Katy Perry Reacts to Photo of Orlando Bloom Appearing to Check Out Kim Kardashian: 'What's the Controversy?'

Mar. 15, 2025

Katy Perry standing with Orlando Bloom as he appears to check out Kim Kardashian at the Kering Foundation’s Caring for Women Dinner in New York City on Sept. 9, 2024.Photo:Steve Eichner/WWD via GettyAs a photo ofOrlando BloomeyeingKim Kardashianmakes headlines, his fiancée,Katy Perry, is weighing in.The pop star, 39, was asked about the viral image on theElvis Duran Showon Tuesday, Sept. 10, with hostElvis Duranexplaining that the “clickbait” photo, which was captured at theKering Foundation’s Caring for Women Dinner the night before, shows Bloom, 47, “staring at [Kardashian’s] butt.““I mean, how could you not?” Duran asked, and Perry agreed, stating, “I approve.“The singer probed, “So wait, what’s the controversy?” — and the host replied, “There is no controversy, that’s my whole point.““Oh, great,” Perry jokingly added. “Count that click honey!“Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom at the Kering Foundation’s Caring for Women Dinner in New York City on Sept. 9, 2024.Mike Coppola/GettyThe photo of Perry, Bloom and Kardashian, 43, was snapped at the charity dinner, where the longtime couple also posed together on the red carpet, theLord of the Ringsactor in a snappy tuxedo and Perry in a strapless, sequined Balenciaga gown.TheSKIMSfounder and Caring for Women Dinner co-host, meanwhile,sported a body-hugging Balenciaga midi dress.The charity event — and viral photo — come about a week after Perry appeared on another show,Alex Cooper’sCall Her Daddypodcast, where she opened up about her longtime relationship with Bloom.In the Sept. 4 episode, the “Teenage Dream” singerrevealed what caused the couple’s split in 2017, plus how they reconciled before getting engaged and welcoming their daughter,Daisy Dove.“We weren’t, like,reallyin it from day one,” Perry explained. “I mean, he was in a way, because he had just done a huge time of celibacy, and he had set intentions. I was fresh out of a relationship, and I was just like, ‘I can’t do this anymore. I need to go swim in a different pond,’ but I had yet to do a lot of real work.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom in Toronto on Sept. 5, 2024.Ryan Emberley/GettyThe pop star — who met Bloom at the 2016 Golden Globe Awards — recalled her now-fiancé embarking on a one-week retreat to California’s Hoffman Institute as a transformative experience for him, telling host Cooper that “it helps you rewire all the bad habits and rewires your neural pathways through different physical activities.”Once her actor beau returned from the retreat, Perry explained, “he wasn’t playing this cat-mouse game anymore with me, and I was like, ‘This is boring. I’m moving on.’ “At the time, she was “used” to, and even enjoyed, the “dopamine hit” that came from “playing games” with the star, and embarked on a healing experience of her own.“I thought I really loved myself, and I thought I really had that center, but actually that core was all created from outside, validation,” Perry explained. “Everything started changing, and then I went to [the Hoffman Institute] and it changed my life. It just helped me rewire how I think about myself, and it helped me connect my head to my heart.”

Katy Perry standing with Orlando Bloom as he appears to check out Kim Kardashian at the Kering Foundation’s Caring for Women Dinner in New York City on Sept. 9, 2024.Photo:Steve Eichner/WWD via Getty

