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Katy Perry Keeps Her Cool After Stage Crasher Shocks Sydney Crowd Katy Perry Keeps Her Cool After Stage Crasher Shocks Sydney Crowd

Katy Perry proved once again that the show must go on — even when chaos erupts mid-performance.

During her June 9 stop in Sydney on the Lifetimes Tour, Perry was performing her hit “Hot N Cold” when an overzealous fan suddenly leapt onstage and threw an arm around her. Startled but unfazed, the pop star quickly moved away as the man danced erratically — even performing a Fortnite move — before being tackled by security.

“There’s never going to be another show like this,” Perry quipped to the audience, embracing the moment with a smile. “So just enjoy it, Sydney.”

As the intruder was escorted offstage by four security guards, Perry picked up the song without missing a beat, proving her professionalism once again.

This wild incident follows a string of headline-making concert moments for the singer. In May, she humorously called out a fan at her Las Vegas show for allegedly DMing her fiancé, Orlando Bloom. And in a separate onstage moment, she narrowly avoided a wardrobe malfunction during “Part of Me” when her cone bra began to slip mid-run.

Perry’s Lifetimes Tour continues June 10 at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena — hopefully with fewer surprises.


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