Katy Perry Bon Appetit Essay

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Katy Perry’s Christian parents do not approve of the sexually suggestive lyrics of her new single “Bon Appetit,” but she said they respect each other’s beliefs and agree to disagree on issues such as this, the Hollywood pop star told Nova’s Smallzy’s Surgery in an interview.
When Perry launched her 2008 hit song “I Kissed a Girl,” her minister father Keith Hudson admitted that he thought his three-decade ministry was going to come to an end, but he said he “never had a problem” with it in the end. When asked what her parents thought of the sexually suggestive lyrics of her new sound track “Bon Appetit,” Perry said her family always reacts with love and respect to each other’s differing beliefs, The Daily Mail relays.
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