Are Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom attempting to take dying veteran’s home?
Two Hollywood Celebrities Battle Over Ailing Veteran’s Family Home
In a high-stakes legal showdown, Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are set to face off in a civil trial over the ownership of a magnificent eight-bedroom mansion in Montecito, California.
The power couple, known for their Hollywood success, signed a contract in July 2020 to purchase the property from 83-year-old veteran Carl Wescott, a member of the 101st Airborne division, as reported by the New York Post.
However, Wescott claims that he was not mentally sound when he agreed to sell the mansion to the celebrity duo.
According to the U.K. Daily Mail, Wescott, who suffers from Huntington’s disease, a brain disorder that includes dementia as a symptom, argues that he was under the influence of painkillers when he finalized the $15 million sale contract.
The sale took place shortly after Wescott’s discharge from the hospital following a six-hour back surgery, which his legal filings claim affected his state of mind during the transaction.
“Upon discharge from the hospital, Mr. Westcott was prescribed at least two opiates in pill form that he was to continue taking for pain, which he took as prescribed several times each day,”
one filing asserts.
“The combination of his age, frailty from his back condition and recent surgery, and the opiates he was taking several times a day rendered Mr. Westcott of unsound mind.”
Wescott reached out to the sale agent, Berkshire Hathaway, explaining his situation and expressing his desire to remain in the home for the rest of his life. However, the agents representing Perry and Bloom rejected his attempts to undo the sale contract, arguing that he was legally obligated to complete the transaction.
A trial is scheduled to take place in a Los Angeles courthouse this month, according to RedState.
Montecito, known for its affluence and exclusivity, is home to other notable figures such as Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and Prince Harry, who purchased a home in the area after stepping down as active royals in 2020, as reported by the Western Journal.
This is not the first time Perry has been involved in a property dispute. In 2015, she faced off against a group of Catholic nuns over the ownership of a convent, eventually reaching a resolution when the Archdiocese of Los Angeles agreed to sell the building to the singer, according to the Post.
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