Nutsa Buzaladze, one of the contestants in the Top 26 on American Idol this season, tearfully apologized to judge Katy Perry in the moments leading up to her final judgment.
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Facing the music. American Idol contestant Sara Beth Liebe is calling out Katy Perry after the judge made a not-so-nice joke about motherhood on the show.
Before the contestant impressed Perry, 38, and fellow judges Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie with her performances of “You Know I’m No Good” by Amy Winehouse and “Bennie And The Jets” by Elton John, the superstars were surprised by the fact she is a mother of three at just 25 years old. The revelation prompted the “Dark Horse” singer to get up and lean against Bryan, 46, in shock, after which Liebe stated, “If Katy lays on the table, I think I’m gonna pass out.”
Perry — who shares daughter Daisy Dove, 2, with fiancé Orlando Bloom — followed up by joking about the auditionee’s motherhood journey, saying, “Honey, you’ve been laying on the table too much.”
Liebe noted that Perry’s comment “wasn’t super kind” in a TikTok shared a few days after her episode aired. “I don’t really have too much to say on my feelings about it because I feel like it’s probably pretty self-explanatory,” she added. “I mean, it was embarrassing to have that on TV and it was hurtful and, you know, that’s that.”
The music hopeful continued: “I think women supporting and uplifting other women is so cool, and I think that mom-shaming is super lame, and I think that it’s hard enough to be a mom and it’s hard enough to be a woman. And I also wanted to take this opportunity to say that I see all of the young moms and just moms in general who have commented on all of the videos and posts and everything, and I just wanted to say that I see you and I hear you and I am grateful for you and you’re worthy and keep loving your babies. Nobody deserves to feel crappy about that.”
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Nutsa Buzaladze, one of the contestants in the Top 26 on American Idol this season, tearfully apologized to judge Katy Perry in the moments leading up to her final judgment.
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Katy Perry has been criticized for her treatment of contestants during the current season of "American Idol," but in a new clip, one of the contestants in question actually apologized to her. "Katy, I wanted to apologize because I felt very bad when you said to me, ‘More grace, more grace,’" contestant Nutsa Buzaladze told her, referring to an incident last week in which Perry judged her and her duet partner, Carina DeAngelo, for not working well together.
Nutsa, a 25-year-old performer from Tbilisi, Georgia, made it through to the next round while her duet partner, Carina Deangelo, did not progress.Calling the tense exchange during the duets the «hardest emotional experience that I've had in my life ever,» Nutsa gave her side of the story during Sunday's episode of, apologizing to the judges.After judgeKaty Perry told Nutsa to have «more grace,» Nutsa explained why she didn't stand up for herself amid her duet partner's criticisms.«I wanted to apologize because I felt very bad when you said to me 'more grace, more grace' and I wanted to tell also my side of the story,» Nutsa told Perry. «And I felt so bad I was, like, frozen.
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Katy Perry was criticized for being "condescending" and "rude" to the "American Idol" contestants amid fallout over a joke labeled as "mom-shaming." Perry, 38, called out two contestants who struggled to connect during the duet round of Hollywood Week.The pop star commented that the performance given by Carina DeAngelo, 25, and Nutsa Buzaladze, 25, was "underwhelming." "I just think the energy was broken between both of you, and so I think you couldn’t give each other the energy you both needed.That you both deserved," Perry said. "I think you’re both better than that performance." Fans didn't react well to Perry's handling of the situation so quickly after the "California Girls" singer was accused of "mom-shaming" contestant Sara Beth Liebe.The 25-year-old mom abruptly quit "American Idol" during Sunday's show, although she has since claimed that it didn't have anything to do with Perry's comment.
Katy Perry made a bit of a fashion statement amid her "mom-shaming" controversy on "American Idol." The singer wore a baseball cap with the word "MAMA" stitched on it on Monday, the day after contestant Sara Beth Liebe, who fans accused Perry of "mom-shaming," decided to leave the competition. Perry wore the hat while out shopping in Montecito, California, in an overall dressed down look, consisting of a gray sweatshirt, joggers, and rose-tinted aviator sunglasses. The 38-year-old is a mom to a daughter, Daisy Dove, with her fiancé, Orlando Bloom. Meanwhile, Liebe, who opted to leave the show during Hollywood week to be with her family, took to her social media to put the controversy to bed.
