Los Angeles, Aug 25 (IANS): Singer-songwriter Katy Perry, who is known for songs such as ‘California Gurls’, ‘Chained to the Rhythm’, ‘Roar’ and others, recently made a bold statement through her dress and her words on social media.

The singer recently took to her Instagram, and shared a carousel of pictures and videos in which she could be seen pulling off an unconventional outfit with a skirt above the hip length. The pictures and videos seem to be from her recent gig in West Hollywood, California.

She wrote in the caption, “They say I do it for the male gaze but the truth is I do it for the MALE GAYSSSS. Thank you @evitaparty for hosting a fabulous party last night 143. I love you”.

Fans took to the comments section of her post and heaped praise on her.

One user wrote, “The hottest in the industry”.

Another commented, “This is how you peak motherism (sic)”.

A third user called her a, “Queen” in the comments.

While many fans loved her Instagram post, a few people, in comments section differed in their opinion.

An Internet user wrote, “This is peak mid life crisis unfortunately”.

Another wrote, “This has nothing to do with becoming a mother. This is PR stunt at its best because of the new album, it’s meant to get people noticing her and what way to get noticed if your voice isn’t that good……? Lack of clothes and flesh showing”.

Recently, the singer-songwriter came under the scanner of the Spanish government after it was alleged that the music video of her song ‘Lifetimes’ was filmed at a restricted location in Spain. A government agency in Spain claimed that the production company behind the song did not have clearance to film on location.