{"id":2406215,"date":"2026-05-07T15:53:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T15:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2406215"},"modified":"2026-05-07T15:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T15:53:10","slug":"australian-police-investigating-2010-case-believed-to-be-linked-to-ruby-rose-katy-perry-sex-assault-allegation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/australian-police-investigating-2010-case-believed-to-be-linked-to-ruby-rose-katy-perry-sex-assault-allegation\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian police investigating 2010 case believed to be linked to Ruby Rose-Katy Perry sex assault allegation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ttsIcon-cIBsl\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 4 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"toggletip-tKLKF ttsToggleTip-DSCNQ\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"toggletipInfoButton-yoX4E\" aria-label=\"More information\" aria-controls=\":R89qn5:\" aria-describedby=\":R89qn5:\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M11 7H13V9H11V7ZM11 11H13V17H11V11ZM12 2C6.48 2 2 6.48 2 12C2 17.52 6.48 22 12 22C17.52 22 22 17.52 22 12C22 6.48 17.52 2 12 2ZM12 20C7.59 20 4 16.41 4 12C4 7.59 7.59 4 12 4C16.41 4 20 7.59 20 12C20 16.41 16.41 20 12 20Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. 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We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><em><strong>WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced\u200b \u200b\u200b\u200bsexual violence or know someone affected by it.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>An investigation is underway believed to be linked to Australian actress Ruby Rose&#8217;s allegation that Katy Perry sexually assaulted her at a nightclub many years ago, a claim the American singer denies. <\/p>\n<p>State police in Victoria, Australia, did not name anyone involved but said Wednesday they are investigating claims of a &#8220;historical sexual assault that occurred in Melbourne in 2010,&#8221; which roughly corresponds to Rose&#8217;s claims of an assault at that city&#8217;s Spice Market Nightclub &#8220;almost two decades ago.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p>The <em>Orange is The New Black<\/em> star <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@complexmusic\/post\/DXCqOsED2RZ?xmt=AQF0OkPNaDn6A6YNs5ZEEhO0ZzctN-x4-0XpZsqvUlcTrw\" target=\"_blank\">made the allegation on Threads on Sunday, <\/a>responding to a post from Complex Music about Perry&#8217;s reaction to singer Justin Bieber&#8217;s headlining Coachella set that night.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Katy Perry sexually assaulted me at spice market nightclub in Melbourne. Who gives a shit what she thinks,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>She later wrote that she had &#8220;just left the police station&#8221; and would elaborate on the reporting process &#8220;once I get my strength back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"imageMedia-IspZw imageMedia image full\">\n<div class=\"placeholder-cWBmZ placeholder\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/f2dafb0e-294c-433d-a768-3f008bba54d5,1776111690404\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1920%2C1080%29%3BResize%3D796\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Katy Perry and her partner, former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attending Coachella Music Festival weekend one.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/f2dafb0e-294c-433d-a768-3f008bba54d5,1776111690404\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1920%2C1080%29%3BResize%3D796 796w,https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/f2dafb0e-294c-433d-a768-3f008bba54d5,1776111690404\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1920%2C1080%29%3BResize%3D1083 1083w,https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/f2dafb0e-294c-433d-a768-3f008bba54d5,1776111690404\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1920%2C1080%29%3BResize%3D1280 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 762px) calc(100vw - 32px),730px\" src=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/f2dafb0e-294c-433d-a768-3f008bba54d5,1776111690404\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1920%2C1080%29%3B\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7777777777777777\" data-cy=\"image-img\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">Katy Perry and her partner, former prime minister Justin Trudeau attend the Coachella music festival over the weekend.<!-- --> <!-- -->(@katyperry\/Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rose initially <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@rubyrose\/post\/DXDSvg5k4j2?xmt=AQF0OkPNaDn6A6YNs5ZEEhO0ZzctN-x4-0XpZsqvUlcTrw\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> she wasn&#8217;t interested in filing a police report, saying: &#8220;You don\u2019t need people to believe you, you just need to get it out of your poor body before it gives you cancer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>CBC News has reached out to representatives for both Rose and Perry, but has not yet heard back.<\/p>\n<p>A representative for Perry earlier denied the accusation. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe allegations being circulated on social media by Ruby Rose about Katy Perry are not only categorically false; they are dangerous, reckless lies,&#8221; they told CBC News in a statement. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMs. Rose has a well-documented history of making serious public allegations on social media against various individuals, claims that have repeatedly been denied by those named.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Victoria Police declined to comment further. <\/p>\n<h2>Series of posts<\/h2>\n<p>Rose, 40, said in a series of posts that the alleged incident occurred when she was in her early 20s. She wrote\u00a0that Perry &#8220;saw me &#8216;resting&#8217; on my best friend&#8217;s lap to avoid her and bent down, pulled her underwear to the side and rubbed her disgusting vagina on my face until my eyes snapped open and I projectile vomited on her.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rose added in another comment that she has previously \u201ctold the story publicly but changed it to be a \u201cfunny little drunk story\u201d because I didn\u2019t know how else to handle it.\u201d She alleged that Perry later agreed to help Rose get her U.S. visa, so she chose to keep it a secret.\u00a0The posts have since been deleted.<\/p>\n<p>She said it took her nearly two decades to share the allegation, and that she was &#8220;grateful to have made it long enough to find my voice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div><em><strong>WATCH | Rose accuses Perry of sexual assault:<\/strong><\/em><span><span class=\"mediaEmbed vertical-placeholder\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"player-placeholder-ui-container  \" data-cy=\"player-placeholder-ui-container\">\n<div class=\"player-placeholder-video-ui\" title=\"Ruby Rose accuses Katy Perry of sexual assault, which singer denies\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:0.5625;--max-height:800px\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div class=\"player-placeholder-ui\">\n<div class=\"video-item video-card-overlay\" title=\"Ruby Rose accuses Katy Perry of sexual assault, which singer denies\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/84e5f194-d949-4e23-979b-d7c674298148,1776135250350\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%28303%2C0%2C1264%2C2247%29%3BResize%3D343\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"thumbnail\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-card-overlay-container\">\n<div class=\"video-info-container\">\n<p class=\"video-item-title\">Ruby Rose accuses Katy Perry of sexual assault, which singer denies<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-caption\">Model and actor Ruby Rose alleged the incident occurred 20 years ago in a nightclub. A representative of singer Katy Perry has denied the allegations.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Perry was recently seen attending the Coachella music festival in California with her partner, former prime minister Justin Trudeau. <\/p>\n<p>In a post on Instagram, the pop star included several photos of the pair along with a video reacting to Bieber\u2019s headlining set, where he went through several of his old YouTube videos and sang along with his younger self.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thank god he has [YouTube] Premium. I don  \u2019t wanna see no ads,&#8221; she jokes in the video,  which was highlighted in the post to which Rose initially responded.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.cbc.ca \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. 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