Katy Perry under investigation for possible environmental damage to Spanish dunes where she filmed music video Lifetimes

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Katy Perry is reportedly under investigation for causing possible environmental infringement while shooting her latest music video for Lifetimes in the Balearic Islands. 

The Fireworks songstress, 39 - whose recent video was compared to her 2010 hit track, Teenage Dream - filmed the nearly four minute clip on the islands of Ibiza and Formentera. 

Throughout the music video, Perry can be seen dancing and singing along with friends at the tropical location and also at a crowded nightclub. 

However, the Balearic Government Government Department of the Environment is now looking into whether the performer and her crew possibly damaged protected dunes on the islet of s'Espalmador, per the Majorca Daily Bulletin.  

At one point in the clip, Perry grooved to the track in a seemingly roped off area near the ocean - with the crew and film equipment also nearby. 

DailyMail.com has reached out to Katy's reps for comment.  

Katy Perry, 39, is reportedly under investigation for causing possible environmental infringement while shooting her latest music video for Lifetimes in the Balearic Islands

A preliminary proceeding has officially begun as the department further investigates the possible violation. 

According to the outlet, the production company involved with the shoot did not acquire or apply for permission to film in the specific area. 

In a press release obtained by Billboard, however, the department stated that the music video was not a 'crime against the environment' due to filming being permitted if a request is made.  

The dunes of s'Espalmador are 'highly valuable in ecological terms' and the 'best preserved' area located on the Balearic Islands in Spain, per Illes Balears Travel website.  

The islet of s'Espalmador as well as Ses Illetes are a part of the Salinas de Santa Pola nature preserve, a 'natural 15.000-hectare site that protects southern Ibiza and northern Formentera.' 

The visuals for Lifetimes officially dropped earlier this month on August 8, and garnered comparisons to her 2010 song, Teenage Dream, by fans. 

It comes shortly after her previous single, Woman's World, notably flopped and bombed on the Billboard Hot 100 chart upon its release last month in July. 

The song - which is geared towards woman empowerment - landed the number 63 spot in the first week.  

At one point in the clip, Perry grooved to the track in a seemingly roped off area near the ocean - with the crew and film equipment also nearby

In a press release obtained by Billboard , however, the department stated that the music video was not a 'crime against the environment' due to filming being permitted if a request is made

Woman's World failed to reach top spots on other charts as well, such as only peaking at number 65 on the Global 200 chart oand number 47 on the U.K. chart, per Variety. 

On Spotify, the song reached a number 110 spot on the U.S. chart and number 58 on the global list. 

A source told DailyMail.com soon after the single flopped on the music charts that Katy was 'freaking out' and held crisis talks to salvage her career comeback. 

'Katy is freaking out right now because she is very aware of the feedback that Woman's World is getting,' the insider stated. 'She is pointing the fingers at everyone but herself, but it is her own fault.'

Perry collaborated with music producer, Dr. Luke, who has been embroiled in drama with singer Kesha after she accused him of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse. 

Both Katy and Dr. Luke have worked together in the past on hit tracks such as I Kiss A Girl. But the source added, 'She was insane to think that Dr. Luke was a good idea.'

'Instead of diving deep and creating art she put something out that sounded like it could have been on an album of hers from 2010.' 

'You don't make a song about female empowerment with basically all men. Katy cannot identify with other women because she lives in her celebrity bubble. She knows nothing about what it is like to be a woman in the real world.'

A source told DailyMail.com soon after the single flopped on the music charts that Katy was 'freaking out' and held crisis talks to salvage her career comeback; seen in April in L.A. 

The source continued, 'She is not using her star power to make change in the world – she is using it to make money.' 

Upon its release, Woman's World also received harsh criticism and was panned as a 'monumental catastrophe.' 

Perry soon came to the defense of her Woman's World music video and explained that it had intended to be both 'slapstick' and 'sarcastic.'

While taking to Instagram, she shared a behind-the-scenes look while filming the clip, and said, 'We're kind of just having fun, being a bit sarcastic with it. It's very slapstick and very on the nose.' 

'With this set it's like, "Oooh, we're not about the male gaze, but we really are about the male gaze." And we're really overplaying it and on the nose.' 

Woman's World as well as Lifetimes will be found on her upcoming album titled, 143, which drops next month on September 20. 

In a statement, Katy opened up about the album's title and explained, 'I set out to create a bold, exuberant, celebratory dance-pop album with the symbolic 143 numerical expression of love as a throughline message.' 

And while focusing on the LP's release after Woman's World flopping on the charts, Perry appears to have found herself in the new investigative drama after shooting the Lifetimes music video. 

Perry soon came to the defense of her Woman's World music video and explained that it had intended to be both 'slapstick' and 'sarcastic'

And while the music video initially had seemingly unproblematic visuals, the song itself received higher praise from fans after Woman's World

'Katy Perry is goingg to rock the world againn..!! Lifetimes is such a BOP!' one shared, as another typed, 'Why wasn't this the first single ? This makes woman's world seem like an unreleased demo'

And while the music video initially had seemingly unproblematic visuals, the song itself received higher praise from fans after Woman's World. 

One social media user jumped to X, formerly known as Twitter, and typed, 'Okay but wow the Lifetimes music video to me is giving the Teenage Dream music video but all matured and with wealth now.' 

Another simply wrote, 'Katy Perry is back,' while a fan penned, 'Y'all I'm gonna say it....#LIFETIMES MV is better than Woman's World It's SO BEAUTIFUL I didn't expect the MV to be THIS GOOD.'

'Katy Perry is goingg to rock the world againn..!! Lifetimes is such a BOP!' one shared, as another typed, 'Why wasn't this the first single ? This makes woman's world seem like an unreleased demo.'

The track itself was inspired by her daughter, Daisy, three - whom she shares with Orlando Bloom. 

During an interview on BBC's The One Show, Perry explained, 'Lifetimes is a song that I wrote inspired by my daughter.'

During an interview on BBC's The One Show, Perry explained, 'Lifetimes is a song that I wrote inspired by my daughter'; seen in June in Paris 

'Obviously, I tell her ''I love you'' before she goes to bed every night, but I've started telling her, ''Will you find me in every lifetime?'' and she says ''Yes.'''

'The sweetest thing is we've been all over Europe this summer and we've been to a lot of beaches and I bought a big stack of chocolate gold coins,' she recalled. 

'And when we're building sandcastles I will hide them as she's digging and she will find them, so she loves finding chocolate coins.'

Katy added, 'So the other day I said, "Will you find me in every lifetime?" and she said, ''Yes and we'll find chocolate coins together!"'