One of Katy Perry's massive butterfly props broke during her San Francisco performance, giving her a scare. The singer nearly lost her balance during the incident, but she kept singing through it all.

What took place during the show

The video of the performance that has just appeared on Instagram and X (previously Twitter) shows Katy sitting on a massive butterfly-shaped prop that hung in the middle of the air and revolved around the venue. During her hit song Roar, Katy begged the audience to join her in singing, but the prop malfunctioned and fell down. Katy nearly lost her balance, but she managed to maintain her position and keep singing.

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Responses from fans

"She said the singing shouldn't stop, which the audience paid for!!! handled it so well," one fan remarked in response to the video, while another added, "Look at the professionalism and how she kept singing!" I hope she's all right and safe. Even if it means putting their lives on the line, some female pop singers go all out to put on a spectacular show for their followers! But are people really going to single out the most embarrassing parts of the two-hour program in order to criticize them?

One more stated, "Beginning to feel like more musicians should simply stay on the ground/stage." Beyoncé had a similar scare a few days ago when a prop failed in the middle of her performance. "These pop stars need to stay on the stage, learn from Gaga," said another. "First Beyoncé, now her. Stay on the stage then," read a comment.

After nine years together, Katy and Orlando Bloom announced their breakup earlier this month. They made a joint statement to declare their breakup. "Representatives have confirmed that Orlando and Katy have been shifting their relationship over the past many months to focus on co-parenting because of the abundance of recent interest and conversation surrounding Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry’s relationship," said their spokesperson in a new statement.