Pop star Katy Perry has officially dragged her fiancé Orlando Bloom into her real estate battle with a dying veteran who claims he signed over his $11M Montecito mansion "by mistake." A trial is set between Perry — who is reportedly "desperate" to return to American Idol after her music comeback failed — and 1-800-Flowers founder Carl Westcott's family who claim he was forced to surrender his mansion to the singer. The family served Bloom with a subpoena late Thursday to testify in the damages phase of a years-long real battle, which is set to begin on February 25.
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home sitting on a 2.5-acre lot to Perry in 2020 for $11.25million, but days later tried to axe the deal claiming he was under the influence of painkillers when he signed the legal documents.
Realtor.com now values the 8-bed, 7.5-bath property at more than $12.
3 million. A court ruled the contract was legit and late last year Perry was declared the legal owner of the gated 1930s estate which also features a tennis court, two guesthouses and a pool. The Firework singer still wants to knock around $6million off the p.
