Pop star Katy Perry has won an apology from a fan over a faked picture message that went viral.
The Roar hitmaker snapped a selfie on a fan's phone during a gig in Australia earlier this year and sent it to one of the girl's contacts on messaging app Whatsapp after reading a chat on the device which criticised her singing.
A faked screenshot of the picture subsequently emerged online appearing to show an expletive-filled message alongside the picture, prompting speculation that Perry had included a foul-mouthed response along with the snap she sent.
However, Perry denied writing the accompanying message, and now the fan responsible for mocking up the shot has issued an apology.
"I never wrote those words, that is an edited picture or the person added it after I took it. I would never use the C word," Perry tweeted.
