Katy Perry is due to recoup $1.8 million off the price of the $15 million Montecito mansion that plunged her into a headline-grabbing real estate war with 86-year-old Texas millionaire Carl Westcott, who also happens to be the father-in-law of Real Housewives of Dallas cast member Kameron Westcott.

A judge signed a proposed order Tuesday that will award Perry the $1.8 million so long as neither party files an objection in the next ten days. The money represents the damages Perry suffered when Westcott bailed on their $15 million purchase agreement in 2020, claiming he lacked capacity when he signed it. Westcott sued Perry through her business manager, trying to overturn the sale, but he lost at a bench trial during the first phase of the legal battle.

Perry had asked for an awar

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