Katy Perry usually wears her feelings on her sleeve when judging the contestants on American Idol, however her remedy of 1 latest contestant particularly has drawn criticism from viewers. Sara Beth Liebe tried out to be on Season 21 of Idol earlier this month, the place the “Roar” singer made a crude joke regarding the 25-year-old having three kids. Liebe has now weighed in on the backlash in opposition to Perry, responding to followers questioning how she feels concerning the perceived “mom-shaming” she endured on nationwide tv.
Earlier than Sara Beth Liebe may start her rendition of Amy Winehouse’s “You Know I’m No Good,” Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryant commented on how younger the singer appeared. When she responded that she had three children, Perry made a “joke” that Liebe mentioned in a TikTok “wasn’t tremendous type,” as she addressed followers who reached out after the episode aired. The singer mentioned:
I imply, it was embarrassing to have that on TV and it was hurtful and, you understand, that’s that.
When discovering out that the 25-year-old potential contestant had three children, Katy Perry — who is a mom herself — dramatically stood up and pretended she was about to fall onto the desk. Sara Beth Liebe mentioned if the American Idol decide laid on the desk she was going to go out, to which Perry replied:
Honey, you’ve been laying on the desk an excessive amount of.
Sara Beth Liebe saved her smile all through the audition — even with Katy Perry shouting that the artist wanted to do extra throughout her music — however after being embarrassed on nationwide TV by the “Teenage Dream” singer’s remark, she needed to share her takeaway from the entire scenario, saying:
I did wish to take this chance to simply say that I feel that ladies supporting and uplifting different girls is so cool, and I feel that mom-shaming is tremendous lame. And I feel that it’s laborious sufficient to be a mother and it’s laborious sufficient to be a girl.
She went on to say that no one ought to be made to really feel “crappy” about being a mother and loving their infants. You’ll be able to see her full message to followers right here:
@sarabethliebe (opens in new tab) Properly. I didnt suppose id be making this video, however i simply needed to say a pair issues since im being flooded with articles and feedback/messages about this.
♬ authentic sound – Sara Beth (opens in new tab)
After she lined the Amy Winehouse hit, Katy Perry advised Sara Beth Liebe she hadn’t completed sufficient however allowed her to strive one other music, throughout which she let unfastened just a little extra. Luke Bryant cherished her vitality, however Lionel Richie wasn’t satisfied. With the swing vote falling to Perry, she gave an unenthusiastic sure to Hollywood, however warned her that if singing wasn’t her dream, she wasn’t going to go far.
Earlier this 12 months, Katy Perry appeared on Gwyneth Paltrow’s GOOP podcast, the place they mentioned the impact having kids can have in your relationship. Perry mentioned if each dad and mom aren’t placing within the work, it may well breed resentment, however she additionally added that she didn’t have that downside with Orlando Bloom.
With all of the drama surrounding these two girls, it is going to be attention-grabbing to see what occurs if and once they share the display screen once more. The ultimate auditions kick off at 8 p.m. ET Sunday, March 26, on ABC, with episodes accessible for streaming with a Hulu subscription. You should definitely additionally take a look at our 2023 TV schedule to see what premieres are coming quickly.
