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Orlando Bloom ‘won't try to win Katy Perry back' after ‘months of relationship issues' before split after nine years
ORLANDO Bloom "won't try to win fiancee" Katy Perry back after their nine-year relationship came to an end, according to reports. The claims comes as the Pirates of the Caribbean actor, 48, "made his debut as a single man" at Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's A-List wedding of the year. 7 7 7 Orlando was seen embracing Keeping Up With The Kardashians alum Kim Kardashian, 44, at the three-day celebration. It came after he was caught "ogling" the Skims founder and Hulu Tv star in an image taken on a night out with popstar Katy, 40. For her part, the Roar hitmaker is said to have already told pals their relationship was as good as done. And now a source has suggested the Hollywood A-Listers, who share daughter Daisy, are on the same page and said: "They had broken up before and in the following years things could get tense and to a point where it was often make or break, and they would choose to make up. "But shortly after her Video Vanguard Award and performance in September, they started to disconnect more as she was getting ready to release music, go on tour and take the space flight. "After the holidays and into the New Year, it was just one little thing after another." They added to MailOnline: "He isn't going to try to get her back. "It's over and he has accepted it." The Sun has gone to reps for Katy and Orlando for comment. LETTING SLIP It has previously been claimed that Katy - who is on tour in Australia - had told her mates their engagement was over at the start of the year, before removing her engagement ring. The Kardashians are leading the world's A-listers flocking to Venice for Jeff Bezos and his bride Lauren Sanchez's ultra-rich wedding of the century A source close to the couple said at the time: 'Katy confided in friends at the start of the year that their relationship was as good as done. 'They decided to hold off on announcing anything in case things improved between them, because they are desperate to stay together for the sake of their daughter. "But they have spent barely any time together this year, with Katy on tour and Orlando working on his upcoming film Bucking Fastard in Dublin. 'She knew that taking off her engagement ring would send a clear message. 'It's been a hard year so far. They wanted to wait until the tour is over before they made their split official, although Katy has grown tired of the situation.' The couple started dating in 2016 and got engaged three years later. However, The Sun understands they had difficult conversations about their future over Christmas and in January but struggled to make a firm decision. Reps for the couple refused to comment when approached about their separation in February and again this week. ALL CHANGE Last week, The Sun reported how Orlando and Katy held crisis talks to try to save their relationship after leading increasingly separate lives. American news website TMZ then said Brit-born Orlando would be 'the life of the party' and that he would be hitting 'the dancefloor hard' when he arrives in Italy for the nuptials. An insider said: 'No one has decided it's definitely the end of the road for Katy and Orlando. 'They both love each other, but they have been living different lives for at least a year and in different mindsets.' It's understood Orlando and Katy are planning on reuniting on July 4 when there is a break in her touring schedule. The insider added: 'They have barely been together for a decent amount of time, without distractions, for many, many months.' Tensions within their relationship also reached boiling point after Katy's flight to space on board Jeff's Blue Origin. Katy, along with Lauren and Gayle King, were hit with a public backlash and those close to Orlando said he had warned Katy about taking part. They said: 'From day one, Orlando didn't think going on the Blue Origin mission was a good idea, and knew she would face a backlash.' 7 7 7
Telegraph
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‘Some dude Katy Perry met': The baffling rise of Orlando Bloom
