Katy Perry’s ex Diplo has made a quip at her relationship with Justin Trudeau, saying he once dated him too.
The producer was involved with Perry for a brief period in 2014, and recently made a nod towards the pop star now being in a romantic relationship with the Canadian politician.
Details of a romance between the two were rumoured all summer, and last month the Daily Mail published photographs of the pair embracing and kissing on the upper deck of a yacht. Last week, they confirmed their relationship with their first public appearance together in Paris.
During an interview on the Smart Girls Dumb Questions podcast last month, Diplo made a nod towards Perry seeing the former Canadian Prime Minister, and joked that he dated Trudeau first.
In the discussion, host Nayeema Raza began to say that she knew “so many people” who had dated the politician, before Diplo interjected, and added “… who’ve dated Katy Perry? Like me?”
“Now, Katy Perry’s dating Justin Trudeau… Pretty fire,” he continued, before joking that he “dated Trudeau, too”.
He concluded: “That was a weird one, though. I’m just not into politicians. He is kinda hot.”
Since then, Diplo has doubled down on the lighthearted claims that he was once romantically linked with the Canadian politician on social media.
Yesterday (Monday November 3), the DJ shared a selfie he took with Trudeau in the past, which sees them together at what seems to be a crowded music event. The image shows the politician looking straight into the camera, while Diplo makes a silly face.
In the caption, Diplo wrote: “the one that got away” – both joking that there was a romantic triangle involved, and also making a reference to Perry’s 2011 hit single of the same name.
Before confirming her involvement with Trudeau, Perry reflected on her “rollercoaster year” and told fans that she was done “forcing” her career. “Whatever comes next, I’m letting it unfold naturally,” she said. “No forcing, no controlling – just trusting the angels, the fans, and the music to guide me where I’m meant to go.”
She had released her seventh album ‘143’ in September, which NME awarded two stars and described as “a serviceable but slightly dull collection on which Perry struggles to relocate her old sense of fun”. The project also sparked backlash due to the record seeing her work with Dr. Luke, despite the abuse and assault allegations against him.
The singer was also criticised for being part of a controversial space flight mission in April, where she was a member of the first all-female space flight in history, and when she headed out on tour earlier this year, fans were divided again.
This came as she faced multiple occasions where props malfunctioned, a fan fainted on stage, and there was harsh criticism from some online over the choreography involved.
Despite this, the tour grossed more than $80million (£59million) in sales, and she has since been announced as the headliner of ‘Pop Day’ at the 2026 edition of Rock In Rio Lisbon Festival.
