{"id":1925556,"date":"2026-05-08T20:30:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T17:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1925556"},"modified":"2026-05-08T20:30:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T17:30:23","slug":"katy-perrys-team-wants-disabled-vet-to-cough-up-5-million-in-court-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1925556","title":{"rendered":"Katy Perry&#8217;s Team Wants Disabled Vet To Cough Up $5 Million in Court Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/da\/16by9\/2026\/05\/08\/daa97e3823c24c83a7419e4e04537627_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Katy Perry&#8217;s Team Wants Disabled Vet To Cough Up $5 Million in Court Battle<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Katy Perry<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Team Goes After Disabled Vet &#8230;<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Fork Over $5 Million in Legal Fees After Court Loss<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-08T13:30:23-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              May 8, 2026<br \/>\n                            1:30 PM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-08T14:32:40-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  May 8, 2026<br \/>\n                                2:32 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-92448d326dd0339e8be52e044480d2e3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260508_daa97e3823c24c83a7419e4e04537627\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:34136e8a-5d56-41c6-97e1-b59396b45433\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/da\/4by3\/2026\/05\/08\/daa97e3823c24c83a7419e4e04537627_md.jpg\" alt=\"main katy perry getty 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-18491d78dd1dbd19dd123826d16fedc5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/katy-perry\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Katy Perry<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s manager wants the disabled veteran &#8212; who lost his fight against the singer over a Santa Barbara mansion he sold to her &#8212; to cough up a 7-figure sum to cover her legal fees &#8230; TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f0effd2c9f9f81579694968bc6bc37dd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, the lawyers for Katy\u2019s longtime business manager, <strong>Bernie Gudvi<\/strong>, asked a judge to order <strong>Carl Westcott<\/strong> to pay more than $5 million in legal fees he racked up from 2020 to 2026.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8e79ba9641a70abe564773332e88de48\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Carl is an uber-successful businessman who sued to back out of the sale of his mansion to Katy. 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