Her claim includes compensation for alleged damages, repairs, and lost rental income from the time of the real estate dispute.
Reports indicate that Perry hired a team of 25 experts to assess faults in the home.
Westcott’s family has responded with outrage. In an interview with The Sun, Westcott’s son, Chart Westcott, called Perry’s actions “entitled celebrity behavior” and questioned her pursuit of a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against a bedridden elderly man.
“If an old man apologizes and says he made a mistake [about the house sale], and she’s a rich pop star who can buy any other house in the world, you’d think she would let the old man go on his way,” he said.
Westcott Family Speaks Out
“It’s entitled celebrity behavior. She has no sense of fair play, no empathy, zero empathy, quite the opposite.
“The worse the condition my father is in, the harsher they’ve been in trial; it’s unfortunate to see the way her lawyers have conducted themselves, bottom of the barrel in terms of ethics.”
