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New York Post
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Carrie Underwood makes a dig at Katy Perry's space flight after replacing her on ‘American Idol'
Carrie Underwood is keeping her feet on Earth. The 'Before He Cheats' singer, 42, declared that she has no plans to travel to space when asked about Katy Perry's controversial Blue Origin mission in a recent interview with Access Hollywood. 'The day I go to space will be when the good Lord decides my time on Earth here is done and he takes me home,' Underwood said. Advertisement 8 Carrie Underwood on 'American Idol.' Disney 8 Katy Perry after her space mission on April 14. BLUE ORIGIN/AFP via Getty Images She added: 'So, that will be the day I leave this Earth.' Advertisement Underwood won 'American Idol' in 2005. She replaced Perry, 40, as a judge on the current season of the ABC series. Perry was on the show for 7 seasons. Fellow judge Lionel Richie also weighed in on Perry's space journey. 8 Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood and Luke Bryan on 'American Idol.' Disney via Getty Images My first impression was, 'Get out the capsule,'' he told Access Hollywood. 'It's not that anything was going to go wrong. It's just that I don't like the phrase, 'Never happened before.' So I said, 'You go right on girl.'' Advertisement The 'Endless Love' singer, 75, joked, 'Lionel Richie is having trouble navigating earth and gravity. Just walking straight everyday is a daunting task at the point in my life.' 8 Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan on 'American Idol' in 2023. ABC When asked if he'd go to space, Richie responded. 'I've been in space since '76, what are you talking about? Listen, when you have Parliament-Funkadelic, the Ohio Players and Bootsy Collins, and we're all out front, and the answer is, 'Am I going to space?' I'm trying to come back from space!' Perry flew to space on April 14 with Lauren Sánchez, Gayle King, film producer Kerianne Flynn, aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe and astronaut/activist Amanda Nguyen. Advertisement The 11-minute trip was lambasted by numerous celebrities. 8 Katy Perry in space holding a daisy, a tribute to her daughter Daisy Dove. Blue Origin 8 Katy Perry kisses the ground in Texas after flying to space on April 14. BLUE ORIGIN/AFP via Getty Images Olivia Munn dubbed the historic journey 'gluttonous,' while Amy Schumer and Olivia Wilde mocked the launch. Model and actress Emily Ratajkowski said the mission was 'confusing' and 'beyond parody.' Perry took the most heat of the women onboard. She was slammed by fast-food chain Wendy's and by the son of the 85-year-old veteran she's suing for damages. The 'Firework' singer faced further backlash when she seemingly tailored the outfits, choreography and several props on her Lifetimes Tour as a tribute to the space voyage. 8 Katy Perry performs in Mexico City on her Lifetimes Tour on April 23. / Perry finally addressed the hate she's gotten in a reply comment on an Instagram fan page last week. Advertisement 'Please know I am ok, I have done a lot work around knowing who I am, what is real and what is important to me,' she said. 8 Katy Perry's official portray for her Blue Origin space mission. Blue Origin/Mega The pop star added that 'when the 'online' world tries to make me a human piñata, I take it with grace and send them love, cause I know so many people are hurting in so many ways and the internet is very much so a dumping ground for unhinged and unhealed.' She also told her fans that she's 'on a human journey playing the game of life with an audience of many and sometimes I fall but… I get back up and go on.'
