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Katy Perry suffers wardrobe malfunction on American Idol. The Teenage Dream singer, who serves as a judge on the singing competition, revealed in the middle of judging a contestant that her silver sculptural crop top had broken. She poked fun at the fashion mishap by kneeling behind the judging panel while her fellow judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan made quips about ratings. "I guess it is a woman's world... It's a family show!", Katy Perry / American Idol. Katy later returned to her seat, hugging a cushion to her chest to protect her modesty. After the episode aired, the singer shared a behind-the-scenes video, revealing that several people tried to fix the back of her metallic top before she made the declaration during the show. "I need my top to stay on. If it's not fixed, this show is going to get more than it wanted.” Country star Luke then stepped up to help, holding a pair of scissors. However, he quickly changed his mind once he gave the top a closer inspection. Speaking with Access Hollywood after the broadcast, Katy downplayed her fashion crisis. "I wouldn't call it a malfunction, I'll just call it an interesting moment on live television. It seems like every season, I'm either tearing the seam of my pants or... I'm just super expressive physically!", Katy Perry, Access Hollywood. "I just love this outfit so much and I knew I was rolling the dice but I was like, who cares?", Katy Perry, Access Hollywood. THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT