American Idol star Sara Beth Liebe has claimed she’s “not even mad” because Katy Perry “mom-shamed” her during her first audition – despite previously saying she was “hurt” before leaving the competition.
On the March 5 episode, Sara Beth shocked the judges when she revealed that she had given birth to three children before she turned 25. – ridiculous comment.
Sara Beth then dropped out of the contest during Hollywood week, saying she “needed to be with my babies” — before taking to Instagram stories on Tuesday to say she was “over” the ruckus.
She said, “If you watch my videos, you would know I’m not even mad. I’m just trying to make music.’
The contestant said she was “not using the show for 15 minutes of fame or whatever the hell everyone says” and that quitting was “not a trick”
Comment: American Idol star Sara Beth Liebe has claimed she’s ‘not even mad’ because Katy Perry ‘mom-shaming’ her during her first audition – despite previously saying she was ‘hurt’ before leaving the competition
Under fire: During the March 5 episode, Sara Beth shocked the judges when she revealed she’d had three children before the age of 25 — leading Perry to joke that the young mother had “spent too much time on the table” in a widely circulated comment
She added; ‘I’m so done. Not anymore” before deciding to post another story about the show mounting “three standing ovations” from one of her performances.
The video comes after Sara chose to walk away from the competition to “be with her babies” on Sunday’s Hollywood Weekly episode — leaving judges and show producers in shock.
She had sung her first song, The Police hit Roxanne, before telling judges Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie, ‘This opportunity is really great, but this will actually be my last performance because my heart is home.
“So I’m going home to my babies. They need me a little bit.’
Goodbye: Sara said, “If you watch my videos, you would know I’m not even mad. I’m just trying to make music” (pictured with Clay Aiken)
Bryan labeled the decision a “mistake,” while Perry begged the mother to reconsider, to which Sara replied, “I don’t even know what show business is. I’ve been a mother since I was 18. I have been married since I was 18. I don’t think I realized how hard it would be to be away from my kids.
“They’re all still very young. There is a lot of guilt when you leave your kids to do something completely selfish. I feel like I’m not going to win the show anyway, so I might as well go home.”
Perry said, “You opened a door you never thought you’d open, and you got a yes.” You may get another yes in the future. Do not give up.
Sara said backstage, “I’m really humbled and grateful, and Katy had some really nice things to say. If my kids were a little older… I understand how likely this is, but I still kind of want to go home.”
“I don’t think I realized how hard it would be to be away from my kids. They are still very young. There’s a lot of guilt involved in leaving your kids behind to do something completely selfish.”
Sara shared a TikTok video after her departure was confirmed revealing that she suffered a panic attack shortly after her first audition.
She wrote, “A lot of people don’t realize I was scouted to audition. They contacted me. And I am so grateful. I have never had so much support with singing. And it’s amazing and so humbling and made me realize how much I want to make music.
‘Half a year ago I didn’t know that yet. But I can also make hard choices that are best for me.’
This comes after Sara spoke out about the incident with Perry sparking a mass outcry.
When she revealed she welcomed three kids before she turned 25, Katy, 38, pretended to pass out, prompting Sara Beth to say, “If Katy’s on the table, I think I’ll pass out.” ‘
Katy – who is a mother herself – then joked, “Honey, you’ve been on the table too much.”
In a new TikTok, the aspiring singer admitted she found the joke “hurtful” and went on to discourage others from participating in “mom shaming.”
“At the beginning of my audition before singing I said I had three kids and was a young mother and Katy Perry made a joke that wasn’t super nice,” began Sara Beth, as transcribed by Just shocked.
“I don’t have too much to say about it because it’s probably pretty obvious.”
Speaking out: American Idol contestant Sara previously said it was ’embarrassing’ to hear Perry’s comments
Wow: Sara shared a TikTok video after her departure was confirmed revealing she had a panic attack shortly after her first audition
Nervous: During the audition, Sara Beth seemed incredibly nervous as she stood in front of Katy and fellow judges Lionel Richie, 73, and Luke Bryan, 46
She continued, “It was embarrassing to have that on TV. And it was hurtful and, you know, that’s that.
Sara Beth encouraged others to uplift women and spoke directly to other young mothers who reached out to support her.
“But I wanted to take this opportunity to say that I think women supporting and uplifting other women is so cool and mom shaming is super lame.
“And I think it’s hard enough being a mother and it’s hard enough being a woman. I wanted to take this opportunity to say that I see all the young mothers and single mothers in general who have commented on all the videos and messages… I see you and I hear you and I am grateful to you.
“Keep loving your babies. No one deserves to feel bad about that. I think if you’re a good mom and love your babies, that’s all that really matters and no other comments are necessary,” concluded Sara Beth.
According to her TikTok, Sara Beth welcomed her first child at the age of 18.
She largely keeps her three children away from social media and has not revealed any details about their age or gender.