American Idol Katy Perry

Singer Katy Perry has been urged to apologise to an American Idol contestant after she quit the show following backlash from a 'mom-shaming' joke.

It was literally a joke." "I know that you love your family [and] your kids. I know that as a mother. But then I also know that you lose out on your fullest potential. “This opportunity is really rad, but this is actually going to be my last performance, because my heart’s at home. So I’m going to get home to my babies. “I guarantee that she left because she was berated by Katy in the audition and decided the competition wasn’t worthy enough to be away from her kids,” one person speculated. “I think that it's hard enough to be a mom and it's hard enough to be a woman.” Fans were left confused that Katy was talking to Sara Beth "as a mother" following the mom-shaming joke. “I did want to take this opportunity to say that I think that women supporting and uplifting other women is so cool, and I think that mom-shaming is super lame. Addressing the drama in a TikTok video, she said, “At the start of my audition before I sang, I mentioned that I had three children and was a young mother, and Katy Perry made a joke that wasn't super kind. She quipped: “If Katy lays on the table, I think I'm going to pass out.”

The singer, 38, was accused by viewers of being 'rude' towards contestants on the ABC talent show during Tuesday night's episode.

And it's mind-blowing and so humbling and has made me realize how badly I want to do music. 'I don't think I realized quite how hard it would be to be away from my kids. There's a lot of guilt that comes when you leave your kids to do something completely selfish.' Katy said: 'You've opened a door you never thought you would open, and you got a yes. She wrote: 'A lot of people don't realize that I was scouted to audition. Lost control, the show is now contrived and it's an insult to the viewer! One wrote: 'Katy is so rude and condescending to the contestants unless it's a male cutie then she acts like a teenage fool. I've been married since I was 18. I've been a mom since I was 18. You may get another yes in the future. While another fumed: 'And the Katy Perry remarks were rude also. On March 5, Sara revealed that she had given birth to three children before age 25 - leading mother-of-one Katy to quip that she had 'been laying on the table too much'.

It wasn't Katy Perry's "mom shaming" controversy that drove Sara Beth Liebe to remove herself from 'American Idol' contention.

International singing reality show American Idol saw 25-year-old contestant Sara quit after some 'hurtful' mom-shaming comments by singer Katy Perry.

I also know that it’s easier to walk away than to be rejected. In the audition rounds, when Sara informed about being a 25-year-old and mother to 3 kids, the singer made a snarky remark. In the recent episode, Sara decided to quit the show after her live performance.

Contestant Sara Beth Liebe went viral just weeks ago after fans thought she'd been 'mum-shamed' by Katy Perry during her audition.

However, the singer did try and persuade the 25-year-old to stay. "This opportunity is really rad but this is actually gonna be my last performance 'cause my heart's at home," the mum-of-three told the judges, after she came back to perform a rendition of The Police's 'Roxanne'. "So I'm gonna get home to my babies, they kind of need me.

A recent example of this was when Katy Perry mom-shamed Sara Beth Liebe, who is a 25-year-old mother of three, during Liebe's American Idol audition. Liebe was ...

And I think that it’s hard enough to be a mom, and it’s hard enough to be a woman, and I also wanted to take this opportunity to say that I see all of the young moms, and just moms in general, who have commented on all of the videos and posts and everything. And I just wanted to say that I see you, and I hear you, and I am grateful for you, and you’re worthy. I mean, it was embarrassing to have that on TV, and it was hurtful, and you know… “But I did want to take this opportunity to just say that I think that women supporting and uplifting other women is so cool. It is never appropriate to tell a mother that her dreams are behind her or over because she has children. It can also perpetuate harmful stereotypes about motherhood, implying that women must choose between having a fulfilling family life or pursuing their dreams, which is not true at all. “At the start of my audition, before I sang, I mentioned that I had three children and was a young mother. One of the most common stereotypes is that these mothers are uneducated or unable to control their reproductive health. What works for one mother may not work for another, and respecting each mother's individual choices and goals is important. This mindset is reinforced by the media and popular culture, where smaller families are portrayed as more modern and practical. And without children, there would be no future generations to carry on the traditions, values, and innovations that make our society great. Unfortunately, our society has a long history of placing unfair expectations and pressure on women to conform to certain norms, particularly regarding motherhood.

Katy Perry wore a hat that read "MAMA" after she was involved in a "mom-shaming" controversy with an "American Idol" contestant. The contestant spoke out ...

American Idol star Sara Beth Liebe has claimed she's 'not even mad' about Katy Perry 'mom-shaming' her during her first audition - despite previously saying ...