Watch Katy Perry Offer to Pay Tuition for Orlando Shooting Survivor Tony Marrero on 'Ellen'
Tony Marrero, a survivor of the June shooting that claimed the lives of 49 at the Orlando LGBT club Pulse, got to meet one of his idols today. After speaking with Ellen DeGeneres about the deep meaning the Katy Perry song "Rise" now holds for him, Marrero was surprised to find KP herself walking in.
"I just wanna say thank you for everything you do," Marrero said after he and Perry had collected their tearful selves. "Your lyrics to that song helped me from the day that I was in the hospital all the way to now. You're amazing."
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