Among the many eye-popping sights this week in Venice, where billionaire Jeff Bezos tied the knot with Lauren Sanchez amid a storm of local protest (and an actual thunderstorm which sent A-list guests running for cover), perhaps one of the most baffling is the presence of erstwhile actor Orlando Bloom, who has reportedly called off his romance with singer Katy Perry. Bloom, 48, shot to fame in the early 2000s in two massive franchises, The Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Caribbean, but his career has since flatlined. He has become more famous in recent years for his relationship with Perry – and for weird viral moments like paddleboarding naked – than for his actual performances. Now it seems he has a new headline-grabbing partnership: a bromance with Amazon founder Bezos. On Thursday, Bloom arrived solo in Venice for the first day of Bezos's lavish £36 million, three-day wedding celebrations. He first enjoyed an al-fresco lunch at the swanky Gritti Palace hotel with music executive Scooter Braun and NFL star Tom Brady. Perry had previously taken sides in Braun's row with Taylor Swift. In 2019, after Braun bought the rights to Swift's masters, Perry wrote on social media: 'I stand with Taylor. Stay strong my friend.' Bloom also shared air kisses with fellow wedding guests Kim and Khloe Kardashian. He has a history with Kim too: in 2024 he was spotted seemingly checking out her bottom at a charity dinner in New York. Perry responded to the viral photo of Bloom apparently gawking on a radio show a few days later, jokingly saying 'I approve'. But she might not find his current antics quite so amusing. A source told TMZ that Bloom was planning to be 'the life of the party' as a single man at the Bezos-Sanchez bash, and we're already seeing signs of that. When the heavens opened at a party at the Madonna dell Orto cloisters and guests – including Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, Oprah Winfrey and Leonardo DiCaprio – were forced to flee, Bloom was spotted with a mystery brunette in a striking pale-green mini dress, wrapping his arm around her as they cosied up in a water taxi. (Tabloid reports have identified her as Perry's stylist and friend Jamie Mizrahi.) Perhaps he's taking inspiration from DiCaprio, who attended the wedding with yet another young model (Vittoria Ceretti, 27), and is forming his own post-split Venetian 'pussy posse' (as DiCaprio and his friends became known in their 1990s pomp). The wedding trip is presumably a professional obligation for Bloom. His new release is Amazon Prime Video's mediocre action comedy Deep Cover, about three improv wannabes recruited by police to infiltrate the criminal underworld. Bloom plays an oddball, deeply irritating method performer who thinks he deserves meaty roles, but whose only steady work is Pizza Knight commercials. 'You're from the Cotswolds, you're not Al Pacino,' his agent grumbles. As a spot of meta-commentary on Bloom and his roller-coaster run, it's pretty apt. The actor was born in Canterbury and named after a 16 th -century English composer, Orlando Gibbons. He got his break aged 20 playing a rent boy in 1997 movie Wilde, starring Stephen Fry as the playwright. He then took a swerve into mega-budget fantasy with the Lord of the Rings films in 2001, starring as the elf Legolas. That catapulted him to Hollywood stardom and instant heartthrob status – although in very specific, slightly kinky terms. Essentially, fans went giddy at the sight of Bloom as an androgynous folkloric being with a lust-worthy bow and arrow and long, flowing flaxen hair – a cross between a mystical fairy-tale prince and a shampoo ad. He was the ultimate unattainable pretty boy, albeit one with pointy ears. (A friend who worked in teen magazines at this time recalls being inundated with letters specifying that they publish more posters of Legolas – not of Orlando Bloom himself.) However, that's not exactly a sustainable image for a long career. Nor did Pirates of the Caribbean, his swashbuckling Disney stint beginning in 2003, demonstrate much range. In fact, Bloom, playing the whiny blacksmith Will Turner, was easily the weakest of the cast, acted off the screen by Johnny Depp 's preening pirate and Keira Knightley's feisty heroine. Bloom's 2006 appearance in TV comedy Extras really summed it up. This 'Bloom' was desperately insecure, working overtime to seduce extra Maggie and making snide, but clearly jealous, comments about Depp such as 'Ooh, look at me, I make art-house movies'. Significantly Maggie, who was once a superfan, later took down her Bloom poster. Bloom wasn't faring much better in real life, with critics unconvinced by his performances in films such as 2005's Kingdom of Heaven (playing another blacksmith, who joins the Crusade), and box office flops like Elizabethtown (2005), Sympathy for Delicious (2010), The Good Doctor (2011), Unlocked (2017) and The Outpost (2019), as he made abortive attempts to diversify into thrillers, dramas and war movies. Predictably, he retreated to his fantasy safe place by reprising his Lord of the Rings role in the Hobbit films in 2013-14, and is eager to appear in 2027's next entry in the franchise. Bloom said earlier this month that he'd like to see Legolas 'the