Steve Eichner/WWD via Getty

As a photo ofOrlando BloomeyeingKim Kardashianmakes headlines, his fiancée,Katy Perry, is weighing in.The pop star, 39, was asked about the viral image on theElvis Duran Showon Tuesday, Sept. 10, with hostElvis Duranexplaining that the “clickbait” photo, which was captured at theKering Foundation’s Caring for Women Dinner the night before, shows Bloom, 47, “staring at [Kardashian’s] butt.““I mean, how could you not?” Duran asked, and Perry agreed, stating, “I approve.“The singer probed, “So wait, what’s the controversy?” — and the host replied, “There is no controversy, that’s my whole point.““Oh, great,” Perry jokingly added. “Count that click honey!“Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom at the Kering Foundation’s Caring for Women Dinner in New York City on Sept. 9, 2024.Mike Coppola/GettyThe photo of Perry, Bloom and Kardashian, 43, was snapped at the charity dinner, where the longtime couple also posed together on the red carpet, theLord of the Ringsactor in a snappy tuxedo and Perry in a strapless, sequined Balenciaga gown.TheSKIMSfounder and Caring for Women Dinner co-host, meanwhile,sported a body-hugging Balenciaga midi dress.The charity event — and viral photo — come about a week after Perry appeared on another show,Alex Cooper’sCall Her Daddypodcast, where she opened up about her longtime relationship with Bloom.In the Sept. 4 episode, the “Teenage Dream” singerrevealed what caused the couple’s split in 2017, plus how they reconciled before getting engaged and welcoming their daughter,Daisy Dove.“We weren’t, like,reallyin it from day one,” Perry explained. “I mean, he was in a way, because he had just done a huge time of celibacy, and he had set intentions. I was fresh out of a relationship, and I was just like, ‘I can’t do this anymore. I need to go swim in a different pond,’ but I had yet to do a lot of real work.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom in Toronto on Sept. 5, 2024.Ryan Emberley/GettyThe pop star — who met Bloom at the 2016 Golden Globe Awards — recalled her now-fiancé embarking on a one-week retreat to California’s Hoffman Institute as a transformative experience for him, telling host Cooper that “it helps you rewire all the bad habits and rewires your neural pathways through different physical activities.”Once her actor beau returned from the retreat, Perry explained, “he wasn’t playing this cat-mouse game anymore with me, and I was like, ‘This is boring. I’m moving on.’ “At the time, she was “used” to, and even enjoyed, the “dopamine hit” that came from “playing games” with the star, and embarked on a healing experience of her own.“I thought I really loved myself, and I thought I really had that center, but actually that core was all created from outside, validation,” Perry explained. “Everything started changing, and then I went to [the Hoffman Institute] and it changed my life. It just helped me rewire how I think about myself, and it helped me connect my head to my heart.”

As a photo ofOrlando BloomeyeingKim Kardashianmakes headlines, his fiancée,Katy Perry, is weighing in.

The pop star, 39, was asked about the viral image on theElvis Duran Showon Tuesday, Sept. 10, with hostElvis Duranexplaining that the “clickbait” photo, which was captured at theKering Foundation’s Caring for Women Dinner the night before, shows Bloom, 47, “staring at [Kardashian’s] butt.”

“I mean, how could you not?” Duran asked, and Perry agreed, stating, “I approve.”

The singer probed, “So wait, what’s the controversy?” — and the host replied, “There is no controversy, that’s my whole point.”

“Oh, great,” Perry jokingly added. “Count that click honey!”

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom at the Kering Foundation’s Caring for Women Dinner in New York City on Sept. 9, 2024.Mike Coppola/Getty

Mike Coppola/Getty

The photo of Perry, Bloom and Kardashian, 43, was snapped at the charity dinner, where the longtime couple also posed together on the red carpet, theLord of the Ringsactor in a snappy tuxedo and Perry in a strapless, sequined Balenciaga gown.

TheSKIMSfounder and Caring for Women Dinner co-host, meanwhile,sported a body-hugging Balenciaga midi dress.

The charity event — and viral photo — come about a week after Perry appeared on another show,Alex Cooper’sCall Her Daddypodcast, where she opened up about her longtime relationship with Bloom.

In the Sept. 4 episode, the “Teenage Dream” singerrevealed what caused the couple’s split in 2017, plus how they reconciled before getting engaged and welcoming their daughter,Daisy Dove.

“We weren’t, like,reallyin it from day one,” Perry explained. “I mean, he was in a way, because he had just done a huge time of celibacy, and he had set intentions. I was fresh out of a relationship, and I was just like, ‘I can’t do this anymore. I need to go swim in a different pond,’ but I had yet to do a lot of real work.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom in Toronto on Sept. 5, 2024.Ryan Emberley/Getty

Ryan Emberley/Getty

The pop star — who met Bloom at the 2016 Golden Globe Awards — recalled her now-fiancé embarking on a one-week retreat to California’s Hoffman Institute as a transformative experience for him, telling host Cooper that “it helps you rewire all the bad habits and rewires your neural pathways through different physical activities.”

Once her actor beau returned from the retreat, Perry explained, “he wasn’t playing this cat-mouse game anymore with me, and I was like, ‘This is boring. I’m moving on.’ "

At the time, she was “used” to, and even enjoyed, the “dopamine hit” that came from “playing games” with the star, and embarked on a healing experience of her own.

“I thought I really loved myself, and I thought I really had that center, but actually that core was all created from outside, validation,” Perry explained. “Everything started changing, and then I went to [the Hoffman Institute] and it changed my life. It just helped me rewire how I think about myself, and it helped me connect my head to my heart.”

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