Warning: This article contains discussion of sexual assault which some readers may find distressing.
An account Ruby Rose provided of a night out with Katy Perry has been found following allegations of sexual assault made by the actor against the singer.
Orange is the New Black star Rose accused Perry of serious sexual assault on social media recently, claiming on Threads that Perry had seen Rose 'resting' on someone's lap at a nightclub and then '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'.
Perry responded by releasing a statement denying the allegations, with her representatives saying: "The allegations being circulated on social media by Ruby Rose about Katy Perry are not only categorically false, they are dangerous reckless lies.
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"Ms. 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."
Now news.com.au has found an old article from Ruby Rose from years ago where she described a night out with Katy Perry.
In the article, published in 2011, Rose said she'd been off alcohol for a month before going on a night out with Perry.
She wrote: "I spectacularly lost dignity (and keys) one night not too long ago. Remember when Katy Perry and I crashed the year 12 formal? I don’t. I had been off the grog for 30 days - my first attempt at sobriety - and I was out partying with Katy."
Rose had written that she'd ended up 'vomiting on Katy's foot', and went on to say that 'before you jump to conclusions, nothing horrific happened' but ditching alcohol 'has been one of the best decisions of my life'.
In more recent times Rose said she'd downplayed the incident because she 'didn’t know how else to handle it' and at the time Katy Perry was helping her get a US visa.
Writing further on social media, Rose said: "I was only in my early 20s. I'm now 40. It has taken almost two decades to say this publicly.
"Though I am so grateful to have made it long enough to find my voice, it just shows how much of an impact trauma and sexual assault takes.
"Thank you for seeing me."
Police in Australia have confirmed they're looking into the allegations as they announced they were 'investigating a historical sexual assault that occurred in Melbourne in 2010'.
Rose said on Tuesday (14 April) she'd 'finalised all of her reports' with the authorities and thus could not comment further about the matter.
The former nightclub boss where the alleged assault is claimed to have taken place said that evening had been a 'security nightmare' due to the number of people in the club.
He said the celebrities had spent most of the night cordoned off in a VIP area and he 'wasn’t aware of any alleged assault, or someone vomiting'.
Katy Perry and Ruby Rose: a timeline
August 2009
While Perry embarks on the 'Hello Katy' tour in Australia, Rose interviews her for Australian broadcast news show The 7pm Project, rounding off the chat by saying 'the most exciting thing that's happened to me all week is that Katy Perry now follows me on Twitter'.
August 2010
On the night Rose alleges Perry assaulted her, the pair first crashed Melbourne High School's formal at the Grand Hyatt, with Perry singing along to her hit 'California Gurls', which had just been released.
June 2012
Rose is interviewed at the Australian premiere of Perry's concert documentary Katy Perry: Part of Me. She said: "I love Katy to bits and I was just with her at the hotel before.
"I get to see the real Katy and then I come and watch the film where everyone sees the real Katy."
May 2017
Rose, a friend of Taylor Swift, hits out at Perry's song 'Swish Swish', which many saw as taking aim at the 'Bad Blood' singer.
Rose tweets: "Purposeful poop" to "bomb a petit" to a sloppy mess of writing over the top of Funkagenda..stop trying to make 'Wit..I mean "fetch" happen."
This references Perry's mission statement to make 'purposeful pop', puns on her song 'Bon Appetit', and claims 'Swish Swish' samples dance act Funkagenda. 'Wit' is a reference to Perry's album Witness, with 'fetch', of course, being a Mean Girls reference.
She added: "I've always stood up for the people I love and against things I think are cheap or mean spirited. That's not new."
Two days later, Rose added: "Being mean doesn't suit me and leaves me feeling dirty.
"Get so triggered when I think bullies don't get held accountable and it makes me think I should say something.. but it's not [my] place
"I have always believed strongly that Karma exists and the truth always surfaces however I'm not god and I can't decide when or how that is."
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Topics: Katy Perry, Celebrity, Crime, Music
Joe Harker