Fox News
16-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Gayle King disappointed by backlash to Blue Origin flight, accuses critics of sexism
Print Close By Kristine Parks Published April 16, 2025 CBS host Gayle King responded to the backlash over the Blue Origin space flight on Tuesday and suggested the all-female crew was being held to a different standard than men who've been to space. The journalist and talk show host was part of a historic flight on Monday that also carried Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos' fiancée, Lauren Sánchez, pop star Katy Perry, film producer Kerianne Flynn, NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe and civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen. The rocket landed safely after roughly a 10-minute flight. The high-profile trip drew some criticism from those who questioned if the brief flight was a worthwhile use of resources. King responded to the backlash in comments to Entertainment Tonight on Tuesday, where she compared the Blue Origin flight to the historic space flight taken by American astronaut Alan Shepard in 1961. KATY PERRY'S BLUE ORIGIN FLIGHT FOLLOWS WILLIAM SHATNER ON STAR-STUDDED TREKS TO SPACE "Have you been?" King scolded critics. "Please don't call it a 'ride,'" she added, claiming people don't use this term when talking about men going into space. "We duplicated the same trajectory that Alan Shepard did back in the day, pretty much. No one called that a 'ride,'" King said. "It was called a flight, it was called a journey." "There was nothing frivolous about what we did," she added. KATY PERRY AND BLUE ORIGIN FLIGHT CREW BLASTED BY CELEBRITIES 'DISGUSTED' OVER MISSION "I'm very disappointed and very saddened by it," the CBS host continued. "And I also say this, what it's doing to inspire other women and young girls, please don't ignore that." She also addressed liberal critics who complained about the environmental impact, saying that Bezos' mission with Blue Origin was to discover if the rocket would be able to take waste from Earth into space to "make our planet cleaner." "Space is not an either/or. It's a both/and. And because you do something in space doesn't mean you're taking anything away from Earth," King argued. CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST MEDIA AND CULTURE NEWS Model Emily Ratajkowski was one of several celebrities who bashed the flight on social media, calling it, "beyond parody." "You say that you care about Mother Earth, and it's about Mother Earth, and you go up in a spaceship that is built and paid for by a company that is single-handedly destroying the planet," Ratajkowski posted to TikTok. "Look at the state of the world and think about how many resources went into putting these women into space. For what? I'm disgusted." King previously told critics at a press conference on Monday that anyone bashing the flight "doesn't really understand" the historical significance of the space flight. "We can all speak to the response we're getting from young women, from young girls about what this represents," she added. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Despite her sharp words to critics, King said she feels that for the most part the reaction has been positive. "This is exciting for so many people," she told Entertainment Tonight. Print Close URL
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jeff Bezos Face-Plants While Trying To Greet Fiancee After Blue Origin Flight
Jeff Bezos may have flown in space back in 2021, but he had a really hard time leaving Earth on Monday. That's because the Blue Origin billionaire face-planted while trying to find the door on the craft that carried his fiancee, Lauren Sanchez, and five other women into space for a 10-minute ride. Video footage shows Bezos running toward the craft containing Sanchez, singer Katy Perry and journalist Gayle King, among others. In the process, he falls down but manages to pick himself up and greet Sanchez at the craft's entrance. Bezos didn't appear to be injured from his bout with gravity. He and Sanchez celebrated before she turned her attention to the rest of her family waiting for her at the landing site. 'I can't put it into words. We got to see the moon!' Sanchez said with tears in her eyes, the New York Post reported. 'The Earth looked so quiet… I don't think you could describe it.' Of course, Bezo's fall managed to attract a large amount of social media attention. Jeff Bezos trips and face plants. First time it's felt like he's a normal — MisterMcCoffee (@eschbornhockey) April 14, 2025 🚨 BEZOS FACE PLANTS WHILE CELEBRATING BLUE ORIGIN LANDINGJeff Bezos rushed to embrace Lauren Sánchez after her space flight—only to faceplant in front of the cameras. Rocket man, meet gravity. — Irrelevant News (@IrrelevantFeed) April 14, 2025 🚨 Jeff Bezos took Amazon Prime to a whole new meaning today and delivered himself to the ground…‼️👊👀⚠️ — Matthew R X Bullock (@XavierBullock) April 14, 2025 Breaking @JeffBezos Injured during word on the condition of this hero who fell from the Jeff Bezos fall from orbit trying to save his lady from the rocking chair rocket ride of a midlife crisis mission. — ⏰0⏰ (@0HOUR1__) April 14, 2025 Blue Origin Launches An All-Female Celebrity Crew With Katy Perry, Gayle King And Lauren Sanchez Katy Perry Channeling Her 'Feminine Divine' Ahead Of Space Flight Jeff Bezos' Fiancée, Lauren Sánchez, Opens Up About 'Turbulent' Start To 2025 In Cryptic Post
