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Diplo is leaning into the humor of his connection to both Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau. The DJ posted a throwback selfie on Instagram showing him and the former Canadian prime minister at a crowded event, jokingly captioning it “the one that got away,” a nod to Perry’s 2011 hit.
The post follows Diplo’s recent appearance on the Smart Girls Dumb Questions podcast, where he discussed his brief romance with Perry in 2014. During the interview, the producer cut in when host Nayeema Raza referenced Trudeau’s dating history, saying, “…who’ve dated Katy Perry? Like me?”
Diplo also joked that Perry’s new relationship with Trudeau was “pretty fire,” and playfully added that he had “dated Trudeau too,” before laughing that politicians aren’t really his type — though he admitted Trudeau is “kinda hot.”
Perry and Trudeau have recently taken their relationship public, appearing together in Paris and being seen showing PDA during an outing on the Seine. Perry previously attended one of his Montreal stops before the pair began appearing in public together more openly.
Diplo and Perry have continued to reference their past with humor over the years — including Perry once ranking him last on a playful ex-boyfriend list, to which Diplo joked that he “won bronze in the sex Olympics.”
The DJ’s latest post keeps that same playful tone — leaning into the joke rather than running from it.