Gossip’s Beth Ditto has reignited her war of words with Katy Perry.

Ditto recently slammed Perry for her single, I Kissed A Girl, saying: "She's offensive to gay culture, I'm so offended."

Perry’s response was that Ditto was "tacky", as the pop singer claimed she would never insult another musician's work.

And now, Ditto says: "It's not about Katy Perry. It's about this song and its innocence on her part. To [her], it's just this party song."

"But as a gay person, it's like, 'Oh, of course this straight person singing about kissing a girl goes straight to Top 40 and people buy this record."

"Who can give a f*** about real gay people? It's like, 'Oh, that's what you think?"

"Of course, because you never thought about what a real gay person feels, and the impact that a song like that has on the gay world in a time of crucial civil rights'."

Gossip release their new Rick Rubin-produced album, Music For Men, next week.