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New York Post
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Katy Perry roars back at ‘unhinged' haters after Blue Origin backlash, insists she won't be a ‘human piñata'
Katy Perry is making sure her fans know that no amount of backlash can dim her firework. The singer, 40, took to social media to address her KatyCats after they expressed their unwavering support amid a thunderstorm of critics who had something to say about Perry's Blue Origin space mission and her outta this world-themed concert tour. Addressing her diehards by leaving a lengthy message via a fan page on Tuesday, April 29, the 'Hot N Cold' singer made sure they knew she was doing 'ok.' 11 Katy Perry took part in Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space mission earlier this month. Katy Perry / Facebook 11 She's received backlash over the mission and her space-themed tour. Getty Images Perry's gratitude comes as her fans launched a worldwide project to congratulate the hitmaker on her 'Lifetimes Tour' — which kicked off on April 23 in New Mexico — with a temporary billboard in Times Square, which read, 'Know that you are safe, seen and celebrated.' Responding to the message in a comment on Instagram, the Grammy-nominated superstar wrote, 'I'm so grateful for you guys. We're in this beautiful and wild journey together. I can continue to remain true to myself, heart open and honest especially because of our bond.' Perry also reflected on her mental health, sharing something her therapist told her years ago that has stuck with her in situations like these. '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. My therapist said something years ago that has been a game changer, 'No one can make you believe something about yourself that you don't already believe about yourself,' and if I ever do have any feelings about it then it's an opportunity to investigate the feeling underneath it,' she explained. 11 Katy Perry's emotional message to fans over the brutal online roasting. Instagram 11 Katy Perry was also critiqued for kissing the ground after returning to Earth. HANDOUT/BLUE ORIGIN HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock 11 Blue Origin's New Shepard 31 rocket launches the NS-31 crew into space on April 14. Blue Origin/Mega The 'Dark Horse' singer then shared 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.' Perry concluded her statement by focusing on her fanbase. 'What's real is seeing your faces every night, singing in unison, reading your notes, feeling your warmth,' she wrote, referring to connecting with them in ways other than at her shows. 11 Katy Perry. 11 The singer performing in Mexico City as part of her tour. / 11 Katy Perry in her Blue Origin jumpsuit. HANDOUT/BLUE ORIGIN HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock 'I find people to lock eyes and sing with and I know we are healing each other in a small way when I get to do that [no], l'm not perfect, and I actually have omitted that word from my vocabulary,' she stated. Perry insisted that she will continue to live out her teenage dreams despite the drama surrounding her every move. 'l'm 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 and continue to play the game and somehow through my battered and bruised adventure, I keep looking to the light,' she told her fans. 11 The pop star with Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez, as well as the rest of their all-female crew. Blue Origin 11 Katy Perry during the rocket launch. Blue Origin/Mega 11 Katy Perry after returning from the roughly 11-minute space mission. via REUTERS Perry's haters have been relentless, which includes several celebrities who slammed the star for joining the Jeff Bezos space flight. Actress Olivia Munn was among the critics. She accused Perry and the other members of the all-female crew, including Gayle King, Lauren Sánchez, film producer Kerianne Flynn, aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe and astronaut/activist Amanda Nguyen, of being 'gluttonous' with their trip to space that only lasted around 11 minutes. Following the Blue Origin mission, Perry received even more fallout when she seemingly tailored the outfits, choreography and several props on her tour as a tribute to her highly-critiqued space voyage. Perry will begin performing the US leg of her 'Lifetimes Tour' on May 7 in Houston, Texas. The worldwide tour will conclude in Abu Dhabi on December 7.
Time of India
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Katy Perry's space mission was a PR stunt? Singer's 'crazy' remarks amid Blue Origin flight backlash
Katy Perry responds to backlash Live Events Why Katy Perry faced backlash? (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Pop star Katy Perry experienced a mix of joy and disappointment following her trip to space on an all-female Blue Origin mission. The space trip, organized by Jeff Bezos' company Blue Origin, took place on Monday, April 14, 2025. Katy Perry was part of an all-female crew that included well-known personalities like TV host Gayle King, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, film producer Kerianne Flynn, and Bezos' fiancée Lauren Sá singer has hit back at the backlash she received for her Blue Origin space flight during the opening night of her 'Lifetimes' tour. The Grammy nominee recently faced backlash for her 'out of touch' and 'entitled' 11-minute voyage to space on Jeff Bezos' New Shepard 31 spacecraft. Former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen and film producer Kerianne Flynn also traveled on the historic 'Dark Horse' singer, who kicked off her trek Wednesday in Mexico City, recreated space choreography during the concert while dressed in a silver metal some points, she even flew in the air and took selfies with men dressed in blue NASA space suits. Perry, 40, also addressed her critics directly, asking the audience, 'Has anyone ever called your dreams crazy?', according to Daily Emily Ratajkowski said she was 'disgusted' by their space launch. Many people online have been claiming that pop star Katy Perry's recent space journey was faked, but experts say there is no real proof to support these theories.'That space mission this morning? That's end time s–t. Like, this is beyond parody,' she said on TikTok. 