‘American Idol’ Contestant Katy Perry Mocked Says She’s ‘Not Even Mad’ About Singer ‘Mom-Shaming’ Her After Quitting

“American Idol” contestant Sara Beth Liebe said she’s “not even mad” about pop singer Katy Perry “mom-shaming” her on the show despite deciding to quit the competition to be home with her family.

The contestant, a 25-year-old mother of three, shared a video on Tuesday on her Instagram Story in which she talked about her desire to just “do music” — after previously sharing that her “heart’s at home” and not staying to compete in the singing competition, Page Six reported.

“If you watch my videos, you’d know that I’m not even mad. I’m just trying to do music,” the former “American Idol” contestant said.

The reality TV contestant said she had to address the comments because people have been claiming that her decision to leave the show was some kind of ploy “on her end” to get her “15 minutes of fame or whatever the hell everyone is saying.”

“I’m so over it. No more,” Liebe said, as she sent a message to members of the media she’s not going to comment any further about her time on the show.

The contestant made headlines in March when Perry was accused of being a “mean girl” and “bullying” Liebe during a recent episode.

During the hit ABC reality TV talent competition, fans said the 38-year-old “American Idol” judge was rude to the singer after Liebe’s revealed her singing expertise was basically the “church choir,” as previously reported.

“Is this your dream?” Perry asked the contestant, who appeared rattled and simply replied, “Um.”

“If it’s not your dream, you might need to leave because there’s a lot of dreams behind you,” the “Firework” hitmaker added.

Liebe admitted she was “still processing” being away from her kids before she finally started with her first song. However, Perry seemed unimpressed and prodded her, “Show us what your voice can do. Take it to the limit. No looking back. Sing it like it’s your new dream. More of that! Hold it out.”

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The singer then named Liebe the “Accidental American Idol.”

“Look, if it’s not your dream, it’s not gonna go far because I also respect everyone that’s walking through that door who will lay down their life for this golden ticket [to Hollywood],” Perry explained.

Liebe did finally get picked and moved on through the competition, making it to Hollywood Week before she announced she was leaving.

“This opportunity is really rad, but this is actually gonna be my last performance ’cause my heart’s at home,” the contestant said. “So I’m gonna get home to my babies. They kinda need me. So thank you.”

House Investigators Speak With Biden Aide For Docs Inquiry

House investigators spoke with a former aide to President Joe Biden — with links to his son Hunter — who has become a central figure in the commander-in-chief’s classified documents scandal.

Kathy Chung, a vice presidential assistant to Biden who went on to become Pentagon official, participated in a transcribed interview with the Oversight Committee on Tuesday, according to an announcement by Chairman James Comer (R-KY).

Across multiple media reports, Chung emerged as a key figure who is said to have overseen the transport of materials to the Penn Biden Center — a think tank in Washington, D.C. — after Biden left the vice presidency in early 2017, and has already been interviewed by federal investigators as part of the Justice Department’s probe into the matter.

Comer said Chung provided “startling information that undermines the Biden White House’s narrative” in regarding the president’s handling of documents — a controversy that has dogged Biden ever since it came to light in January when it was publicly revealed that Biden’s attorneys found about 10 documents marked classified while clearing out Biden’s office at the center in November of last year.

“Today we learned that when Joe Biden left the vice presidency, boxes containing classified documents, vice presidential records, and other items were stored in three different locations around the Washington, D.C. area, including an office near the White House, an office in Chinatown, and eventually the Penn Biden Center,” Comer said.

“At some point, the boxes containing classified materials were transported by personal vehicles to an office location,” he added. “The boxes were not in a ‘locked closet’ at the Penn Biden Center and remained accessible to Penn Biden employees as well as potentially others with access to the office space. We need to find out who had access to these documents.”

The chairman shared one more revelation: “We also learned today that then-White House Counsel Dana Remus tasked Kathy Chung with retrieving these boxes from the Penn Biden Center as early as May 2022. This story does not begin in November 2022, as represented by President Biden’s attorney.”

The top Democrat on the oversight panel, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), also released a statement about the interview with Chung.

“Ms. Chung has cooperated with Committee Republicans every step of the way — providing materials to investigators, voluntarily sitting for an interview, and working in good faith with Congress,” Raskin said. “She repeatedly explained that she was unaware that there were alleged classified documents at the Penn Biden Center until November 2022, when the documents were first discovered by counsel for President Biden.”

Raskin went on to criticize the Republicans for not placing more focus on former President Donald Trump’s conduct. The Democrat also accused Oversight Committee Republicans of “knowingly” misrepresenting Chung’s work and promoting “a baseless, outrageous, and racist conspiracy theory about her” — apparently suggestions that she could be a Chinese foreign agent — “all in order to create a mirage of fake evidence for their empty attacks on President Biden.”

Biden’s personal attorneys and the White House have insisted they are cooperating with the National Archives and Justice Department. Biden has said he was “surprised” government documents were found at his private office space, but congressional Republicans remain suspicious.

“In the coming days, the Oversight Committee will follow up with persons of interest in this investigation,” Comer said in his statement.

While Congress conducts its own investigation, special counsel Robert Hur is working to determine whether any laws were broken in connection to the handling of records found at the Penn Biden Center and other locations, including the president’s homes in Delaware.