'Our country has f***ing failed us!': Katy Perry emotionally reacts to school shooting survivor's story on 'American Idol'
'Our country has f***ing failed us!': Katy Perry emotionally reacts to school shooting survivor's story on 'American Idol' Katy Perry American singer, songwriter, actress and television personality (1984) Lionel Richie American singer-songwriter Luke Bryan American country music singer Katy Perry breaks down while speaking to 'American Idol' contestant Trey Louis, a survivor of the Santa Fe High School shooting in 2018. (Photo: ABC) American Idol has always been known for its wacky moments, from William Hung and Larry “Pants on the Ground” Platt’s viral auditions, to Kara DioGuardi’s finale-night bikini reveal, to any number of the always-extra Katy Perry’s focus-stealing, pants-splitting antics since she became a judge on the show’s ABC reboot five years ago. But at the heart of Idol — along with a nationwide search for undiscovered raw talent, of course — the show has always been about the more serious and vulnerable moments. Sunday’s episode had two ...