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Katy Perry gets STUCK in flying metal sphere and nearly falls out mid-air... after crying amid Orlando Bloom split
Katy Perry suffered a stage malfunction and narrowly avoided a disaster during her concert in Australia this week amid her Lifetimes world tour.
On Sunday night, the singer was performing in Adelaide and being lifted in a floating metal sphere when the stage prop seemingly malfunctioned, leaving her stuck in the air.
The floating orb then tilted, as seen in fan-taken footage posted on X, and it appeared as though she scrambled to hold on to avoid falling into the crowd.
For several long seconds, Perry held onto one of the bars before the crew stopped the lights and music before rushing to help her.
The pop star was quickly freed from the prop and saved — before later breaking down in tears onstage — but many of the fans took to social media to express how scared they were for her in that moment.
Many fans also likened the situation to how Beyonce recently had trouble onstage too when the floating car she was riding in suddenly halted and tilted mid-performance and she had to stop her show during her ongoing Cowboy Carter tour.
I was really scared 😢
— nasty (@aquitter25) June 29, 2025
Perry is currently on her Lifetimes Tour, performing a series of shows in Australia — which forced her to miss her close friend Lauren Sanchez's wedding to Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos in Venice over the weekend.
Her now-ex Orlando Bloom attended the weekend-long festivities alone as a newly-single bachelor while Perry was in Australia with their four-year-old daughter Daisy.
Perry kicked off their tour in Mexico City back in April and is set to conclude her tour in Abu Dhabi at the end of the year, on December 7.
The Lifetimes tour is in support of her seventh studio album 143 and is her first headlining stadium tour in seven years since she last toured in 2018.
While performing Down Under, Perry was seen fighting back tears while onstage as she thanked her fans for their support following her split from Bloom.
She and the actor had been together for a total of nine years before their split was revealed late last month.
As Perry took to the stage for the final show of her Australian leg of her Lifetimes world tour, she fought back tears as the show came to a close.
In footage posted on X, she made a heart with her fingers, before struggling to hold back tears as she spoke to the crowd at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre.
While performing Down Under, Perry was seen fighting back tears while onstage as she thanked her fans for their support following her split from Bloom; pictured April in Mexico City
'Thank you Australia for always being there for me,' she said.
It came just hours after Bloom shared a series of cryptic Instagram posts, sharing a quote from Gautama Buddha to his seven million followers.
The quote that Bloom reposted read: 'Each day is a new beginning. What we do today is what matters most.'
He additionally shared a separate slide which had another quote which was titled 'Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda.'
The text read: 'The important thing is to take that first step. Bravely overcoming one small fear gives you the courage to take on the next.'
Last week, it was revealed that the former couple called it quits after nearly a decade together.
At the time, a source told Us Weekly: 'Katy and Orlando have split but are amicable,' while also adding that the separation has been 'not contentious' thus far.
'Katy is of course upset but is relieved to not have to go through another divorce, as that was the worst time in her life.'
The Teenage Dream hitmaker — who is currently embarking on her Lifetimes Tour — was previously married to Russell Brand from 2010 until their divorce in 2012.
The insider further added that the reported breakup had been 'a long time coming' and that their relationship had also been 'tense for months.'
