Pop singer Katy Perry facing police investigation following allegations of sexual assault

Katy Perry is facing a police investigation into allegations she sexually assaulted Australian actress Ruby Rose.

The 40-year-old Orange Is The New Black star went public with her claims against the 41-year-old American pop singer in a series of posts on Threads on Sunday (Apr 12), alleging an incident took place at a Melbourne nightclub when she was in her 20s. Perry has since called the allegations "categorically false".

Victoria Police in Australia have confirmed they have opened an investigation, telling the Herald Sun newspaper that the Melbourne Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team (SOCIT) "are investigating a historical sexual assault that occurred in Melbourne in 2010.

"Police have been told the incident occurred at a licensed premises in Melbourne's CBD (central business district).

"As the investigation remains ongoing, it would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage."

Rose, whose full name is Ruby Rose Langenheim, claimed it had taken her “almost two decades” to speak publicly about the alleged incident, writing: "Katy Perry sexual assaulted [sic] me at Spice Market nightclub in Melbourne. Who gives a s*** what she thinks."

Rose added: "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."

In a statement to New York Post column Page Six, Perry's representative said: "The allegations being circulated on social media by Ruby Rose about Katy Perry are not only categorically false, they are dangerous, reckless lies."

They added: "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."

Rose provided further details of the alleged incident in additional posts on Threads. She wrote: "[Katy] didn’t kiss me. She saw me ‘resting’ on my best friend’s lap to avoid her and bent down, pulled her underwear to the side and rubbed her disgusting vagina on my face until my eyes snapped open and I projectile vomited on her.

"After it, I threw up on her, I told the story publicly but changed it to be a ‘funny little drunk story’ because I didn’t know how else to handle it. Later she agreed to help me get my US visa. So I kept it a secret. But I DID tell yall [sic] she wasn’t a good person."

In further posts, Rose insisted she planned to report her experiences. 

She said: "I imagine they are past their statute of limitations, but all the more reason to try.

"I have a long list, it will probably take more out of me than I’m prepared for, but I will come back here to update others on the process, as soon as I am ready."