Overview
Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry Dating Rumor refers to a rumored relationship between former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and American pop singer Katy Perry in mid-2025. Hints at a possible romance between the two started when Trudeau and Perry were spotted getting dinner together in late July 2025. Soon after, Trudeau was seen at a Katy Perry concert in Montreal, Canada, as part of her 2025 “Lifetimes” tour. The photos and videos sparked viral memes, reactions and discourse on social media platforms like Twitter / X, TikTok and Reddit, among others. The story was first reported on by TMZ.
Background
On July 29th, 2025, TMZ reported on Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau having dinner in Montreal, accompanying the story with paparazzi photos (shown below). TMZ’s reporting was echoed by other major media outlets like the New York Times and People Magazine that same day.
On July 30th, TikToker @avocado6713 posted a video of Trudeau at Perry’s concert in Montreal, Canada, as part of her “Lifetimes” 2025 tour. Over two days, the video received over 331,800 likes (shown below).
Trudeau’s attendance at the show was corroborated by major news outlets like Fox News in the following days.
@avocado6713 Justin Trudeau watching Katy Perry 🦋💫 #katyperry #lifetimesstour #justintrudeau #katy #fyp ♬ original sound – lilPeony 🌷
Online Reaction
On July 29th, 2025, the X account @PopBase echoed TMZ’s initial report in a tweet, gaining over 6.6 million views and 35,000 likes in three days.
The post was quote-tweeted that same day by various users, like X user @kendallhosseini, who wrote, “The phrase ‘What the hell, sure’ was made for moments like these,” gaining over 187,000 likes in three days (shown below).
On July 29th, X user @hausofdecline tweeted a mock conversation between “Sapphic Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry lovingly doing each other’s makeup,” with the punchline being Trudeau saying he “used to wear a lot of full face back in the day,” seemingly related to Trudeau’s Brownface Controversy, according to some replies. The tweet gained over 10,000 likes in three days (shown below).
On July 29th, 2025, TikToker @djhungryhuman1 posted a reaction video about the initial TMZ report, gaining over 2,400 likes in three days (shown below).
@djhungryhuman1 Katy can teach him about gravity ❤️ #fyp #foryoupage #fypage #fypage #katyperry #justintrudeau ♬ original sound – DJ Hungry Human
On July 30th, X user @kaxishk reposted the video of Justin Trudeau at Katy Perry’s concert, captioning it, “Justin Trudeau looking at Katy Perry like that 😭.” Over two days, the tweet received roughly 33,000 likes (shown below).
justin trudeau looking at katy perry like that😭
pic.twitter.com/tBNPpJuluI
— kanishk (@kaxishk) July 31, 2025
On July 31st, 2025, X user @VEEPILF quote-tweeted the abovementioned video, joking, “Why is he cheating on Emmanuel Macron?” The post received over 13,000 likes in a day (shown below).
Various Reactions
