"Tf is LA gonna do with $38???" — Internet reacts to the rumor that Katy Perry donated all her revenue from album 143 to California wildfire victims

A rumor that Katy Perry donated all revenue from her latest album, 143, to support the victims of the raging California wildfires went viral on X on January 11, 2025. The wildfires in LA, which started on January 7, devastated Pacific Palisades and other neighborhoods, destroying over 1000 structures.

Several celebrities have come forward with donations to aid the victims of the wildfires. Actress Halle Berry donated her entire wardrobe, while Jamie Lee Curtis pledged $1 million towards the wildfire victims.

Following this, a rumor that Katy Perry donated all the profit she made from her album 143 went viral on X, after the page @zPopDrug posted about it. While the post received 20.7 million views at the time of this article, it is important to note that it is a rumor, and Perry's team has yet to confirm the donation.

The rumor received mixed reviews as it spread on social media. Some netizens were seemingly incredulous at the alleged donation, wondering how much the singer would have donated, given her album underperformed following its release. Pitchfork rated the album 4.5 out of 10, dubbing it a "spectacular flop."

"Tf is LA gonna do with $38???" one user questioned.

Several users echoed this sentiment, with one user commenting her alleged donations amounted to "basically nothing."

"So basically nothing?" one person wrote.

"So zero dollars?" another user added.

"What’d that total to? $7?" someone else commented.

"143 dollars omfg," another user posted.

Others, who believed the rumor to be true, praised Katy Perry for her generosity.

"Such a generous move from Katy Perry!" one person exclaimed.

"As much as i hated the album she has always been such a genuinely good person. good for her fr," someone else commented.

"We're focused on the wrong thing. She donated money and that is what matters! Y'all shouldn't slander her on the income she generated from albums. Grow up," another user added.

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Katy Perry will donate £1 per ticket to Music Venue Trust

Katy Perry announced she will donate £1 for every ticket purchased for her upcoming 2025 UK shows to Music Venue Trust (MVT). MVT is a charity organization that protects and improves grassroots music venues in the UK. The British band Coldplay also showed support for MVT, pledging to donate 10% of the revenue from their 2025 London and Hull shows to the organization.

Katy Perry will reportedly embark on The Lifetimes Tour between April and November 2025, to promote her latest album 143. The tour will kick off in Mexico, following which the singer will perform in Australia, Canada, South America, the UK, and Europe, concluding with the final show in Paris on November 5.

Katy Perry's seventh LP, 143, was released in September 2024. The album garnered discourse on social media platforms after Perry partnered with Dr. Luke to work on the album's lead single Woman's World, following Kesha's s*xual assault allegations against Luke.

The album also saw Katy Perry collaborate with artists like 21 Savage, Doechii and JID, among others. The album's deluxe variant included new tracks like I Woke Up, Has A Heart and OK. 143 is the successor to Perry's sixth LP, Smile, released in 2020.

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In other news, LA firefighters battle the California wildfires for the sixth day since it began on January 7, even as the Santa Ana winds are expected to pick up again from January 13. The death toll continues to rise, with 24 dead and several missing at the time of this article.