same age as he was' in the original trilogy, 'lithe and breezy and warrior-like, so AI would have to come into play'. It's a fairly depressing acceptance that he's never really progressed beyond that early-years hit. His popularity with Britons in particular took a nosedive in 2021 when he revealed his very Hollywood life in an interview with The Sunday Times. Unfortunate LA-isms included: 'I chant for 20 minutes every day, religiously. I've had a Buddhist practice since I was 16, so that's infiltrated my whole being. I'll read a bit of Buddhism and then I'll type it up and add it to my [Instagram] Stories.' He also talked about his diet, including mixing green powders with brain octane oil, waxed lyrical about the 'methodical nature of creating' when building Lego cars, and slipped in a plug for his exclusive deal with Amazon, which he'd signed in 2019, and which was probably the origin of his current closeness with Bezos. In 2014 he drew the wrath of the Beliebers (and pained everyone else) by engaging in excruciating fisticuffs with pop star Justin Bieber. Bloom walked up to Bieber and punched him outside restaurant Cipriani in Ibiza, and the scuffling pair then had to be separated by their respective entourages. One source claimed that Bloom was enraged by a lewd comment Bieber made about Bloom's ex-wife, Victoria's Secret model Miranda Kerr, who had reportedly been on a date with Bieber in 2012. It probably doesn't help his appeal that he's also indulged in some strange vanity projects, like 2024 TV documentary series Orlando Bloom: To the Edge. 'I felt about as close to death as I could possibly get,' he boasts in the cringe-inducing trailer, in which he shows off muscles and a man-bun and adopts a mockney tough guy accent, trying to rebrand himself as a death-defying extreme-sports bro – Canterbury's answer to Tom Cruise. Alas, Bloom jumping out of a plane only cemented the image of a career in freefall. Bloom also made an unfortunate appearance in RJ Cutler's Billie Eilish documentary in 2021. Eilish meets him and Perry at Coachella and completely fails to recognise him. Her brother Finneas later tells her 'he played Will Turner in f---ing Pirates of the Caribbean ', and Eilish, after Googling pictures of Bloom, says 'I thought that was just some dude Katy Perry met'. Then comes a second even more excruciating meeting, during which Bloom (who is a Buddhist) gives Eilish a lingering hug and says: 'This is the universe hugging you. I'm giving you so much love and light right now.' He probably wasn't aiming to change his public reputation from bland to downright bizarre. That brings us to the on-off romance with Perry. The pair began dating in 2016 after a meet-cute following the Golden Globe Awards: they were both grabbing burgers at In-N-Out. Bloom went viral during a couple's trip to Sardinia, when they were photographed on a paddleboard – Perry wore a bikini, he was stark naked. Needless to say that has haunted Bloom ever since. 'Are we going to talk about my penis?' he sighed in a 2017 Elle interview. They split in 2017, with Perry later explaining on the Call Her Daddy podcast that they weren't really 'in it from day one'. She added: 'He was in a way, because he had just done a huge time of celibacy, and he had set intentions' – a quote that raises far more questions than it answers. But the pair got back together the following year, and announced their engagement in 2019. Perry gave birth to their daughter Daisy Dove in 2020. However, the couple apparently hit a rough patch in the past few months. Bloom's pal Bezos may actually have contributed to their split: the actor was reportedly mortified by her soundly mocked Blue Origin space flight in April alongside Bezos's fiancée Sanchez. An inside source suggested that Bloom warned her about a possible backlash and later told her that the whole thing looked ridiculous. There were also apparent tensions following Perry's album 143 tanking; reportedly, he had voiced his concerns about that as well. Bloom was allegedly annoyed that Perry then used him to drum up publicity, sharing a risqué story on Call Her Daddy in 2024 – Perry said that if the kitchen was clean, Bloom had 'better be ready to get [his] d--- sucked' – and posting videos on her Instagram of a topless Bloom jogging. Now Perry is on tour in Australia, so apparently too busy to attend Bezos's wedding (though ticket sales haven't exactly been in high demand). That leaves Bloom in the spotlight as he contemplates his next chapter, which might feature another comeback: he has a Werner Herzog film on the horizon, the gloriously titled Bucking Fasterds. For now, it looks like the sexy elf is back on the market – and raising a glass to Mr Amazon.
