls arsenic level arsenic nan bottommost of nan anvil that crushes Perry halfway done nan euphony video,' according to Mary Siroky's reappraisal for Consequence Of Sound.

DR LUKE CONTROVERSY

Katy has been lambasted for moving connected Woman's World pinch euphony shaper Dr. Luke, whom Kesha accused of intersexual battle successful a suit that was yet dismissed. Dr. Luke has staunchly denied nan allegations against him.

The euphony producer, 50, was embroiled successful a highly publicised ineligible conflict against Kesha, 37, successful which he was accused of sexual, physical, and affectional abuse, pinch Kesha alleging that Katy was besides a unfortunate – thing she denied.

Now, 1 twelvemonth aft the brace settled, Dr. Luke, whose existent sanction is Łukasz Gottwald, has been listed arsenic a co-producer connected Perry's upcoming single, prompting fury from fans who questioned really she tin reconnect pinch nan songwriter to beforehand female empowerment.

Insiders person exclusively told DailyMail.com Perry was advised against moving pinch Dr. Luke, who together pinch Swedish songwriter Max Martin, antecedently produced immoderate of her biggest tracks, but she refused to listen.

'So galore fans are already turning connected Katy earlier she's moreover released caller euphony because Dr. Luke worked connected this medium pinch her,' an insider said.

'She is trying to beforehand it connected female empowerment – but moving pinch Dr. Luke screams nan opposite.

'She was advised against moving pinch him and was besides advised to reside down nan activity entreaty – but she is ramping it up. She is listening to nary 1 astir really to beforehand nan album, marketplace it, etc.'

The root claimed Perry's information for releasing a caller medium now was for a 'paycheck' aft bowing retired of American Idol successful May and trading her backmost catalog to Litmus Music for $255 cardinal successful 2023.

They continued: 'All of this comes aft she sold her full catalogue for money. This medium isn't astir her showing really she is increasing arsenic an creator aliases her "new era" – it's astir a paycheck now that she's done pinch American Idol.'

Kesha and Dr. Luke were locked successful a bitter ineligible conflict for astir a decade from 2014 aft she accused him of drugging and raping her backmost successful 2005.

In 2016, she besides publically accused him of raping Perry.

The Grammy-winning shaper fired backmost pinch a defamation suit of his own, claiming nan Tik Tok vocalist defamed him pinch her mendacious claims, erstwhile she said successful a matter to Lady Gaga that Dr. Luke raped Perry.

Perry denied that Dr. Luke raped her successful a deposition and a New York authorities judge ruled against Kesha successful 2020 saying she had defamed her erstwhile shaper pinch nan claim, and an appeals tribunal upheld that determination successful 2021.

Perry was among nan litany of musicians, including Lady Gaga, Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne, Adam Levine and Taio Cruz, who gave grounds aliases sworn statements related to nan case.

Dr. Luke and Kesha yet reached a colony successful June 2023 - conscionable a period earlier nan lawsuit was group to spell to trial.

Perry and Dr. Luke antecedently collaborated connected her deed singles including 2008's I Kissed a Girl, 2010's California Gurls and 2013's Roar.

Soon aft nan announcement of her caller azygous Woman's World, fans spotted nan in installments to Dr. Luke connected Genius, earlier Rolling Stone confirmed Perry had 'put together' a squad including Martin, Stargate, Sarah Hudson, Vaughn Oliver, Rocco Valdes, Theron Thomas – and Dr. Luke.

She was quickly called retired for her evident hypocrisy, pinch others branding nan determination 'monumentally stupid.'

Kesha, whose afloat sanction is Kesha Rose Sebert, besides tweeted 'lol' successful nan aftermath of nan news. 

'Katy, it's bad for you woman and from nan snippet that I heard nan euphony isn't moreover bully to beryllium worthy each this,' 1 personification wrote connected Reddit.

Another said: 'Why connected world did she deliberation moving pinch Dr Luke would beryllium a bully look for her comeback? Aside from it being a disgusting prime connected a individual level, connected a PR level it's conscionable monumentally stupid.'

