Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom Going to Trial Over $15 Million Home Purchase
Katy Perry and fiancé Orlando Bloom are going to trial in their case against Carl Wescott, the former owner of their Santa Barbara home.
The two filed a lawsuit against Wescott, who sold them their home for $15 million in 2020, after he retracted his desire to sell the house and attempted to declare their deal as void.
According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly on Wednesday, Aug. 9, Wescott claims "that he lacked the mental capacity to understand the nature and probable consequences of the contract” at the time that he sold the property to Perry and Bloom, due to various factors, including being on painkillers after back surgery.
The court documents in defense of Wescott argued that his "frailty from advanced age and poor heath [sic] from Huntington’s Disease," as well as "multiple opiate medications," made it so that he was not in the right mind when he looked over the sale on July 14, 2020.
It went on, saying that these factors "seriously impaired [Westcott’s] mental faculties to the point he was of unsound mind and not competent to give his free, voluntary, or intelligent consent to the contract. The contract that [Westcott] signed to sell his home is therefore void or voidable.”
Wescott's argument paints the picture that, sometime after the sale, he realized that he was under the influence during his decision-making and contacted Berkshire Hathaway, which was working as an agent for both the seller and buyer. He then explained the situation and clarified that he truly did not want to sell his home.
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Perry and Bloom didn't back down, reportedly sending a letter back explaining how much they loved the home and wanted to go through with the purchase. Wescott then replied noting “that he is in the final few years of his life and he cannot sell his home.”
Shortly after that, the couple and new parents—who also welcomed their daughter Daisy in 2020—took legal action against Wescott, arguing that he is legally obligated to complete the sale. The case is finally going to trial three years later and is set to begin on Aug. 21.
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