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\n Australian authorities say they have launched an investigation into a 2010 incident involving \u201cOrange is the New Black\u201d actress Ruby Rose, who earlier this week accused singer Katy Perry<\/a> of sexual assault on social media.\n <\/p>\n \n The allegation stems from an incident Rose said occurred in a Melbourne nightclub in 2010 that Perry has since denied.\n <\/p>\n \n Victoria Police confirmed to celebrity.land in a statement that officials from the Melbourne Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team (SOCIT) are investigating Rose\u2019s allegation stemming from an incident that allegedly occurred in Melbourne\u2019s central business district. They declined to add any additional comment because it\u2019s an ongoing investigation.\n <\/p>\n \n Perry has denied the allegations through her representative, who told celebrity.land in a statement before the investigation was announced that Rose\u2019s claims are \u201ccategorically false\u201d and \u201cdangerous reckless lies.\u201d The representative has not replied to a request for comment on the investigation.\n <\/p>\n \n A representative for Rose has not returned celebrity.land\u2019s multiple e-mail requests for comment.\n <\/p>\n \n Rose first made her allegation earlier this week while replying to an article about Perry posted to social media by Complex magazine. The article was lighthearted in tone, covering Perry\u2019s viral reaction to Justin Bieber\u2019s set at the Coachella music festival, which she attended with former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, to whom she\u2019s been romantically linked<\/a> since last year.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cKaty Perry sexual assaulted me at spice market nightclub in Melbourne. Who gives a sh*t what she thinks,\u201d Rose wrote in the now-deleted post.\n <\/p>\n \n celebrity.land has reached out to a representative for Trudeau for comment.\n <\/p>\n