Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom glow with joy on dinner date… after WINNING legal battle against disabled veteran who says he sold them $15 million home while on painkillers

Popstar Katy Perry and her fiancé Orlando Bloom glowed with bliss when they surfaced in New York this Friday.

Two days ago, they won a three-year legal battle against a disabled veteran over the sale of his $15 million Montecito home.  The couple had bought the 8.9-acre estate in 2020 from 84-year-old Carl Westcott, who later backtracked on the sale.

Westcott claimed he was under the influence of painkillers at the time, and only realized what he had agreed to days after they wore off – but this Wednesday, a Los Angeles judge ruled he was in his right mind when he made the sale.

Fresh off their triumph, Perry and Bloom emerged for a loved-up dinner date in Manhattan, holding hands as they made their way down the street.

Perry was glammed up in a plush blue coat that glinted under the streetlights and featured sumptuous faux fur trim.  Sweeping her jet-black hair up into a 1960s chic updo, she sharpened her unmistakable features with makeup including a slick of dark lipstick.

Accessorizing with a small black handbag, the Ur So Gay singer rounded off her ensemble with a pair of kitten heels. Bloom meanwhile kookily modeled sunglᴀsses at night, layering a tartan jacket over a matching shirt and slipping on a pair of charcoal jeans.

In July 2020, Carl Westcott signed a real estate contract agreeing to sell the 8.9-acre estate in Santa Barbara to Perry – but later claimed he was under the influence of opioids and painkillers following major back surgery.

Westcott, who suffers from Huntington’s Disease, said he only realized what he had signed away when the effects of the painkillers wore off days later and at that point tried to rescind the contract.

But a Los Angeles judge ruled against him on Wednesday in the favor of the celebrity couple.

According to People, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Joseph Lipner said: ‘Westcott presented no persuasive evidence that he lacked capacity into a real estate contract.’

In a statement to Rolling Stone, Perry’s attorney Eric Rowen said: ‘The evidence shows that Mr. Westcott breached the contract for no other reason than he had changed his mind.

‘We look forward to wrapping this matter up at the scheduled damage trial phase set for February 13 and 14, if not before.’ In the ruling, Rolling Stone also reported that Judge Lipner noted Westcott’s own medical expert was inconsistent in his testimony about his condition.

Perry has also demanded millions of dollars in lost rent from Westcott that they could have charged for the eight-bedroom home. Westcott is a veteran of the US Army 101st Airborne and is known for owning several successful companies, most notably 1-800-Flowers.

Westcott was 80 at the time of the sale and had been suffering from Huntington’s disease since 2015. The rare disease attacks areas of the brain that control voluntary movement, with one of the symptoms being dementia.

According to Westcott’s original complaint, he never listed the property or spoke to a broker about putting the 9,285sqft home on the market. Westcott had purchased the home in May 2020 and moved in just two months prior to the sale with Perry.

He was planning to live there as his primary residence ‘for the rest of his life,’ the complaint states. On July 11, 2020, Westcott was discharged from the hospital after undergoing a major six-hour back surgery.

Three days later on July 14, Bernie Gudvi, who represented Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom, presented Westcott with the written offer, which was more money than he had paid for the home on May 29, 2020.

The next day Westcott signed the document prepared by the brokerage firm. But his lawyers argued that Westcott was ‘unable to understand the nature and probable consequences of his actions.’

Days later, Westcott ‘started to feel mentally clear again’ and realized the weight of his signature on the sale agreement, the complaint said.

On July 22, Westcott sent an email to Berkshire Hathaway, the dual agent for the seller and buyer, saying that he did not want to sell his home.

In it, he described how he had been under the influence of pain medication and said he was ‘in the final years of his life and cannot sell his home.’

Speaking to the New York Post, Westcott’s son Chart told the outlet: ‘Where the judge’s ruling may follow the letter of the law, it shows that the law has no spirit.

‘Katy Perry will now have to testify, in person, to receive her ‘damages’. We look forward to her testimony, and to her being confronted with possible sanctions for perjury.

‘Perry has put herself in a box by claiming that she lost years of rental income and is owed damages, which is counter to her sworn statements about wanting to live in the house.

‘We hope Ms. Perry enjoys her pyrrhic victory, as she explains to her fans about twice taking homes from the elderly. Lastly, we wish the judge had spelled our father’s name correctly.’

Perry and Bloom had penned a personal letter to Westcott following the sale of the property in 2020. In it, they said: ‘As you know we are expecting a baby next month and know that this will be the best place to bring her home and raise her.’

The heartfelt note, from ‘Katy and Orlando’, went on: ‘This home will be a respite, one where we will be able to grow together as a family.

‘We have gone through some challenges in the past week, our beloved dog Mighty pᴀssed away. With such devastating news, being the lucky people to purchase your home is a shining light to help us get through such a difficult time.

‘We hope you can appreciate that you are turning your home over to a very loving couple, who are expecting their first baby and have nothing but joy at the thought of making their life and future memories there.’