Katy Perry Music Video Controversy, Explained

Officials in Spain are investigating pop-star Katy Perry after she filmed a music video on the Spanish islands of Ibiza and Formentera. In the music video for her new song, “LIFETIMES,” Perry can be seen dancing against the backdrop of the Balearic Islands beaches and partying in nightclubs. 

However, some of the scenes were allegedly filmed in areas where the singer and her production company did not have authorization to film, according to a press release published by local government authorities on Tuesday. TIME has reached out to representatives of Katy Perry and the production company responsible for the video, WeOwnTheCity, for further comment. 

A significant portion of Perry’s video takes place in S’Espalmador, an uninhabited island that contains sand dunes that the Spanish government has referred to as having “great ecological value,” the BBC reported. 

Spanish local authorities have nevertheless emphasized that Perry is not under investigation for committing a “crime against the environment,” since filming and taking photographs in the area …