Katy Perry’s ‘Teenage Dream’ co-star felt ‘devalued and degraded’ when singer allegedly exposed his genitals at party

Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” co-star Josh Kloss says he has carried “silent trauma” pinch him since nan popular prima allegedly exposed his penis astatine a statement without his consent astir 14 years ago.

In his first — and “last” — question and reply since making nan claims publically via Instagram successful August 2019, Kloss exclusively told Page Six, “It’s difficult to bring up thing that seems irrelevant to a batch of people.”

However, aft character Ruby Rose came guardant pinch intersexual battle allegations against Perry — claims nan vocalist has vehemently denied — Kloss felt it was “important” to beryllium “brave” and “show my look and explicate myself.”

“The world tin judge me, you know?” he added.

Kloss played Perry’s on-screen emotion liking successful her euphony video for her deed opus “Teenage Dream,” which was changeable successful Santa Barbara, Calif., successful July 2010. He said they “bonded” connected nan set.

Two years later, Kloss told america he was invited to nan day statement of Johnny Wujek — Perry’s costume designer and stylist for galore years — astatine Moonlight Rollerway skating rink successful Glendale, Calif.

Kloss claimed that erstwhile he arrived pinch a friend, Perry — who was pinch a mini group — greeted him excitedly extracurricular nan venue. As he was introducing nan friend, he alleged Perry pulled his pants and underwear out, exposing his penis.

He lamented connected Instagram astatine nan time, “Can you ideate really pathetic and embarrassed I felt?”

Kloss elaborated successful our question and reply that he instantly “freaked out.” And according to Kloss, Perry conscionable “laughed.”

“That’s nan main point here. I want to clear that. I want to get free of nan disorder because immoderate group judge that if you propulsion someone’s pants down astatine a party, you’re pranking them,” he said, claiming that’s not what he experienced.

Though “even being pantsed would person wholly humiliated” him, nan actor-producer insisted that “there was nary horsing around” successful his narration pinch Perry, 41.

Page Six has reviewed correspondence that appears to corroborate Kloss’ claims. However, erstwhile he first came forward, Wujek fired backmost online astatine nan clip of nan alleged incident, “This is specified bulls–t. Katy would ne'er do thing for illustration that.”

Meanwhile, her different pal, jewelry designer Marsha Molinari, called Kloss an “obsessed” fan.

Kloss acknowledged to america that he might’ve had a crush connected Perry astatine nan time, which is why nan alleged incident “confused” him.

“It’s benignant of weird, right? When you’re smitten by personification and past they scope retired and they drawback you aliases do thing to you, that sometimes tin beryllium considered — from my procreation — arsenic flirtatious, arsenic coming connected to you,” he shared.

The begetter of 1 admittedly thought Perry “really like[d]” him, but his “brain realized what it was” aft “processing and digesting” nan alleged situation.

Reps for Perry, Wujek and Molinari did not respond to Page Six’s repeated requests for remark connected Kloss’ claims.

As for why he came guardant pinch his claims erstwhile he did, Kloss told america he reached a breaking constituent aft years of fans telling him really “fortunate” and “lucky” he was to person been fixed specified a notable level by a awesome celebrity.

“She, who I should beryllium grateful for, devalued and degraded maine to nan highest level successful beforehand of her closest peers. Why would I beryllium grateful for that?” he recalled thinking, insisting that his “intentions” were not to “punish” Perry but alternatively “protect [his] ain sanity.”

Kloss confessed that portion of him thought Perry might’ve responded either privately aliases publically by saying thing on nan lines of, “The past is nan past. I made immoderate mistakes, and I apologize. I’m amended now.”

But she didn’t. In fact, she only broadly addressed aggregate allegations of unwanted rubbing successful an August 2020 question and reply pinch nan Guardian. (Days aft Kloss came forward, Russian TV presenter Tina Kandelaki claimed Perry tried to buss her astatine a statement without her consent. The musician, who antecedently served arsenic a judge connected “American Idol,” besides came nether occurrence for kissing admittedly “uncomfortable” Season 16 contestant Benjamin Glaze connected nan lips aft he mentioned he had ne'er been kissed.)

“She becomes somewhat clipped for nan first clip erstwhile I inquire really she reflects connected those allegations,” nan Guardian newsman noted astatine nan time.

Perry replied to nan inquiry, “I deliberation we unrecorded successful a world wherever anyone tin opportunity anything. I don’t want to opportunity ‘guilty until proven innocent,’ but there’s nary checks and balances: a header conscionable flies, right? And there’s nary investigation of what it is.”

She added that she hadn’t antecedently commented retired of respect for nan #MeToo movement, explaining, “I don’t want to adhd to nan noise. I want to adhd to nan truth, basically.”

Pressed further connected whether nan allegations were true, Perry reportedly “exhaled” and said, “I don’t remark connected each nan things that are said astir maine because if I pursuit that dragon, it would beryllium astir existent and false-ing my full life. It’s distracting from nan existent movement.”

As Page Six has reported, Rose accused nan vocalist of intersexual battle earlier this period successful a bid of Threads posts, claiming nan incident occurred astatine a nightclub successful Melbourne, Australia, erstwhile she was successful her 20s.

Perry’s rep told Page Six of Rose’s allegations, “The allegations being circulated connected societal media by Ruby Rose astir Katy Perry are not only categorically false, they are vulnerable reckless lies.

“Ms. Rose has a well-documented history of making superior nationalist allegations connected societal media against various individuals, claims that person many times been denied by those named.”

Perry is currently being investigated by officials successful Australia complete nan alleged incident.

If you aliases personification you cognize is affected by immoderate of nan issues raised successful this story, telephone nan National Sexual Assault Hotline astatine 1-800-656-4673.