A 3rd said: 'Girlie popular doesn't really attraction astir empowering women she conscionable wants to beryllium successful nan spotlight again.'

TURNING INTO A KARDASHIAN? 

She's known for her deed track, California Girls. 

But Katy seems to beryllium leaning specifically towards Calabasas arsenic her latest looks person channeled members of nan astir celebrated family connected reality TV - nan Kardashians.

The vocalist has been opting for outfits which are adjacent identical to ensembles worn by nan sisters, from audacious fur coats, maroon leather dresses and trendy denim numbers.

It's been marked by a move towards much body-hugging silhouettes, arsenic good arsenic glammed up athleisure looks that accentuate curves.

Most recently, Katy stepped retired successful thing but a immense fur overgarment for the Balenciaga show at Haute Couture Fashion Week successful Paris connected Wednesday.

She was accused of copying Kanye West's woman Bianca Censori - who, ironically, has been dubbed Kim Kardashian's lookalike.

The rapper, 47, was antecedently joined to nan SKIMS laminitis - and famously influenced her manner choices during their seven-year relationship.

Kim said successful a erstwhile section of nan Kardashians: 'Kanye has ever dressed me. In nan early 2000s, he would virtually conscionable nonstop maine random emails pinch each these looks and what my style should be.'

Katy's fur overgarment besides harked backmost to Kim herself - who exuded glamour successful a achromatic faux-fur overgarment successful France successful March.

Elsewhere this summer, nan Teenage Dream hitmaker donned a quirky all-denim ensemble astatine nan premiere of Diane von Furstenberg - Woman In Charge successful Paris.

As nan prima teamed a distressed overgarment pinch a corset-style apical and metal-adorned bodycon skirt, she channeled  Kylie Jenner, who sported a likewise styled dress while retired and astir successful London successful 2022. 

Katy was besides spotted attending a drama show successful Los Angeles earlier successful June, for which she wore a shape fitting apical and cargo trousers.

The sultry yet casual ensemble looked to perfectly reflector Kim's style, who sported a akin look while strolling astir New York successful 2022. 

In April Katy erstwhile again looked to return inspiration from Kim arsenic she  attended an American Idol arena successful a maroon leather gown that looked akin to 1 worn by nan reality prima successful 2021 - down to nan matching evening gloves.

That aforesaid month, Katy besides donned a seethrough mesh achromatic gown that could beryllium compared pinch 1 worn by Kim astatine Paris Fashion week successful January. 

Even nan singer's societal media posts look to beryllium channeling nan celebrated family - caller online posts from nan popular prima are comparable to nan sultry selfies regularly shared by Kylie.

It besides possibly nary wonderment that Katy's looks are truthful reminiscent of nan Kardashians, arsenic she shares features pinch nan sisters - including glossy, agelong achromatic tresses and a bronzed tegument tone.

However, nan ensembles are a acold outcry from nan popstar's old, quirkier manner choices, which see a dress shaped for illustration a chandelier, a hamburger costume and a agleam yellowish gown teamed pinch a bluish wig. 

Her caller artistic comes arsenic nan prima has recently sparked claims that she whitethorn beryllium utilizing Ozempic aliases different weight loss drug aft showcasing her incredibly toned fig connected nan screen of her upcoming album.

After unveiling nan screen creation for her adjacent record, societal media users began to sound speculation that she whitethorn beryllium taking a medicine to execute her recent weight loss. 

The performer, who has spoken astir trying to compression successful workouts astatine slightest 3 aliases 4 times a week to support her figure, was accused of utilizing a weight-loss supplier to get successful nan style of her life. 

'I dislike that for illustration each celebrity, moreover ones who [are] already thin, is connected Ozempic now,' 1 X personification wrote.

Others joked that nan 'ozempic is ozempicking' and that Katy is 'so back.' 

Still, immoderate expressed missing her aged quality arsenic they recalled really she 'used to beryllium busty.'

Since catapulting to fame aft nan merchandise of her 2008 hit, I kissed a Girl, nan vocalist has been wide considered arsenic a activity awesome by nan nationalist and antecedently described arsenic a 'full-on antheral fantasy' by GQ. 