Daily Mail
4 hours ago
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EXCLUSIVE 'Newly-single' Orlando Bloom enjoys cocktails at hotel pool during boys' day out with Leonardo Di Caprio and Tom Brady before Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's Venice wedding - after Katy Perry 'split'
Newly-single Orlando Bloom enjoyed a swim, cocktails and lunch during a lads' day out at the Hotel Cipriani before Jeff Bezos 's wedding on Friday night. Partying at the hotel's pool with Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Brady, Scooter Braun and Edward Enninful, the group ordered tequila, did laps of the pool and stayed under the radar. American footballer Tom Brady, 47, swam multiple laps of the pool whilst wearing a pair of goggles. Whilst Leonardo DiCaprio, 50, kept a low profile whilst wearing a cap at the bar. Keeping a now-single Orlando, 48, company, the boys at the lunch seemed in very good spirits. The Lord Of The Rings actor later donned a tux ready for the 'wedding of the century', which went ahead on Friday evening (Pictured on his way to the wedding later in the day) Hotel Cipriani is one of Venice's most luxury hotels. Although the boys are not staying at the hotel and instead staying with other wedding guests at the five-star Gritti Palace, they visited on Friday for a relax away from the hustle and bustle of the city and its festivities. The hotel is known as the only one Brad Pitt will stay in when he visits Venice, with Michelin starred food, the biggest swimming pool in Venice and views of San Giorgio, the island where Bezos hosted his wedding yesterday. Costing £2,500 a night, 30 of Jeff's wedding guests are currently staying there this weekend. The boys' lunch came just hours before they arrived at the wedding of the year. Having reportedly split from his wife Katy Perry, Orlando has been enjoying himself in the Italian city this week surrounded by his mates. The pair are reportedly said to have called it quits after nine years together, six of which they were engaged, and welcoming a child, Daisy. Fresh from his split with the popstar, the Lord Of The Rings actor was seen mingling with many guests during the first night of celebrations – including Meghan Markle's stylist Jamie Mizrahi. NFL legend Tom Brady, 47, was too soaking in the Venetian sun before the wedding with his celebrity friends at Hotel Cipriani (Pictured right alongside Usher headed to the Bezos wedding) He has also been seen chatting with Kim Kardashian. Katy, 40, herself is facing 'uncertain' times and 'disappearing fame' following her poor-performing album 143, while her recent trip to space with Blue Origin drew significant backlash. And despite being close friends with bride Lauren Sanchez, has not been seen at the wedding, though the bride said she 'missed' her in a message of support on Instagram hours ahead of the nuptials. Katy was one of six passengers aboard the all-female 11-minute Bezos excursion to the edge of space which proved to be controversial because of its cost and environmental impact. She donned a blue jumpsuit and carried a small daisy in honour of her daughter with her for the exorbitant journey many branded as 'tone deaf' and 'embarrassing'. Katy used the opportunity to plug her world tour then sang to her fellow passengers in space and kissed the ground upon her return to earth. The Teenage Dreams singer's Lifetimes Tour has also seen an onslaught of online scrutiny, poor ticket sales and cancelled dates. She is currently in Australia for her latest string of shows while Orlando mixed with the A-list stars at the wedding.
Yahoo
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Katy Perry Is Reportedly 'Upset But Relieved' About Her 'Split' From Orlando Bloom
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom's love story is officially over after nearly ten years together. The former couple, who share a four-year-old daughter named Daisy, were plagued by split rumors for weeks, with the singer ditching her engagement ring on multiple occasions. Now, according to insiders, the breakup has left Katy Perry "upset" and "relieved" at the same time as she keeps busy with her Lifetimes Tour. Perry and Bloom have finally ended their nearly decade-long relationship. A close source who spoke to Us Weekly noted that the former couple has "split but are amicable." 'It's not contentious at the moment. Katy is of course upset but is relieved to not have to go through another divorce, as that was the worst time in her life," the source continued, referencing the singer's divorce from comedian Russell Brand. The insider further stressed that Perry and Bloom's separation has been 'a long time coming,' noting that the situation between the pair has been 'tense for months.' However, while Perry feels saddened by the end of their relationship, she is said to be "distracted" and 'keeping busy' on her Lifetimes Tour, which she kicked off in April. The confirmation of Perry's split from Bloom comes shortly after it was revealed that she rented out the Montecito home she had fought hard to acquire from an ailing veteran. Perry spent exorbitant legal fees in a bid to secure the mansion in Montecito, California, hoping that it would be the home she would raise her family with Bloom. According to the Daily Mail, the "I Kissed A Girl" singer rented the place out to actor Chris Pratt, as he and his wife, Katherine Schwarzenegger, recently moved into the sprawling estate in the foothills of the Santa Ynez Mountains. "The arrangement suits Chris, but it's a bit of a surprise given how Katy fought tooth and nail to get her hands on the house," a source told the news outlet. "She previously suggested it was the ideal place for her and Orlando to raise a family. After all that time, energy, and money, it seems unthinkable that they are not going to live in it." Pratt is understood to have been in need of a temporary place to stay for himself, his wife, and their three children while they build a new mansion in L.A.'s Brentwood neighborhood. Perry and Bloom's relationship seemed to have been further strained by the singer's decision to go on an all-female trip to space. After the now-infamous 11-minute spaceflight on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin spacecraft, Perry had gushed in a radio interview that her fiancé, Bloom, was "all about the journey." However, a source claimed that the opposite was the case, stating that Bloom "did not approve" of it as he never thought "going on the mission was a good idea." Speaking to The U.S. Sun, the insider went further to explain that Bloom "knew she would get backlash" from the mission and was "frustrated" and "disappointed" with her decision to take part in it. "From day one, Orlando didn't think going on the Blue Origin mission was a good idea, and knew she would face backlash," the source said. "He always thought it was a stupid idea, and she wouldn't get anything positive out of it." Perry and Bloom's relationship had previously faced challenging times, which ultimately led to a split in 2017. Addressing the breakup in a 2024 appearance on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast, the "Teenage Dreams" singer said both of them "weren't really in it from day one." "He was because he had just done a huge time of celibacy, and he had set intentions," Perry noted, per Page Six. She continued, "I was fresh out of a relationship, and I was like, I can't do this anymore. I need to swim in a different pond, but I had to do a lot of real work." Bloom, like Perry, also addressed the difficulties he and the singer faced in their relationship, suggesting that their differing career paths may have contributed to the issues they encountered at the time. "We're in two very different pools [for their work]. Her pool is not a pool that I necessarily understand, and I think my pool is not a pool that she necessarily understands," Bloom told Flaunt Magazine. The "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor continued: "Sometimes things are really, really, really challenging. I won't lie. We definitely battle with our emotions and creativity." "I think we're both aware of how blessed we are to have uniquely connected in the way that we did at the time that we did. And there's definitely never a dull moment," he added. Amid their separation, Bloom is confirmed to be attending Bezos' wedding to Sanchez solo, while Perry forges ahead with her Lifetimes Tour.
