Katy Perry Wins Right to Buy $15 Million Montecito Mansion in Real Estate Spat
- Founder of 1-800-Flowers tried to stop sale to singer
- Carl Westcott claimed that he was on painkillers before sale
Pop star Katy Perry can go ahead with the purchase of a $15 million estate in Montecito, California, from the founder of 1-800-Flowers after a judge ruled that painkillers didn’t prevent the businessman from being able to make the deal.
The high-profile fight over the 11-bedroom home pit the “I Kissed a Girl” singer against Carl Westcott, the former private equity manager and serial entrepreneur who originated the dial-a-florist phone number. Westcott, who is no longer affiliated with the flower company, says he didn’t want to sell and wasn’t of sound mind when he made the deal.