{"id":51556,"date":"2026-04-15T16:04:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=51556"},"modified":"2026-04-15T16:04:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:04:29","slug":"australian-police-investigate-katy-perry-over-ruby-rose-assault-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=51556","title":{"rendered":"Australian police investigate Katy Perry over Ruby Rose assault claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/katy-perry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Katy Perry<\/a> is under investigation by Australian police following Ruby Rose&#8217;s explosive sexual assault claims against the singer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">&#8220;Melbourne Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team (SOCIT) detectives are investigating a historical sexual assault that occurred in Melbourne in 2010,&#8221; a representative for the Victorian Police told Fox News Digital in a statement. &#8220;Police have been told the incident occurred at a licensed premises in Melbourne\u2019s CBD. As the investigation remains ongoing, it would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A representative for Perry did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital&#8217;s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/katy-perry-fights-back-ruby-roses-categorically-false-sexual-assault-allegations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>KATY PERRY FIGHTS BACK AGAINST RUBY ROSE&#8217;S &#8216;CATEGORICALLY FALSE&#8217; SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/343\/192\/katy-perry-ruby-rose-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/686\/384\/katy-perry-ruby-rose-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/672\/378\/katy-perry-ruby-rose-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1344\/756\/katy-perry-ruby-rose-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/931\/523\/katy-perry-ruby-rose-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1862\/1046\/katy-perry-ruby-rose-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/720\/405\/katy-perry-ruby-rose-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1440\/810\/katy-perry-ruby-rose-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Katy Perry is under investigation by Australian police following Ruby Rose&#8217;s sexual assault claims against the &#8220;Firework&#8221; singer.<\/span> <span>(Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Over the weekend, the &#8220;Orange Is the New Black&#8221; alum, 40, alleged on social media that Perry sexually assaulted her at a Melbourne nightclub 20 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>A representative for Perry immediately shut down the &#8220;categorically false&#8221; claims.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The allegations being circulated on social media by Ruby Rose about Katy Perry are not only categorically false, they are dangerous, reckless lies,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/events\/scandal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>a representative for Perry<\/u><\/a> told Fox News Digital in a statement at the time.\u00a0&#8220;Ms. Rose has a well-documented history of making serious public allegations on social media against various individuals, claims that have repeatedly been denied by those named.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After a Threads user asked her to expand on her original claim, Rose wrote, &#8220;After it I threw up on her. I told the story publicly but changed it to be a \u2018funny little drunk story\u2019 because I didn\u2019t know how else to handle it. Later she agreed to help me get my US visa. So I kept it a secret. But I DID tell yall she wasn\u2019t a good person. Instead I got attacked by&#8230; everyone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LIKE WHAT YOU\u2019RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/343\/192\/ruby-rose-katy-perry.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/686\/384\/ruby-rose-katy-perry.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/672\/378\/ruby-rose-katy-perry.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1344\/756\/ruby-rose-katy-perry.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/931\/523\/ruby-rose-katy-perry.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1862\/1046\/ruby-rose-katy-perry.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/720\/405\/ruby-rose-katy-perry.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1440\/810\/ruby-rose-katy-perry.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1200\/675\/ruby-rose-katy-perry.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Ruby Rose; Katy Perry\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Ruby Rose claims Katy Perry sexually assaulted her in a nightclub nearly 20 years ago.<\/span> <span>(Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In another post, Rose said it had taken her almost 20 years to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/sex-crimes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>come forward with the claims<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was only in my early 20s. I\u2019m now 40. It has taken almost 2 decades to say this publicly,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;Though I am so grateful to have made it long enough to find my voice, it just shows how much of an impact trauma and sexual assault takes. Thank you for seeing me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Rose confirmed to the Herald Sun that she had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/ruby-rose-says-she-filed-police-report-against-katy-perry-over-alleged-sexual-assault-two-decades-ago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filed official reports<\/a> to local law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As of this afternoon, I have finalized all my reports. This means I am no longer able to comment, repost, or talk publicly about any of those cases, or the individuals involved,&#8221; she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@rubyrose\/post\/DXGvBQEmjac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">wrote on Threads<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/343\/192\/ruby-rose-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/686\/384\/ruby-rose-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/672\/378\/ruby-rose-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1344\/756\/ruby-rose-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/931\/523\/ruby-rose-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1862\/1046\/ruby-rose-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/720\/405\/ruby-rose-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1440\/810\/ruby-rose-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1200\/675\/ruby-rose-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Ruby Rose\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Ruby Rose allegedly filed a police report on Tuesday.<\/span> <span>(Naomi Rahim\/WireImage)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s going to look like I am ignoring everything from supportive messages, to other people\u2019s experiences, but I\u2019m not,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;This is a standard request from the police and in many ways, quite the relief. I can start the healing process now. And temporary move forward. I love you all so much.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Wide Awake&#8221; singer appeared to send a message Tuesday on Instagram stories, and shared a clip of her song, &#8220;By the Grace of God,&#8221; with the message, &#8220;I love you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lyrics to the hit from her 2013 &#8220;Prism&#8221; album include, &#8220;It was not about me \/ Now I have to rise above \/ Let the universe call the bluff \/ Yeah the truth will set you free.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/katy-perry-under-police-investigation-over-ruby-roses-sexual-assault-allegations\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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