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Katy Perry blasts White House for using hit song 'Firework' she sold in $225M catalog deal

Podcast host Benny Johnson speaks on the Democratic Party’s next potential presidential candidate on Jesse Watters Primetime. Katy Perry blasted the White House for using her hit 2010 song "Firework" in a TikTok video without her permission, years after the pop star sold the majority of her music catalog in a reported $225 million deal. On Thursday, the White House TikTok account shared a video featuring black and white footage of recent military strikes on Iranian targets, timed to the "boom, boom, boom" lyric from "Firework." "Iran has been warned," the caption read, along with a firework emoji. POP STAR OLIVIA RODRIGO FELT 'ENRAGED' AFTER ICE USED HER HIT SONG, BRANDS AGENCY 'BARBARIC' In an X, formerly Twitter, post that she shared on Saturday, the 41-year-old pop star condemned the inclusion of her song in the clip. "I am deeply appalled and ang

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Katy Perry blasts White House for using hit song 'Firework' she sold in $225M catalog deal

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Katy Perry blasts White House for using hit song 'Firework' she sold in $225M catalog deal

Podcast host Benny Johnson speaks on the Democratic Party’s next potential presidential candidate on Jesse Watters Primetime. Katy Perry blasted the White House for using her hit 2010 song "Firework" in a TikTok video…

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