Katy Perry has clarified that a controversial scene in her music video for "Woman’s World" is meant to be "comical" and "sarcastic."
At 39, the singer made her musical comeback with the release of her new track earlier this week. However, she has faced criticism for the video’s sexualized nature, particularly a moment where she and her dancers perform a sultry choreography on a construction site before being "squashed" by an anvil and returning in a new outfit.
In a behind-the-scenes clip shared on Instagram, Katy addressed this specific moment, stating, "We’re having fun and being a little sarcastic. It’s very sarcastic. With this set, we wanted to reflect: ‘We’re not about the male gaze, but we really are about the male gaze.’ And we’re exaggerating it a lot."
The former "American Idol" judge explained that the anvil moment was designed as a "reset" to help her embrace the "idea of the divine feminine." She added, "We wanted to open this clip making it seem like the video of a super-bright pop star."
"Woman’s World" serves as the first single from her upcoming album, "143," which is set to be released on September 20. The title "143" is a code that means "I love you," which was often used in messages sent via pagers in the 1990s.
Regarding the album, Katy mentioned in a statement, "I aimed to create a bold, lush, and festive dance-pop album with the symbolic numerical expression 143 of love as its main message."
This will be her first album since "Smile," released in 2020, which did not achieve the same level of success as her previous records. The "Firework" singer had previously shared that the album would embody "pure joy and fun."
In an interview with Access Hollywood, Katy remarked, "I wanted to make the record from a place where I truly felt happy, complete, and full of love. Sometimes artists say, ‘Oh, that’s boring; we need to make music from a more painful place,’ but in reality, it’s very bright and cheerful, like pure joy and fun—playful and festive."
You can watch Katy Perry’s music video for "Woman’s World" here.
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