The long-running legal battle between Katy Perry and elderly veteran Carl Westcott over a $15 million Montecito mansion has taken a new turn. Perry is demanding nearly $4.72 million in damages, claiming lost rental income and repair costs, while Westcott argues she still owes him $6 million from the original sale.

Westcott, who suffers from Huntington’s disease, insists he lacked mental capacity during the 2020 transaction because he was recovering from major surgery and heavily medicated. Although his family has fought to reverse the sale, a judge ruled in Perry’s favor, stating he failed to prove incapacity.

Now in hospice care, Westcott has become the emotional center of the dispute. His family has shared heartfelt messages about his decline and their belief that he was taken advantage of during a vulnerable moment.

The case has sparked a national conversation about protecting older adults in major financial transactions. Advocates have proposed the PERRY Act, which would require a 72-hour cooling-off period for property sales involving anyone over 75 — a safeguard aimed at preventing situations like this from happening again.