Katy Perry debunks viral AI photo from the Met Gala after her mom falls for it

Katy Perry has debunked two photos as AI after they went viral on social media earlier today (May 7).

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Earlier today, numerous musicians, actors and entertainers attended the 2024 Met Gala. One person who didn’t attend, however, was Katy Perry. Despite her absence, AI-generated pictures of her went viral on X, depicting her in forest-themed dresses.

Katy Perry. That’s it. #MetGala pic.twitter.com/OT51H6wJ9i

— javi (@jxries) May 6, 2024

A few hours after the first viral photo was posted, Perry took to Instagram to share the pictures, along with a screenshot of a conversation she had with her mother, who had believed the pictures to be real.

“Lol mom, the AI got you too, BEWARE!,” she replied to her mom, who texted her “What a gorgeous gown, you look like the Rose Parade, you are your own float.”

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Perry’s post was captioned: “Couldn’t make it to the MET, had to work.” On the last slide of her post, Perry shared a muted video of her seeming recording a new track in the studio.

The post comes after Perry teased her return with an upcoming single, which she described as “one of her biggest” songs yet. Further details surrounding the single have yet to be revealed.

Perry released her sixth and most recent studio album, ‘Smile’, in 2020. In a two-star review of the record, NME wrote: “As much as you want ‘Smile’ to be a return to form, her fifth album’s songs fail to grip. All in all, ‘Smile’ lacks the fireworks of Perry’s record-breaking years.”

Last December, it was reported that the pop star was gearing up to release her “most personal” material yet in 2024. It was said at the time that plans for a world tour were also underway.

Perry had previously hinted at her next album while on stage during her Las Vegas residency last summer. “If you can’t love me at my ‘Witness’ or ‘Smile’ era, then you can’t love me in my KP6 era,” she told the audience.

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