Katy Perry Breaks Silence: Why She Felt Like a ‘Human Piñata’ Amid Shocking Blue Origin Spaceflight Backlash

If you’d told me a decade ago that Katy Perry would be making headlines not for a left-shark incident or a viral haircut, but for rocketing 62 miles above Earth with Jeff Bezos’ space squad, I’d have asked if you’d been inhaling too much hairspray . Yet, here we are—our very own ‘Roar’ diva traded her candyland stage for a Blue Origin rocket, becoming part of the first all-female crew to float among the stars since before WiFi was a thing . But did Katy Perry aim for the stars, only to become the internet’s favorite human piñata upon return? Now that’s irony with rocket fuel . Critics—and, sadly, a parade of internet trolls—had their telescopes ready, taking aim at everything from her high-flying camera poses to an epic post-landing ground kiss that could’ve scored a 10 in a telenovela .

Here’s what I can’t help but wonder: when did zero gravity start carrying so much emotional baggage? As debate rages about whether this female-powered joyride was inspiring, indulgent, or—dare I say—‘out of touch’, Perry’s response reveals more vulnerability than a live mic at the Super Bowl halftime show . Whatever orbit you’re in, this one is worth a closer look—because apparently, it’s not the rocket launch but what happens after that makes the biggest splash on planet social media .

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Katy Perry has broken her silence on the backlash she received after heading up into the skies in Jeff Bezos’ all-female spaceflight two weeks ago.

The ‘Roar’ singer was among a group of six women who blasted off into space on a spacecraft operated by Bezos’ space technology company Blue Origin.

They would become part of the first all-women crew since 1963 to venture into the unknown – albeit just 62 miles above the surface.

The women on board – which included TV presenter Gayle King, rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, activist Amanda Nguyen, film producer Kerianne Flynn and Bezos’ fiancee and journalist Lauren Sánchez – then experienced weightlessness and saw Earth from above.

While the flight lasted just 11 minutes, the trip made headlines worldwide, with many focused on Perry’s actions after landing back on solid ground.

While she was accused of paying too much attention to the camera in space among other things, the American artist also dramatically kissed the ground after touching down.

Celebrities have since criticised the trip with the likes of Emily Ratajkowski and Olivia Munn calling it ‘disgusting’ and questioning the need for the expensive journey and its effects on the environment.

But now, Perry has addressed the critics in a post on social media which read: “I love you guys and have grown up together with you and am so excited to see you all over the world this year!

“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.”

The artist has recently been under fire online for her tour, which started in Mexico City in the past few days.

People have questioned whether the space trip was necessary (Justin Hamel/Getty Images)

Describing herself as a ‘human piñata’, the 40-year-old said that a comment from her therapist has kept her going: “No one can make you believe something about yourself that you don’t already believe about yourself.”

“If I ever do have any feelings about it then it’s an opportunity to investigate the feeling underneath it,” she admitted.

“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 has been criticised for being part of the mission (Blue Origin)

She went on, writing that she had removed the word ‘perfect’ from her vocabulary: “I know we are healing each other in a small way when I get to do that. l’m not perfect, and I actually have omitted that word from my vocabulary, 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 and in that light a new level UNLOCKS.”

While the artist has got a lot of hate online, some conspiracy theorists have even gone as far as to claim that the mission was fake.