Speculation that she is utilizing a weight nonaccomplishment supplier is unsubstantiated and Katy has not publically spoken astir taking immoderate medications to slim down.  

Back successful 2011, she said astir hoping conversations astir assemblage positivity proceed to turn aft 'decades of bad messaging'.

'Long gone are nan days wherever you are not socially aware. You can't unsee each that crazy s**t and not effort to do thing to alteration it,' she told Mashable, astatine nan time. 

She continued: 'I cognize for me, I'm curvy, I'm not sample size, but I correspond a batch of group retired there. I want to beryllium relatable. That's really important to me, while not losing my mind successful this weird f**king quality research I'm going through.' 

During her gestation pinch daughter, Daisy, who turns 4 successful August, Katy revealed that she was 'really grateful for' her body. 

'Going done this process you get a full caller viewpoint,' she said while appearing connected nan Kyle and Jackie O Australian power show. 

'CHALLENGING' ROMANCE WITH ORLANDO

While admitting to their narration decidedly having 'fireworks', Orlando Bloom and Katy look to person had a tumultuous romance complete nan years.

In an question and reply past year, he admitted that his narration pinch his 'baby mama and life partner' Katy Perry tin beryllium 'really challenging' successful a candid caller interview. 

While reflecting connected their differences, the Pirates of nan Caribbean star, 47, revealed that his fiancée gets 'stressed' astir nan vulnerable broadside of his job.

'We decidedly conflict pinch our emotions and creativity, [but] I deliberation we're some alert of really blessed we are to person uniquely connected successful nan measurement that we did astatine nan clip that we did, and there's decidedly ne'er a dull moment,' she continued.

He went connected to tell Flaunt Magazine that tackling long-distance pinch nan American Idol judge owed to their demanding activity schedules has been their biggest hurdle complete nan years.

'We're successful 2 very different pools,' he explained. 'Her excavation is not a excavation that I needfully understand, and I deliberation my excavation is not a excavation that she needfully understands.' 

He concluded: 'Sometimes things are really, really, really, challenging. I won't lie.' 

The duo, who were first romantically linked backmost successful 2016 aft gathering astatine nan Golden Globes, earlier going connected a break successful March 2017. 

'I had fixed truthful overmuch out, and it virtually collapsed maine successful half. I had surgery up pinch my boyfriend, who is now my babe daddy-to-be,' she told power position SiriusXM CBC. 

Ultimately, she credits gratitude for redeeming her life and her narration pinch God. 

Less than a twelvemonth later, they rekindled their relationship.

After getting backmost together, nan Chained To The Rhythm vocalist told Footwear News mag that Bloom is 'a awesome anchor' successful her life. 

'For immoderate reason, I pull group who are really existent and telephone maine retired connected worldly erstwhile I'm being cuckoo,' she noted.  

In 2019, they exchanged rings connected Valentine's Day, earlier going connected to invited their girl Daisy Dove connected August 26, 2020. 

'We are floating pinch emotion and wonderment from nan safe and patient presence of our daughter,' they said successful a connection to UNICEF, astatine nan time. 'But we cognize we're nan fortunate ones and not everyone tin person a birthing acquisition arsenic serene arsenic ours was.' 

Last year, Katy besides paid tribute to Orlando's ex-wife Miranda Kerr, who is nan mother to his firstborn child, Flynn.

After attending nan 20th yearly G'Day USA Arts Gala successful Los Angeles successful January, Perry shared pictures and videos pinch Kerr, who she described arsenic 'sister from different mister' and 'favorite Aussie.'

'MEAN GIRL' ALLEGATIONS 

Katy's history has done small to overgarment her successful a amended light, pursuing years of 'beef' and 'feuds' pinch immoderate of nan industry's hottest artists.

Recently, she has been lambasted connected societal media aft an aged question and reply resurfaced successful which she took a changeable at Mariah Carey. 

The 2014 clip, from Australian meal tv show Sunrise, sees Perry respond aft host Samantha Armytage charitably described her arsenic nan 'biggest female entertainer successful nan world'.

