A judge ruled in favor of Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom in their Montecito House lawsuit. Perry is set to testify in a countersuit at some point in the coming months.
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Westcott, 84, filed suit against Perry’s business manager Bernie Gudvi back in August 2020, and the trial began in late September. The judge has since bifurcated the case, and Perry, 38, is expected to testify in the aforementioned countersuit at a non-jury trial in the coming months. In opening statements, attorneys for Westcott — the founder of 1-800-Flowers — said he’d been diagnosed with the genetic brain disorder Huntington's disease in 2015, and had undergone spinal surgery five days before the sale, leaving him in a “postoperative delirium” when Perry’s contract was presented to him.Emma McIntyre/Getty
Westcott’s real estate agent Cristal Clarke also testified that he was “very clear and concise” when he first bought the house in May 2020, and that no one expressed any concern about his mental abilities. Clarke testified that Westcott encouraged her to “please proceed” with the sale, and even allegedly told her to keep Shriver’s $13.5 million offer on the back burner in case things with Perry fell through.Nina Westervelt/Variety via Getty
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