Katy Perry and Ruby Rose reportedly had “too much to drink” on the night they were allegedly sexually assaulted at a bar in Melbourne, Australia, more than 15 years ago.
“They were drunk, they weren’t numb or anything… just like anyone else drinking in a nightclub,” a former Spice Market club manager told the Herald Sun on Tuesday. “They came together. Katie’s hair and makeup girl and another guy who was a friend of Ruby’s.”
The businessman said 600 people gathered at the club that night, creating a “security nightmare”. He claimed that Perry was “in the middle of the mosh pit” at one point.
The former manager addressed Rose’s claim that Perry vomited when he allegedly assaulted her, claiming he did not see the sexual assault taking place or vomiting.
The businessman said Perry and Rose were also spending time with friends in the club’s private VIP area, but were eventually forced out the back door by security and placed in a private vehicle.
“We were both aware that we were public figures, so we didn’t want to be photographed in such a drunken state,” he recalls. “We always protected them as much as possible.”
Representatives for Mr. Perry and Mr. Rose did not immediately respond to Page Six’s requests for comment.
As Page Six previously reported, Perry vehemently denied the allegations of assaulting Rose after the Orange Is the New Black alum made a series of damaging claims against her via an Instagram thread over the weekend.
Rose responded to Perry after attending Justin Bieber’s performance at the 2026 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, saying: “Katy Perry sexually assaulted me at Spice Market Nightclub in Melbourne. No one can tell me what she thinks.”
The ‘John Wick: Chapter 2’ star went on to claim that although he didn’t speak out about the encounter for 20 years, he is now “so grateful to have had enough time to find[my]voice.”
“This just shows how impactful trauma and sexual assault can be,” she added. “Thank you for meeting me.”
In a statement to Page Six, Perry’s representatives called the allegations “categorically false” and “dangerous and reckless lies.”
“Ms. Rose has a well-documented history of making serious accusations on social media against various individuals, allegations that have been repeatedly denied by those named,” a representative for the “ET” singer said in a statement.
Rose’s rep did not respond to Perry’s denial, but the “Dirty Angels” star spoke to Thread in detail about the alleged incident.
“She didn’t kiss me. She saw me ‘resting’ on my best friend’s lap and bent over to avoid her, pulled my underwear to the side and rubbed her disgusting vagina in my face. I spit projectiles at her until my eyes snapped open,” Rose claimed.
“Then I threw up on her and I told the story publicly, but I didn’t know how else to deal with it, so I turned it into ‘a funny little drunk story.'”
“Then she agreed to help me get a U.S. visa. So I kept it a secret, but I told her she wasn’t a nice person.”
Melbourne authorities announced on Tuesday that they were investigating Perry and bombshell comments made against her following Rose’s claims.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this article, please call the Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-330-0226.
