‘Complete violation’: Katy Perry blasts White House over using ‘Firework’ song in Iran strikes TikTok video
Pop star Katy Perry has criticized the White House for using her hit song Firework in a TikTok video showing military strikes. The singer said she never gave permission for the song to be used and does not support it. Katy Perry reacts after her song “Firework” was used in a White House TikTok video. (REUTERS) Katy Perry says she never approved the song’s use The White House shared a TikTok video on Thursday. The video showed footage of military strikes. It used Katy Perry’s 2010 song “Firework” as the background track. The lyrics “boom, boom, boom” were timed with clips of bomb explosions. The caption of the video read, “Iran has been warned,” per Variety. Katy Perry reacted to this on X on Saturday morning. She shared a strong statement against the use of her song. Her full statement read: “I am deeply appalled and angry to see ‘Firework’ used on the @WhiteHouse TikTok account as a backing track for video footage of military strikes. I did not approve this, I was not asked, …