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One set of 140 characters could not contain OK! Magazine's apology to Katy Perry. The tabloid's March 2nd issue printed that the pop star was pregnant and planning a wedding, using paparazzi photos taken with a long lens to accompany the article. Katy has retweeted OK! Magazine's apology tweets to her 67 million followers, as well as responding with a statement of her own below.
In the March 2, 2015 print edition of OK! Magazine, we wrongly stated that Katy Perry was pregnant, and that she was planning a wedding.
— OK! Magazine USA (@OKMagazine) March 30, 2015
We acknowledge that Ms. Perry is not pregnant, and she is not planning a wedding. We regret the mistake and sincerely apologize to Ms. Perry
— OK! Magazine USA (@OKMagazine) March 30, 2015
for publishing the error. We also apologize for including paparazzi photos of Ms. Perry that had been taken with a long lens while
— OK! Magazine USA (@OKMagazine) March 30, 2015
she was having a private function at her home.
— OK! Magazine USA (@OKMagazine) March 30, 2015
she was having a private function at her home.
— OK! Magazine USA (@OKMagazine) March 30, 2015
And here's Katy Perry's final word on the matter:
REMEMBER these magazines are fiction designed for entertainment. NO ONE speaks for me. Instead let the previous tweets speak for themselves.
— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) March 30, 2015