The son of an ailing veteran embroiled in a $5 million lawsuit Katy Perry The $15 million-plus Mantekito mansion has opened up about the brutal emotional toll years have taken on their father — revealing the family’s desperate desire for the affair to end so they can “live out the rest of their father’s days in peace.”
Carl Westcott85, a businessman who founded the company 1-800 Flowers, became embroiled in a five-year legal battle with Perry, 41, after he agreed to sell the pop star’s $15 million Montecito, CA, home in 2020, only days after he tried to claim the sale.
Perry and Westcott spent the next three years locked in a bitter dispute over the property, before a judge awarded ownership to the “Dark Horse” singer and his partner. Orlando Bloomin December 2023. He officially took control of the residence in May 2024.
However, the chart-topper then went after Westcott—who has Huntington’s disease—for $5 million in damages, claiming not only that the house needed extensive repairs when he took ownership, but also that he lost millions of dollars in potential rental income while the legal battle raged.
The legal battle will finally come to an end later this month, when the court issues its final decision, a moment when Westcott’s son, Charthas said his family can’t wait.
“It’s been a long and exhausting legal process,” he told Realtor.com. “We look forward to a final decision so our family can put this behind us and spend the rest of our days in peace with our father.
“We are grateful for the support and patience of our friends and community, and we trust the court to complete this process and deliver justice for our father, Carl.”
The Westcott family now awaits the final hurdle in the legal battle. Both parties agree to a proposed statement of the judge’s decision Joseph Linerwhich ruled on Nov. 25 that Perry should not be awarded the full $4.8 million he sought to sue Westcott for, but a lesser amount of $1.8 million.
That total includes $2,795,000 for lost rental income between September 2020 — when Perry and Bloom closed on the deal — and March 31, 2024, when the home was last occupied by Westcott, according to legal documents seen by Realtor.com.
The judge then deducted $1,062,736 of the retained capital and $9,149,703 from Westcott during that time, when the cost of repairs was limited to $259,581.84, which Westcott’s attorneys had proposed.
That’s a much lower figure than initially suggested by Perry, who argued he lost “$3,525,000 in rental value,” while also demanding that Westcott pay “$1,343,401.95” for necessary repairs to the property.
Both sides had 10 days from November 25 to inform the judge of any “disputing issues or … proposals not to be included in the temporary ruling” before the finalization.
However, if the settlement is agreed to, Westcott will not have to hand over the money to Perry – who bought the property through his business manager, Bernie Goodway. Instead, $1.8 million will be deducted from the $6 million Perry still owes Westcott for his home.
Goodway initially paid only $9 million of the agreed-upon price to the ex-businessman and the rest of the payment is on hold until the verdict is reached. He now owes Westcott, 4,157,857.16.
“Katy Perry agreed to buy the property for $15 million,” Westcott’s attorney, Andrew J. Thomastold Realtor.com. “The Westcoats moved their home last year after Westcoats paid $9 million of the purchase price.
“She tried to avoid paying the remaining $6 million owed under the contract, but the court ruled she could only deduct $1.8 million of that balance.
“The document issued by the court on November 25 is not the court’s final decision. It is a tentative decision, and the court expressly allowed time for the parties to submit alternative proposals. The matter will not be concluded until the final decision is issued. The court aims to do so by December 30.”
If finalized, the liner decision would mark the end of a tumultuous, bitter legal battle between Perry and Westcott that has been going on for more than five years over the sale.
At the time, Westcott attempted to withdraw from the sale of his home, stating that he was of “unsound mind” due to recent medical procedures.
“The combination of his age and recent surgery, and the opiates he was taking several times a day, presented Mr. Westcott as mentally unstable,” Westcott’s attorneys said in court documents.
However, Perry’s representatives argued that when they agreed to the deal and wanted to back out only because they couldn’t find an alternative Montecato property to their liking or budget.
In December 2023, a judge ruled in Perry’s favor and ordered that the original sales agreement, arranged by the pop star’s business manager, stand. Perry officially took possession of the house in May 2024.
The 1930s-era, 9,285-square-foot compound sits amid the Santa Ynez foothills and has eight bedrooms, 7.5 bathrooms, a tennis court, two guesthouses, and a pool.
Sensationally, during an August court hearing in which she appeared via Zoom, Perry admitted that she does not own the Montecito property, which was actually purchased by her ex-fiance Bloom.
In his 55-minute testimony, Perry confirmed a courtroom revelation from his business associate: It was Bloom who had deeded the Santa Barbara County property through DDOBB, a limited liability company named after the former couple’s daughter.
Perry and Bloom ended their six-year engagement a month before the hearing. However, the “California Gorles” singer said during her testimony that the actor and their shared daughter are her “family life.”
“So when the title was transferred to the House as a result of this litigation, it never went to you or you had no agency, is that not true?” Westcott’s lawyer asked him.
“Yes, sir,” Perry replied, adding that DDOVB is one of Bloom’s limited liability companies.
When Thomas was asked what she stood to gain from the trial’s outcome, Perry shot back: “Justice.”
“What about the money?” Thomas questioned. “Do you stand to make any money from the outcome of this litigation?”
“If it doesn’t work out in my favor, I stand to lose money,” Perry said.
Perry admitted that when Bloom’s LLC bought the house in 2024, he did not provide any funding and that his role in remodeling the house was limited to being a “partner and consultant.”
The celebrity witness further elaborated on his participation in the renovation, saying that he had seen “photos and videos” of the work but had not taken an active part.
However, when asked who would be responsible for paying Westcott the $6 million he owed on the home, Perry said it was likely that he and Bloom would pay together.
“Are you somehow a partner in the property?” Thomas asked, prompting Perry to respond: “We’re for life.”
Although he stopped short of saying that he and Bloom were financial partners, he said the property at the center of the case was of “good financial interest to me.”
“I’ll get out economically,” he added.
Perry has not revealed whether she or Bloom actually lived in the Montecito residence, which they originally purchased as a family home in which to raise their daughter.Daisy dove5.
The former couple owns another lavish mansion in the same neighborhood, which they bought for $14.2 million shortly after Westcott tried to get out of selling their home.
The property — which records show is listed only in Perry’s name — has undergone significant renovations over the past five years.
It is unclear whether Bloom played a role in the litigation against Westcott. However, as far as the legal battle is concerned, the actor has largely tried to stay out of the fray.
Westcott’s legal team had previously failed in attempts to convince the judge to call Bloom as a witness – it claimed she would be asked to testify about repairs the singer said had to be carried out at the home.
However, the judge in that case shut down the request, insisting that lawyers need only rely on the testimony of contractors who were involved in the process, while accusing the legal team of trying to turn the trial into a “celebrity circus.”
“Why do you need Mr. Bloom, other than to make it a celebrity circus?” According to Rolling Stone, Lipner asked Westcott’s lawyers on August 1. “Why don’t you just talk to the construction guy who actually did it?”
Hollywood actorChris Prattand his wife,Katherine Schwarzeneggerhe was then dragged into the legal saga, when it was reported that he had moved into the Montecito property after leasing it from Perry and Bloom.
The couple, who are in the process of building a custom compound in Brentwood, are said to have been loaned to use the Montecto property while they wait for their new home to be completed.
According to Fox News, Westcott’s attorneys asked the judge to question Purt about the condition of the home at an August hearing, when he could provide key evidence to slap Perry’s claims that significant damage had occurred before he officially took ownership of the residence.
The lawyers also pointed out that Pratt and his wife have been closely linked to the property since Perry expressed interest in it — pointing to the fact that she got into a bidding war with Schwarzenegger’s mother,Maria Shriverwho was willing to buy a house.