Katy Perry has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons, causing her fans to question her mental sanity. Is she heading towards a typical pop star meltdown?
Once in a while, a different celebrity is pushed under the “bad spotlight”, where a string of bizarre, humiliating and career-hurting things happen to them under intense media scrutiny. Over the past years, I have covered the breakdowns of once soaring celebrities such as Britney Spears, Kanye West, Shia Leboeuf, Amanda Bynes, and others. None of them fully recovered from these traumatic events. All of the them now appear completely “out of it”.
The most troubling part of these breakdowns is the fact that they are often accompanied by pictures and performances that are heavily symbolic which imply that they are under intense control … and that their breakdowns were right on schedule. Is Katy Perry heading that way? One thing is for sure, we are seeing the classic symptoms and symbolism of a classic “pop star breakdown”. The pattern is there for those who can see it.
Losing It
Although Perry has been at the forefront of the elite’s agenda for years (read my several articles about her), she nevertheless enjoyed universal praise from fans, critics, and media in general. This has changed in the past months.
Things began to go sour around the time she released Chained to the Rythm, a song that, coincidentally, heavily promotes to the elite’s agenda.Perry introduced this song at the 2017 Grammy Awards (the performance was very symbolic). Before the awards show, Perry caused some stir when she made fun of Britney Spear’s head shaving incident. When Ryan Seacrest asked her about her brief hiatus from the music business, she replied:
Before the awards show, Ryan Seacrest interviewed Perry and asked her about her brief hiatus from the music business. Her reply caused some controversy as it made fun of Britney Spears’ infamous head-shaving event.
“It’s called taking care of your mental health, I haven’t shaved my head yet.”
This comment was odd yet strangely specific. It cold-bloodedly ridiculed a traumatic event in Britney Spears’ life nearly exactly 10 years after it happened. It was like a 10-year anniversary “diss” from the elite to Britney Spears – through Katy Perry.
Britney Spears shaving her head during her public meltdown in February 2007.
The fact that Perry made this comment on the 10th anniversary of this event is somewhat odd – as if it was a sick “inside joke” of the industry. What is sad about this comment is that Perry might be heading down the same horrific path. Here’s a quick recap of the events leading to Britney Spear’s breakdown.
To understand the kind of destructive pattern industry slaves are subjected to, here’s a quick recap of the events surrounding Britney Spears’ meltdown.
Feb. 16, 2007 Spears is seen at a hair salon in Tarzana, Calif., shaving her head. Later, she was seen at a tattoo parlor getting inked on her hip and wrist. The “makeover” came the same day as reports on TV and Web sites that Spears, who has drawn criticism for her recent partying and sloppy behavior, had briefly checked into rehab at a treatment center in Antigua. Hair purportedly clipped from her head is now for sale on eBay.
Feb. 20, 2007 Spears checks into a Los Angeles in-patient facility following a bizarre weekend that included shaving her head and getting new tattoos.
Sept. 9, 2007 Britney Spears returns to the spotlight in a big way in Las Vegas, opening MTV’s annual star studded Video Music Awards (VMAs) with a performance of her new single, “Gimme.” But, her performance provoked plenty of negative feedback; out-of-synch lip-synching, lethargic movements, a bit of paunch in place of her once-taut belly – all came under scrutiny. At times she just stopped singing altogether, as if even she knew nothing could save her performance.
Britney Spears’ at the 2007 VMAs.
Jan. 3, 2008
Spears was whisked away in an ambulance after police were called to her house to help end a nearly three-hour custody standoff involving her young sons. She was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Entertainment Tonight reported on its Web site. A Los Angeles Police Department spokesman told City News Service that Spears appeared to be under the influence of an unknown substance.
Jan. 31, 2008
For the second time in a month, Britney Spears was taken from her home by ambulance and escorted to a hospital by more than a dozen police officers as two helicopters followed overhead. A Los Angeles police officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak on the matter, said the 26-year-old pop star was being taken to “get help” but did not give the ambulance’s destination. The Los Angeles Times, citing unidentified authorities, said Spears was taken to UCLA Medical Center to be placed on a “mental evaluation hold.”
Feb. 5, 2008
A restraining order was issued against Sam Lutfi, the man who’s been at Britney Spears’ side during her downward spiral. It alleges that he drugged her, took over her finances and controlled the ravenous paparazzi “like a general.” The order was based on a lengthy declaration from Spears’ mother, Lynne, who says Spears met the 33-year-old in October 2007 and “essentially moved into Britney’s home and has purported to take control of her life, home and finances.”
– CBS News, Timeline: Britney’s Meltdown
Britney Spears was in the “bad spotlight” during these days. She bore all of the symptoms of a classic MK-ULTRA breakdown. “Rehab”, “mental evaluation hold” and forced ambulance rides can be code words for “mind control reprogramming”. During these trying times, Sam Lutfi was her MK handler and was instrumental to the meltdown. Oddly enough, Lutfi was also around Amanda Bynes when she broke down and went in forced psychiatric hold.
When attempting to escape MK programming, slaves often shave their heads – a gesture that make them feel they are liberating themselves from their handler’s control. Spears’ breakdown was a failed attempt to escape. Since then, her demeanor has been described as “zombie-like”. She’s been under conservatorship, meaning that every aspect of her life is tightly controlled. Amanda Bynes followed the same pattern.
