• Court awards Katy Perry $1.84 million in Montecito home dispute
• Ruling reduces repair costs and deducts amount from remaining payments

A court has ruled in favor of singer Katy Perry, ordering US veteran Carl Westcott to pay approximately $1.84 million in a long-running dispute over the Montecito mansion she purchased five years ago.

The legal battle between Perry and the businessman began in 2020 over the $11 million property, located in an exclusive neighborhood home to celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey and Meghan Markle.

Westcott claimed he was not of sound mind when he signed the sales contract, citing the effects of pain medication at the time.

In May, a judge ruled that Westcott had presented “no persuasive evidence” of incapacity to enter the contract.

According to documents obtained by a local outlet, the court recently concluded that Perry is owed $1.84 million.

This figure was calculated by offsetting the rental value Perry would have earned during the delayed closing (over $2.6 million) against Westcott’s retained capital (over $985,000) and lost interest (approximately $148,000).

The judge also reduced the repair costs sought by Perry, awarding her just $256,000, the same amount previously proposed by Westcott himself.

The ruling noted that Perry’s business manager, Bernie Gudvi, had already paid Westcott $8.8 million of the home’s price, keeping $5.8 million remaining, from which the $1.84 million can now be deducted.

Gudvi is scheduled to prepare the judgment ahead of a December 30 hearing, during which Westcott can contest the decision.

While the ruling marks a victory for Perry, it is less than the $4.6 million she had most recently claimed.

Perry’s legal team stated she lost $3.4 million in rental value due to the prolonged case and required over $1.3 million in home repairs, with roughly $150,000 in losses attributed to Westcott.

The decision comes three months after Perry testified in a Los Angeles court regarding the 2020 home purchase.

When Westcott’s attorney, Andrew J. Thomas, asked Perry what she hoped to gain from the case, she simply replied: “Justice.”

The 1930-built mansion includes eight bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, an infinity pool, Jacuzzi, outdoor fireplace, and a three-bedroom guesthouse overlooking the ocean.

Perry bought the home with actor Orlando Bloom, where they had planned to raise their four-year-old daughter Daisy, before ending their six-year engagement in June after nine years together.