Yahoo
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Sad Reason Katy Perry And Orlando Bloom Never Married As They 'Split' After A 6-Year Engagement
Reports have emerged revealing why Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom never exchanged wedding vows despite being engaged for years. The former couple was reportedly "looking forward" to tying the knot; unfortunately, they faced a major obstacle in the form of a global pandemic. The revelation comes after it was confirmed that Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom had "split" after almost a decade together. After getting engaged in 2019, many expected Perry and Bloom to have a fairytale wedding worthy of their A-list status. However, despite six years having elapsed since the proposal, not only have they remained unmarried, but reports have revealed that the couple has quietly called it quits on their relationship. Now, a source has shared the "real reason" why the duo didn't exchange wedding vows. "They were looking forward to marrying fast after getting engaged, and then COVID got in the way," the source told the Daily Mail. "[When] they got engaged, she was expecting, so everything came fast, and she was looking forward to heading down the aisle pregnant," the source added. According to the insider, COVID-19 brought many uncertainties and travel restrictions. This would have clearly made it difficult for family and friends to attend a wedding and disrupted other logistical arrangements. And when the pandemic subsided, Perry became busy releasing new music and preparing for a tour, all while adjusting to her new role as a mother to their daughter, Daisy. "There just wasn't any time to put a wedding together," the source continued. "The chances of breaking up were more likely than getting married." Despite not tying the knot, the former couple seemed happy for years, but amid a recent rough patch, they reportedly decided that it was time to quit the relationship. "Katy and Orlando have split but are amicable," a source informed Us Weekly earlier in the week. "It's not contentious at the moment. Katy is, of course, upset but is relieved to not have to go through another divorce, as that was the worst time in her life." The decision to split was reportedly one that had been "a long time coming" as the duo's relationship had been "tense for months." Following the alleged split, Perry is now "keeping busy" with her Lifetimes Tour Down Under but is set to go on a short break at the end of the month. She has yet to make a public statement confirming the rumored split, and the same holds true for Bloom, who has remained equally silent on the matter. Previous reports that swirled amid Perry and Bloom's rough patch claimed that the singer's ongoing Lifetimes Tour largely contributed to the breakup. A source stated that it caused the "biggest disruption" to what she shared with Bloom, due to the extensive preparation, rehearsals, and travel that had gone into it. "Katy and Orlando have been disconnected for a while now, and with their work commitments have been living separate lives," the insider said at the time, per The Sun. "They have barely been together for a decent amount of time, without distractions, for many, many months," they added. "It has been 'go, go, go' and they thrived when they enjoyed a more settled life, being together in the same place for a length of time. But that has just not happened." Aside from the tour, Perry's Blue Origin space trip strained her relationship with Bloom. A report from The Sun claimed that Bloom "did not approve" of the all-female trip, which had also received criticism from netizens at the time. According to a source who spoke with the outlet, the actor never thought "going on the mission was a good idea" and was "frustrated" and "disappointed" by her decision to embark on it nonetheless. The insider went further to explain that Bloom "knew she would get backlash" from the mission, which is why he opposed it from the outset. "From day one, Orlando didn't think going on the Blue Origin mission was a good idea, and knew she would face backlash," the source added. "He always thought it was a stupid idea, and she wouldn't get anything positive out of it."
