AMERICAN Idol fans have ripped Katy Perry and accused her of being a bully towards contestant Sara Beth Liebe.
Sara Beth had an awkward audition with the no-nonsense judge.
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Katy, 38, seemed unmoved by the singer's emotional backstory, first turning her back when learning the performer is a mom of three.
Sara Beth was pushed to her limits by the hitmaker and sang renditions on the spot.
After her first performance of Amy Winehouse's You Know I'm No Good didn't impress Katy, Sara Beth tried Bennie and the Jets by Elton John.
During her second performance, Katy continued to make remarks as she said: "More of that!"
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"Hold it out!" Katy said as Sara Beth continued to perform.
"I feel like a comic book strip character just came to life," Katy said after Sara Beth was done.
She added: "Look, if it's not your dream you're not gonna go far. I also respect everyone who walks through that door who will lay down their life for this golden ticket..."
However, despite her remarks, Katy and Luke Bryan gave her the two "yes" votes she needed to go to Hollywood.
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FANS GO OFF
Viewers jumped online as they became upset at how the American Idol judge had a "major attitude problem" with the contestant.
One angry person said: "Some of the things Katy Perry says to female contestants are shady."
Another added: "Not Katy Perry being so shady during the first audition."
A third mentioned: "Katy Perry has some major attitude tonight. Sheesh."
One person wrote: "Katy Perry being a mean girl to Sara Beth.
"Like dang - you're not pretty enough to pull that off, Katy. Come back down to reality."
A commentator chimed in: "Why was Katy bullying that girl?"
STEALING THE SHOW
In a previous installment, the Dark Horse singer seemed to have stolen the spotlight from the other judges.
During the audition of Madison Neisius of Dallas, hair extension suddenly fell out.
"I rocked and rolled too hard," she said.
Katy's laughter cut Madison off as the other judges decided to have some fun with her hair.
Judge Luke put the extra hair on as Katy asked for a request from the startled singer.
She demanded: "Can we just let him borrow your guitar for one second?
"I need him to sing Achy Breaky Heart."
Critics dragged the California Gurls hitmaker through the mud as one said: "Always trying to take over. It’s not about you Katy!
A second critic threatened to boycott and claimed: "This is why I won’t watch while Katy Perry is still on."
BAD PERFORMANCE?
In October 2022, Katy horrified audiences when her eyelid appeared to get stuck.
In the clip, Katy struggled to open her right eye with her hand.
The clip showed the singer struggling to open her right eye as she tried to prompt it with her hand.
Katy seemed to be staring off into the distance in the middle of her show as she tried to reopen her flickering eyelid.
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She brushed off the embarrassing facial mistake and continued the concert.
After watching her performance, fans claimed the music star suffered from facial paralysis during her Las Vegas residency.
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