Is Katy Perry too mean on American Idol? A video on TikTok of Katy Perry “emotionally manipulating” “American Idol” contestants has gone viral.
TikTok User @mejustinbobby shared the clip saying, “Why do they tease them like this” and fans weighed in with one writing, “she went to the Tyra Banks school of psychological warfare.”
Another user commented, “This feels so manipulative” while others compared her judging style to Gordon Ramsey.
A TikTok user pointed out that this form of delivering the news to contestants isn’t new saying, “they’ve been doing this since the OG judge panel hahaha it’s so MEANNN but their thing.”
#AmericanIdol clip of Katy Perry breaking the news to the contestants on whether they made it to the top 24 is currently going viral on TikTok.
Some fans are comparing Perry’s delivery to Tyra Banks in ‘America’s Next Top Model.’ pic.twitter.com/4PBGPqTmMM
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) April 12, 2023
Earlier this month, a contestant slammed Katy for “mom-shaming her” during her audition.
Katy has not responded to the criticisms.
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