Ruby Rose accuses Katy Perry of sexually assaulting her in her 20s
Ruby Rose accuses Katy Perry of sexually assaulting her in her 20s
Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY Mon, April 13, 2026 at 3:49 PM UTC
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Ruby Rose attends the opening night of "2:22 - A Ghost Story" at Her Majesty's Theatre on July 28, 2023, in Melbourne.
Model-actress Ruby Rose has accused Katy Perry of sexually assaulting her two decades ago.
The "Orange is the New Black" star alleged in a series of posts on Threads Sunday, April 12, that the pop star assaulted her at an Australian nightclub when she was in her 20s.
Rose first commented on a Complex Music Threads post mentioning Perry, saying, "Katy Perry sexual [sic] assaulted me at spice market nightclub in Melbourne. Who gives a [damn] what she thinks."
In further posts, she thanked fans for their support after sharing her allegation after "almost 2 decades."
Ruby Rose attends the 8th Annual Australians In Film Awards gala & benefit dinner at InterContinental Los Angeles Century City on Oct. 23, 2019, in Los Angeles.
"I was only in my early 20s. I'm now 40. It has taken almost 2 decades to say this publicly," she wrote. "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."
She also replied to another fan, who assured the Australian TV presenter that they believed her.
"Before I open up about something incredibly raw and traumatic, I tell myself 'it's ok, you don't need people to believe you, you just need to get it out of your poor body, before it gives you cancer,'" she wrote. "But then I see this post and … tears consume me, in a good way. Thank you."
USA TODAY has reached out to reps for Perry and Rose for comment.
Katy Perry attends the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar party hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 2, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
Shortly after the posts, Rose wrote that she would go to a police station to see if an investigation into "any of my experiences" of assault could be done, alluding to incidents outside of just the allegation against Perry. "I imagine they are past their statute of limitations, but all the more reason to try. I have a long list."
She added that she has been hesitant to report her experiences as she has "been too wounded and afraid to take the appropriate steps because I know the system seldom works."
Hours later, Rose wrote, "I did it."
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"I will write about the process of reporting. Both crimes that occurred when you were a child, and those that occurred as an adult ( at least in Australia )," the "Batwoman" actress posted. "But for now I will just say that I was surprised to find the reporting process to be ok."
USA TODAY has reached out to Melbourne police for comment.
Rose, best known for her role in Season 3 of "OITNB," has also starred in "Resident Evil: The Final Chapter," "John Wick: Chapter 2," "Pitch Perfect 3" and "The Meg."
Rose departed the CW's "Batwoman" in 2020, later making accusations about a hostile work environment and detailing multiple allegations of misconduct against her producers and executives, including former Warner Bros. Television President Peter Roth.
Warner Bros. responded at the time, calling her allegations "revisionist history" and claiming her firing was "based on multiple complaints about workplace behavior."
Katy Perry previously accused of sexual misconduct before Ruby Rose allegation
In 2019, Perry was accused of sexual misconduct by an actor who starred in her "Teenage Dream" music video. Josh Kloss accused the singer of verbally abusing him on set, and separately, alleged she exposed his penis to her friends at a party without his consent.
And a Georgian TV host, Tina Kandelaki, claimed days later Perry had touched her inappropriately and tried to kiss her without her consent at an industry party.
Both came after an incident on the set of "American Idol" in 2018, in which then-judge Perry kissed a contestant on the lips without warning during an audition, after he said he'd never been kissed and wanted to save the experience for a relationship. The contestant, Benjamin Glaze, said he did not consider it sexual harassment, but did say it made him uncomfortable.
Perry never commented directly about the allegations, made during the height of #MeToo, instead telling The Guardian in 2020 that she did not want to "distract from the real movement" by addressing them, though she added, "Anyone can say anything" and "I don't want to add to the noise. I want to add to the truth."
Contributing: Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY
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