Katy Perry has been fined after filming a music video in Spain’s Balearic Islands without the required permission, marking another misstep in what has been a tumultuous year.
Last summer, the 40‑year‑old pop star shot scenes for her single LIFETIMES in Ses Salines Natural Park, a UNESCO‑recognised reserve spanning 40,000 acres of land and sea across Ibiza and Formentera.
The area, vital for nesting migratory birds, requires a permit from Spain’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Natural Environment simply to enter its delicate zones.
Authorities have confirmed Perry’s production company failed to secure the necessary authorisation.
As reported by the Majorca Daily Bulletin, they were fined €6,001 (£5,197)—a penalty that has already been paid.
Officials described the breach as “serious,” albeit with no evidence of lasting damage to the ecosystem.
The latest blow to Perry comes as she has also faced disappointing record and ticket sales this year and, in June, confirmed the end of her on-off nine-year relationship with actor Orlando Bloom, with whom she shares four-year-old daughter, Daisy Dove Bloom.
In a joint statement, they pledged to focus on co‑parenting moving forward.
Perry also courted controversy earlier this year following a much‑publicised trip to space.
In April, she joined Blue Origin’s NS‑31 mission, an all‑female, sub‑orbital flight touted as a milestone in women’s representation in space.
The ambitious launch drew a firestorm of criticism with celebrities such as Olivia Munn, Emily Ratajkowski, Amy Schumer, and Olivia Wilde denouncing the venture as tone‑deaf, environmentally hypocritical, and out of touch amid global economic strain.
Environmental commentators and scientists added that celebrity space tourism, while glamorous, sends the wrong message and that it undermines public motivation to act on climate change and highlighting excessive, high‑carbon behaviour.
In response, Perry expressed being “disheartened” by how the mission shifted into a “public spectacle,” though she maintained she felt it was “life‑changing” and meaningful.
