Andrew Thomas, the attorney for an 85-year-old bedridden veteran, has issued a civil summons for Orlando Bloom to appear in court next year in Katy Perry’s ongoing estate battle after she already acquired the rights to the vet’s $15 million California mansion.
The Post can confirm that Bloom, 47, is being dragged into the legal mess of his fiancee’s mansion, scheduled for February. 25, 2025 on alleged damages, the pop princess, 40, claims 1-800-Flowers founder Carl Westcott owes her.
Last year, Perry was officially announced as the owner of the secluded Westcott estate located in affluent Montecito, home to celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and Gwyneth Paltrow.
The “Roar” singer was embroiled in a years-long legal battle with Westcott after the entrepreneur – who suffers from the neurological disorder Huntington’s disease – signed a deal with Perry’s business manager, Bernie Goodvi, agreeing to sell her home of the superstar during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
When Westcott tried to back out of the deal days later, blaming his mental health and claiming he agreed to the sale while recovering from surgery, they refused.
In turn, both sides launched their lawsuits against each other, with Westcott’s mental capacity taking center stage.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Joseph Lipner sided with Perry in November 2023, ruling that Westcott lacked substantial evidence to support his claim that he lacked the mental capacity to enter into a contract on the property. with eight bedrooms and 11 bathrooms.
However, the legal battle continued as Perry claimed Westcott owns millions in her property damages – and the number continues to grow.
At first, she sought $2.67 million for loss of use, citing that she was unable to rent the residence during their court battle. In court documents recently obtained by In Touch Weekly, Perry claimed she is owed over $5.5 million in additional damages the home has allegedly suffered since she bought it.
The “Fireworks” singer and Westcott’s team are scheduled to launch the second phase of the trial in February 2025.
Westcott Chart’s son told The Post exclusively: “Orlando Bloom has overseen the renovations and repairs. He is material witness that Katy Perry is trying to do much more than make us pay for repairs, she is trying to make us pay for renovations.”
The Post reached out to Perry’s attorney for comment.
The couple’s sprawling estate boasts two guesthouses, a swimming pool and a herb garden. It was built in the 1930s and features cathedral ceilings, wood and stone floors, window coverings, underfloor heating and several fireplaces inside and out.
During the legal battle, Westcott was moved to a residential care facility.
Perry — who welcomed her daughter, Daisy, with Bloom in August 2020 — also bought another home in Montecito in October 2020, just months after signing the deal with Westcott.
This isn’t the first time the pop star has fallen out over real estate.
In the mid-2010s, Perry clashed with a group of Los Angeles nuns over selling their former convent after the archdiocese accepted its $14.5 million offer.
In 2016, the judge ruled in Perry’s favor, awarding her the property.
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