Australian police are investigating the sexual assault allegations Ruby Rose made against pop star Katy Perry.
The actress, 40, claimed Perry, 41, sexually assaulted her in 2010 while they went out together at the nightclub Spice Market in the Melbourne CBD.
Perry has denied the allegations through her representative, and now Victoria Police have begun investigating the incident after Rose filed a complaint.
‘Melbourne Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team (SOCIT) detectives are investigating a historical sexual assault that occurred in Melbourne in 2010,’ a spokesman for the force told the Daily Mail on Wednesday.
‘Police have been told the incident occurred at a licensed premises in Melbourne’s CBD.
‘As the investigation remains ongoing, it would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage.’
Rose has since made a post on Threads saying she can no longer talk about the incident while the police investigate her claims.
‘Last update on this: As of this afternoon, I have finalized all of my reports,’ the Australian star wrote on Tuesday.
‘This means I am no longer able to comment, repost, or talk publicly about any of those cases, or the individuals involved.
‘It’s going to look like I am ignoring everything from supportive messages, to other people’s experiences, but I’m not.
‘This is a standard request from the police and in many ways, quite the relief. I can start the healing process now. And temporary [sic] move forward. I love you all so much.’
The Daily Mail has reached out to Perry’s representatives for comment.
The singer hit back at Rose’s allegations, denying she had sexually assaulted the Orange Is The New Black star, branding the claims ‘dangerous and reckless lies’.
Rose claimed in a social media post that the incident with the singer took place at the Melbourne nightclub when she was in her twenties.
She added that it had taken her ‘almost two decades’ to speak about it publicly.
‘I’m now 40. It has taken almost two decades to say this publicly,’ she said.
In a statement, a representative for Perry said: ‘The allegations being circulated on social media by Ruby Rose about Katy Perry are not only categorically false, they are dangerous, reckless lies.
‘Ms Rose has a well-documented history of making serious public allegations on social media against various individuals, claims that have repeatedly been denied by those named.’
It is not the first time the Australian actress has criticised Perry in public. She described the singer’s track Swish Swish as ‘purposeful poop’ in 2017.
However, Rose backtracked on the comments just days later, writing on X: ‘Being mean doesn’t suit me and leaves me feeling dirty.
‘Truth is being mean leaves more leaks in your camp than the Titanic and I get so triggered when I think bullies don’t get held accountable and it makes me think I should say something… but it’s not [my] place.’