'That you care about Mother Earth and it's about Mother Earth, and you're going up in a spaceship that is built and paid for by a company that's single-handedly destroying the planet?'Actress Jessica Chastain shared an opinion piece in the Guardian titled, 'The Blue Origin flight showcased the utter defeat of American feminism.'Olivia Munn, meanwhile, called out the millionaires for wasting 'so much money' traveling to space as many Americans struggle to buy food.'I know this probably isn't the cool thing to say, but there are so many other things that are so important in the world right now,' the 'Predator' actress, 44, said on 'Today with Jenna & Friends' earlier this month.'What are you guys gonna do up in space? What are you doing up there?' she Wilde also shaded the launch, writing, 'Billion dollars bought some good memes I guess' alongside a carousel of memes posted by @betches, which featured an image of Perry kissing the ground after returning to 70, and Sánchez, 55, clapped back at the criticism they and the other women on their space flight faced.'Anybody that's criticizing doesn't really understand what is happening here,' the 'CBS Mornings' co-host told People.'We can all speak to the response we're getting from young women from young girls about what this represents.' As for Bezos' fiancée, she said the negative comments got her 'really fired up.''I would love to have them come to Blue Origin and see the thousands of employees that don't just work here but they put their heart and soul into this vehicle,' she noted.'They love their work and they love the mission and it's a big deal for them.'The 11-minute space flight captured widespread attention, but it also stirred up a fair amount of controversy. On social media, conspiracy theories quickly surfaced, with some users suggesting the entire mission was a carefully staged publicity of the main points of skepticism was a video showing the capsule door being closed and then reopened after landing—leading some to believe the flight may not have taken place at all. Others questioned the lack of burn marks on the capsule, which they expected to see if it had truly re-entered from space. There were even claims that a strange-looking hand visible through the capsule window appeared fake, prompting speculation that dummies—not real people—were experts and sources such as the Daily Mail were quick to debunk these theories. The operable capsule door is actually a NASA safety requirement, designed so any crew member can open it within 60 seconds. The absence of burn marks was also explained—Blue Origin's capsule didn't ascend high enough to experience the intense heat associated with longer spaceflights. As for the mysterious hand, it turned out to be from a 2017 test mission that used a mannequin for safety evaluation, not from this recent though the mission was authentic, it didn't escape criticism. Many viewed it as extravagant and ill-timed, especially amid widespread financial hardship. Celebrities such as Olivia Munn and Emily Ratajkowski called the launch "gluttonous" and "disgusting," while singer Lily Allen expressed her disapproval on her podcast, questioning the value of the trip during such a difficult time for so many people. Environmental concerns were also raised—some critics pointed out the irony of Katy Perry, known for her environmental advocacy, participating in a flight that may have produced more pollution than an entire concert the flight was real and verified by official sources and space experts, the debate continues. To some, it was an impressive technological feat. To others, it felt more like an expensive spectacle than a meaningful step forward.
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lauren Sánchez and Katy Perry are set to go to space today. Here's who is joining them — and who designed their spacesuits.
Lauren Sánchez's all-female space crew takes flight Monday on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket. Katy Perry, who is part of the crew, said she will give a performance on the trip. Here's what to know about the flight and crew of the New Shepard 31. Lauren Sánchez, Katy Perry, and a crew of inspirational women are set to blast off on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket Monday. The women will fly on board Blue Origin's NS-31, the 31st flight of the New Shepard rocket program, which will launch from its site in west Texas. Here's what to know about the launch and the crew. Blue Origin's NS-31 rocket will launch at 8:30 a.m. CT. The launch will be livestreamed on the Blue Origin website and social media accounts from 7 a.m. CT, 90 minutes before the scheduled launch time. Once it takes off, the rocket will travel to space at up to three times the speed of sound. Roughly 2 minutes and 40 seconds after launch, the crew capsule will separate from the rocket, allowing it to cruise 62 miles above Earth over the Kármán line — the internationally recognized boundary separating Earth's atmosphere from space. Once they are past this line, the crew will be able to unbuckle and enjoy a few minutes of weightlessness before the capsule falls back to Earth. The capsule will land using parachutes roughly 11 minutes after takeoff. Lauren Sánchez handpicked the NS-31 crew The NS-31 crew features: Sánchez, an Emmy-winning journalist and finance of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos; pop star Perry; Gayle King, the award-winning CBS News anchor; Amanda Nguyen, a bioastronautics research scientist and civil rights activist; Aisha Bowe, a former NASA rocket scientist; and Kerianne Flynn, a film producer. Not only will Nguyen be the first Vietnamese woman in space, but this will be the first all-female space crew since 1963, when Valentina Tereshkova, a Russian engineer, crewed a solo flight. Sánchez told Elle magazine she chose the other crew because they're all "storytellers in their own right. They're going to go up to space and be able to spread what they felt in different ways." Sánchez asked Fernando Garcia and Laura Kim, the creative directors of luxury brand Oscar de la Renta and co-founders of their own brand Monse, to make fashionable spacesuits for the crew, she told The New York Times. Garcia and Kim partnered with Creative Character Engineering, a Hollywood costume company, to create the Monse Blue Origin suits. On Sunday, Perry posted an Instagram video showing the capsule, explaining that they dubbed their crew "The Taking Up Space Crew" and promising to sing during the flight. Meanwhile, Nguyen said on Instagram she will conduct multiple experiments on women's health and plants during the brief flight. Blue Origin flight deposits are $150,000 Blue Origin, founded by Bezos, has been offering space tourism flights since 2021. The company does not disclose the cost of a space flight, but the website says applicants must pay a $150,000 refundable deposit. In 2021, Blue Origin auctioned a seat for its maiden flight for $28 million. Tim Chrisman, the cofounder of the Foundation for the Future, told the Observer in 2022 that a board member of the nonprofit paid $1 million for his seat. Blue Origin's also attracted several celebrities, including William Shatner, the "Star Trek" star. Read the original article on Business Insider