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Katy Perry isn't afraid to keep it real on The 38-year-old judge often has her heart on her sleeve while listening to contestants perform on the ABC music competition series.On Monday night, Perry was brought to tears by contestant Fire, a young single mother and stripper desperate to improve her situation.After Fire's duet partner, Kaya Stewart, dropped out of the competition moments before their duet, Fire was left alone on the stage and in tears.The singer pulled through, singing her rendition of Adam Lambert's «Whataya Want From Me» while crying.The emotional performance reduced Perry to tears, and the «Firework» singer took to Instagram to share her less-than-glamorous moment.«Hi this is my ugly cry face,» Perry captioned the clip.Kim Kardashian, who is known for her own on-screen crying moments, commented on Perry's post, «We all have one.»A post shared by KATY PERRY (@katyperry)Ultimately, Perry sent Fire onto the next round, praising her for continuing to fight. airs Sundays and Mondays at 8 p.m.
another shocking early exit from the competition, Monday night's episode of was filled with tears and heightened emotions from contestants and judges alike.Two breakout performers from the ABC music competition show — Kaya Stewart, the daughter of Eurythmics singer Dave Stewart, and Fire, a single mom and stripper fighting to earn her second chance — were paired up to perform a duet. And though the duo appeared to hit it off right away, things went south when Kaya got sick and wasn't able to learn the arrangement and music in time for their performance.Kaya and Fire took to the stage together and Kaya announced, «I realized I wasn't able to give 100 percent, so I've decided to not perform,» much to the judges' shock.She confirmed that her decision not to perform meant she was exiting the competition.«I have to leave, I'm sorry.
judge Katy Perry was accused of “mom-shaming” during her audition has left the singing competition.Sarah Beth Liebe, a quirky 25-year-old redheaded mother of three, gave a standout performance of The Police hit “Roxanne” during the Hollywood round on Sunday night’s episode. Her rendition actually impressed the previously judgmental “Teenage Dream,” singer, as well as judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan. But before taking the stage, Liebe admitted to feeling homesick and “selfish” about leaving her young family behind to pursue the competition.“I don’t even know what show business is,” she told the cameras.
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Mother to mother. Katy Perry tried to convince American Idol’s Sara Beth Liebe to stay on the show after the contestant previously claimed the “Roar” singer mom-shamed her.
"American Idol" contestant Sara Beth shocked judges when she quit the show during Sunday's episode. Sara Beth's abrupt exit came after she claimed she was embarrassed over a joke Katy Perry made during her audition that many labeled as "mom-shaming." For the second round of the singing competition, Sara Beth performed Police’s "Roxanne." After singing during the Hollywood Week round, the 25-year-old announced she was quitting the show.
contestant Sara Beth Liebe. The 25-year-old musician made headlines following her March audition episode when she called out Katy Perry for some«mom shaming» comments the judge made about her being a young mother of three.On Sunday's episode, Sara Beth fought to work on her confidence during the show's Hollywood Week and even received some one-on-one help from former runner-up, Clay Aiken.The performer was clearly nervous, admitting, «I don't think I realized quite how hard it would be to be away from my kids. They're all still really young.
contestant's audition. Oliver Steele, a 25-year-old singer-songwriter from Tennessee, was the final person to audition for the 21st season of -- and judging by everyone's reaction to his performance, it was worth the wait. The musician came to audition with his beloved father, Toby, who suffered a stroke that affected the left side of his body. Oliver credited his dad, a professional guitar player and fellow singer-songwriter, as the reason he was there to audition. «He gave me everything,» Steele told judges Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan, and Katy Perry. Seeing the emotion on tearful Oliver's face, Lionel requested that Toby be brought in for his son's audition.