A male model and actor who co-starred in Katy Perry‘s Teenage Dream music video has accused the singer of exposing his genitals at a party, saying he was later pressured by her representatives to protect her public image.
Consequence of Sound reports Josh Kloss, who appeared as Perry’s love interest in the 2010 clip, took to Instagram just after the video’s ninth anniversary to accuse the musician of sexual misconduct.
“So I saw Katy a couple times after her break up with [Russell Brand],” Kloss said.
This one time I brought a friend who was dying to meet her. It was [Perry’s fashion collaborator] Johny Wujek’s birthday party at moonlight roller way. And when I saw her, we hugged and she was still my crush. But as I turned to introduce my friend, she pulled my Adidas sweats and underwear out as far as she could to show a couple of her guy friends and the crowd around us, my penis.
Can you imagine how pathetic and embarrassed i felt?
The 38-year-old added “So, happy anniversary to one of the most confusing, assaulting, and belittling jobs I’ve ever done.”
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In a subsequent post, Kloss said “the fear sticks with you, when you are censored to protect someone else’s image.”
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Neither Perry nor Wujek have publicly commented on the allegations. PEDESTRIAN.TV has contacted Perry’s Australian representatives EMI for comment.
It is not the first time Perry has been accused of unwanted physical contact. Last year, American Idol hopeful Benjamin Glaze said he was “uncomfortable immediately” after Perry, a former judge on the talent show, surprised him with a kiss on the lips.
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