'No I'm not, Beyonce is – duh! Do not blaspheme,' nan American popular prima quipped successful response. 

The show's hosts past publication retired a tweet from a viewer, who suggested that Mariah Carey successful truth deserved nan title. 

'I mean, she's fabulous… for a throwback,' Katy replied cattily, past added, 'We emotion Fantasy, I emotion Honey… I listened to each those songs increasing up.'

Social media users connected X were little than impressed by nan interview, which went viral again this week.   

'It's okay we each cognize Katy flopped,' posted 1 personification while different said, 'Karma is simply a b**ch'. 

'She is simply a mean girl. She did nan aforesaid pinch Britney,' said different while personification other asked, 'Why was she for illustration this omg…'

'Rather beryllium a throwback than a propulsion up,' wrote 1 more, pinch yet different writing,  'This aged for illustration bosom beverage successful an aged woman'. 

'And now look astatine her flopping and collaborating pinch Dr Luke,' personification other said, pinch 1 much adding,  'She predicted her ain future'.

One much chimed in: 'She jinxed herself truthful bad by saying this because things started to spell southbound soon after'. 

Katy was besides famously embroiled successful a feud pinch Taylor Swift - though they person since squashed their beef.

Taylor moreover penned her 2015 opus Bad Blood astir their conflict - which began erstwhile Katy apparently tried to prosecute a bunch of Taylor's backup dancers and 'sabotage an full arena tour.'

The brace first fell retired pinch 1 different a decade ago, and TMZ reported that nan feud betwixt nan performers ignited erstwhile 3 of Taylor's dancers discontinue to subordinate Katy's Prismatic World Tour. 

Taylor released nan azygous Bad Blood and added substance to nan fire, successful a now infamous question and reply pinch Rolling Stone, erstwhile she admitted that nan way was astir a female musician - and 'straight-up enemy.'

She told nan publication: 'For years, I was ne'er judge if we were friends aliases not.

'She would travel up to maine astatine awards shows and opportunity thing and locomotion away, and I would think, "Are we friends, aliases did she conscionable springiness maine nan harshest reproach of my life?"

'Then past year, nan different prima crossed a line. She did thing truthful horrible, I was like, "Oh, we're conscionable straight-up enemies." And it wasn't moreover astir a guy!

'It had to do pinch business. She fundamentally tried to sabotage an full arena tour. She tried to prosecute a bunch of group retired from nether me.'

After Taylor's question and reply was published, Katy tweeted an alleged slant successful Taylor's guidance and wrote: 'Watch retired for nan Regina George successful sheep's clothing,' referring to Rachel McAdams' bitchy characteristic successful Mean Girls.

Then successful May 2017, Katy seemingly retaliated to Taylor's Bad Blood way pinch her ain azygous Swish Swish, which was besides reportedly astir their feud. 

However, a twelvemonth later Katy reached retired to her erstwhile friend pinch an oliva branch and a handwritten statement which began: 'Hey aged friend, I've being doing immoderate reflecting connected our miscommunications and reliable feelings betwixt us.'

Earlier this twelvemonth nan duo proved that their epic feud is good and genuinely successful nan past arsenic they cuddled up for a selfie successful Australia, pursuing the singer's concert at Sydney's Accor Stadium.

Katy showed her support for her erstwhile frenemy, on pinch Rita Ora and her husband, Taika Waititi, and couldn't hold to salary tribute to her 'old friend' arsenic she shared respective snaps and videos connected Instagram - including a ace saccharine close-up changeable of them backstage together.

The 2 popular stars looked arsenic glamorous arsenic ever arsenic Taylor, 34, pressed her feature up against Katy's look and grinned from ear-to-ear up of her show-stopping performance, which saw her show disconnected her svelte fig successful a stunning sequin bodysuit.

Mother-of-one Katy, who looked chic successful a brace of wide-legged pinstripe trousers and a matching cropped waistcoat, captioned nan societal media post, 'Got to spot an aged friend radiance tonight,' and reassured fans that her friendship pinch nan Shake It Off hitmaker is firmly backmost connected track.