Katy Perry is facing legal action for allegedly causing damage to protected dunes during the ‘Lifetimes’ shooting.
Katy Perry’s freshly released music video may have inspired lifelong memories, but it has also spurred an environmental investigation.
According to Entertainment Weekly, the singer is being investigation for allegedly causing damage to protected dunes while filming her Lifetimes video on S’Espalmador, a small island nestled east of Spain and just south of Ibiza in the Mediterranean.
The Environment Department of the Balearic Islands argues that Perry’s production company, WeOwnTheCity, did not get the necessary licenses before filming and may have endangered a protected area of ecologically sensitive dunes.
On August 13, the Government of the Balearic Islands issued a statement indicating that a preliminary investigation into the unlawful shoot had been launched.
While the statement acknowledges that Perry’s team did not obtain the necessary permissions, it clarifies that the situation does not constitute a “crime against the environment” or “delicte contra el medi ambient.”
The dunes in question are part of Ses Salines Natural Park, a protected area in the Pityusic Islands that serves as an important nesting site for migratory birds and sustains crucial biological and marine life.
In the music video for the second track from her upcoming album 143, the pop singer is shown relaxing in a tropical setting. The scenes include cave dancing, bounce-house relaxing, motorcycle riding, and pizza flinging during a DJ set.
Most notably, she was seen frolicking in the dunes, which prompted this investigation.