Back in the United States to see friends and support a charity, Katy Perry strolled down a red carpet for the first time since her split with Russell Brand.

The singer rocked her blue hair and donned a cocktail dress with metal studs at the overnight Friday event for Givelove.org, which provides sustainable low-income solutions Haiti earthquake victims.

Markus Molinari, a designer for J. Molinari Jewelry, told PEOPLE that Perry was doing “amazing” and she was in town to support his cause because “that’s what friends do.”

At the event at the 1 OAK club in the Mirage Hotel, Perry hung out in a VIP booth and watched her pal Ferras perform.

“She was really tame,” a source said. “She was really just drinking a few drinks and chilling with her friends.”

Earlier, Perry went to Stack restaurant, joining a table of 18 and dining on steak, seafood and red wine and listening to another performance by Ferras on the piano. Perry was seen clapping, cheering and swinging a napkin the air.

The singer is back from doing shows in the Philippines and Indonesia.

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She kissed a boy – but it didn’t mean anything.

Katy Perry set tongues wagging in the Philippines this weekend, when she pulled a local male model and actor onstage for a kiss during a concert in Manila.

But the newly-single singer, who split from husband Russell Brand in December, quickly shot down romance rumors, saying the smooch with Ivan Dorschner, 21, was just part of her act.

A review in the Philippine Star, which first reported Perry’s “torrid flirting” with Dorschner during her show, states: “After scanning the crowd and telling the men in the audience to strip off their shirts if they wanted to come up onstage with her, she finally chose the chiselled (sic) Dorschner to give her a taste of the Philippines.”

Dorschner, 21, is a television host who appeared on the teen edition of the Philippine version of Big Brother.

The paper went on to describe his encounter with Perry, 27, as “a raunchy segment … in a generally for-adults-only show.”

After the concert, which was final date of her “California Dreams” tour, Perry Tweeted: “Btw, I have *kissed* 1 boy, picked randomly out of the audience, on the cheek as a part of my show for all 125 tour dates. Simmer down now.”

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Fresh from her victory at the recent People’s Choice Award, pop superstar Katy Perry returns to Manila for a one night concert as part of her California Dreams Tour.

The concert will be held at the Mall of Asia Concert Grounds in Pasay City at 8 p.m. on January 22.

Katy brings her acclaimed show that broke records as one of the top 50 tours in the world, winning an MTV EMA award for Best Live Act.

The California Dreams Tour kicked off in 2011 with a total of 122 shows in Europe, Australia, Japan, South America and North America and wraps up her 2012 leg in the Philippines.

This time, she’s performing with a Special Achievement Award from the AMAs (American Music Awards) for her chart-topping five no. 1 singles from “Teenage Dream,” tied with none other than the King of Pop himself, Michael Jackson.

The “Firework” singer promises the show to be a spectacle and fans can expect a visual and aural feast.

Perry is behind the hits “I Kissed A Girl,” “Teenage Dream,” “California Gurls,” “ET,” “Firework” and “Last Friday Night.”

For ticket reservations you may contact SM Tickets at 470-2222 or visit www.smtickets.com or TicketWorld at www.ticketworld.com.ph or call 891-9999.

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THANK YOU to everyone who voted for Katy in the People’s Choice Awards last night! She was the night’s big winner with FIVE awards for Favorite Female Artist, Favorite Song of the Year (“E.T. feat. Kanye West”), Favorite Tour Headliner, Favorite TV Guest Star (How I Met Your Mother) and Favorite Video (“Last Friday Night”).

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Just days after Katy Perry broke her silence for the first time since news of her split from husband Russell Brand, the singer has announced she’ll no longer be attending the People’s Choice Awards on Wednesday in Los Angeles.

“Unfortunately I will not be able to attend the People’s Choice Awards,” she tweeted on Monday (January 9) about her previously scheduled appearance. “I want to thank u all for voting for me, fingers crossed! #KATYCATS.” The singer is up for seven awards at the show, including Favorite Female Artist, Favorite Pop Artist and Song of the Year for her Kanye West-assisted “E.T.”

A week after Brand filed for divorce from his pop-star wife of 14 months, Perry used the social-networking site to thank her fans for sticking by her during this trying personal time — without directly confirming the split. “I am so grateful for all the love and support I’ve had from people around the world,” she wrote. “You guys have made my heart happy again.”

In another tweet, she addressed the tabloid chatter that has been swirling since news of the split hit the Web on December 30. “Concerning the gossip, I want to be clear that NO ONE speaks for me,” she said, “Not a blog, magazine, ‘close sources’ or my family.”

Perry’s still scheduled to make two appearances on her California Dreams Tour later this month, one on January 19 in Jakarta, Indonesia, and another on January 22 in the Philippines, according to her website. With the PCA appearance canceled, Perry’s next awards-show appearance could take place February 12 at the Grammys, where she’s up for Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for “Firework.”

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Katy Perry has something to say – and she doesn’t need anyone to say it for her.

“Concerning the gossip, I want to be clear that NO ONE speaks for me. Not a blog, magazine, ‘close sources’ or my family,” the singer, whose husband Russell Brand filed for divorce on Dec. 30, said on Twitter Saturday.

Perry, 27, didn’t only address rumors surrounding her split from Brand, who cited irreconcilable differences in the divorce. She also thanked supporters for their concern and well-wishes during a difficult time.

“I am so grateful for all the love and support I’ve had from people around the world,” she Tweeted. “You guys have made my heart happy again.”

The couple were married in India in a lavish, multi-day ceremony in October 2010.

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