Model-actress Ruby Rose has accused pop superstar Katy Perry of sexually assaulting her two decades ago. The "Orange is the New Black" star made the allegations in a series of posts on Threads on Sunday, April 12th, claiming that the pop star assaulted her at a nightclub in Melbourne, Australia, when she was in her early 20s.
Rose first commented on a Complex Music Threads post mentioning Perry, saying, "Katy Perry sexually [sic] assaulted me at Spice Market nightclub in Melbourne. Who gives a [damn] what she thinks." In further posts, she thanked fans for their support after sharing her allegation after "almost 2 decades."
"I was only in my early 20s. I'm now 40. It has taken almost 2 decades to say this publicly," she wrote. "Though I am so grateful to have made it long enough to find my voice, it just shows how much of an impact trauma and sexual assault takes. Thank you for seeing me."
She also replied to another fan, who assured the Australian TV presenter that they believed her. "Before I open up about something incredibly raw and traumatic, I tell myself 'it's ok, you don't need people to believe you, you just need to get it out of your poor body, before it gives you cancer,'" she wrote. "But then I see this post and … tears consume me, in a good way. Thank you."
In a statement provided to USA TODAY on Monday, a rep for Perry called the claims "dangerous" and "reckless." "The allegations being circulated on social media by Ruby Rose about Katy Perry are not only categorically false, they are dangerous reckless lies," the statement read. "Ms. Rose has a well-documented history of making serious public allegations on social media against various individuals, claims that have repeatedly been denied by those named."
