Blog - Michele Ronk

Can Christians Sue?

by Michele Ronk | Jun 24, 2021 | Christianity, Katy Perry Lawsuit

I watched an Instagram video of a Christian I respect. She said something that caught my attention talking about two conservatives fighting, and whether Christians can sue each other in Court. She said Christians do not sue. She’s partly right.. partly wrong. I get...

United States District Judge asked to be an American Idol judge

by Michele Ronk | May 21, 2021 | Katy Perry Lawsuit, Musician

After I filed my First Amended Complaint, the Defendants responded with their expected Motion to Dismiss. Then, my opposition came in and then they came in with their Reply to my Opposition, which then at that point the Motion to Dismiss became “fully...

Katy Perry Lawsuit and my “Upgraded 2.0” Amended Complaint

by Michele Ronk | Mar 5, 2021 | Katy Perry Lawsuit, Musician, Songwriting

It’s been over 6 months since this started with seeing Katy Perry Smile lyrics for the first time, and seeing the similarities to my song Upgraded 2.0. I just recently filed my “Upgrade 2.0”, Amended Complaint in my lawsuit with Katy Perry. It’s been...

Update: Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Katy Perry

by Michele Ronk | Jan 5, 2021 | Katy Perry Lawsuit, Musician, Songwriting

Never thought I’d be in a Copyright Infringement Lawsuit against Katy Perry, and I actually cried when I made the choice that it must be done, because I loved her. Here’s some pictures of my Dream Book I created almost twelve years ago. That’s the Katy...

Halsey shouldn’t apologize for her eating disorder pic

by Michele Ronk | Dec 29, 2020 | Mental Illness, Musician

Recent Posts: Katy Perry Smile Lyrics have 12+ Similarities to My Song! Filing a Lawsuit! Katy Perry’s song “Smile” vs Mine “Upgraded 2.0” Something needs to be said about the reaction to Halsey posting a picture of her eating disorder. After her fans asked her...

Copyright Law and Infringement Protection

by Michele Ronk | Oct 1, 2020 | Katy Perry Lawsuit, Songwriting

When this all started, when I discovered my song looked to have been copied, and started digging into copyright law and copyright infringement, I wanted to share with you guys…

Katy Perry Smile Lyrics have 12+ Similarities to My Song! Filing a Lawsuit!

by Michele Ronk | Aug 17, 2020 | Katy Perry Lawsuit, Musician

So, my lawyer wrote and sent a Cease and Desist letter to Katy Perry’s team regarding the substantial similarities between Katy Perry Smile lyrics and my song Upgraded 2.0, and we got a response from her lawyer within a few hours…

Katy Perry’s song “Smile” vs Mine “Upgraded 2.0”

by Michele Ronk | Aug 4, 2020 | Katy Perry Lawsuit, Musician

It’s not a coincidence that Smile copied 6 pieces of my song’s story, with same key lyrics 3 of the times and the rest of the 6 key parts taken from, just changing synonyms and rephrasing. That’s plagiarism!

Coronavirus Fears

by Michele Ronk | Mar 26, 2020 | Mental Illness

Recent Posts: What an Eating Disorder Really is Thankful for Jesus I don’t know who you are or how you feel with the coronavirus taking over everything but I know you feel something. Lately, it feels like we’re living in a movie.. The scenes change every hour...

What an Eating Disorder Really is

by Michele Ronk | Feb 28, 2020 | Mental Illness

This is a hard post to write as it’s very detailed to call attention to what an eating disorder really is. An eating disorder is not what Taylor Swift portrays in her documentary where she says she wouldn’t eat to look better in her dresses, along with other media...