Blowback Against Katy Perry & Crew Continues After Blue Origin Trip – Digital Music News

Katy Perry kisses the ground after her Blue Origin space flight returns to Earth (Photo Credit: Blue Origin)
Celebrities including Olivia Munn, Emily Ratajkowski, Olivia Wilde, and Amy Schumer all took their shots at the stunt. Olivia Munn’s comments didn’t mince words stating: “What’s the point? Is it historic that you guys are going on a ride? There’s a lot of people who can’t even afford eggs—I think it’s a bit gluttonous. Space exploration was to further our knowledge and help mankind. What are they gonna do up there that has made it better for us down here?”
Olivia Wilde shared an image of Katy Perry holding a daisy, as well as the image above of Katy Perry kissing the ground upon return. “Billion dollars bought some good memes, I guess,” the actress shared on Instagram.
Fellow tourist Gayle King at least had the cognizance to state she doesn’t consider herself an astronaut and that there’s a distinction between a commercial space flight for tourists and career astronauts who undergo extensive training to go to space.
Even the fast food chain Wendy’s decided to throw shade at Katy Perry specifically. Retweeting a PopCrave tweet with the headline, “Katy Perry has returned from space,” the fast-food outlet replied, “Can we send her back?” as a response.
The account then reposted the above images with the singer kissing the ground and wrote “I kissed the ground and I liked it” referencing her 2008 hit song, “I Kissed A Girl.”
Hours after those Wendy’s posts, Kesha shared a selfie of her sipping from a Wendy’s cup without any caption. Fans interpreted the share as Kesha’s implicit endorsement of the shade thrown Perry’s way—especially after Katy Perry worked with Dr. Luke on her latest album. Kesha has accused Dr. Luke of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse which led to a settlement in 2023.
Some bodegas in the Bronx are now selling ‘loosey’ eggs individually or as bundles of three as the price of eggs has skyrocketed. A dozen eggs now costing more than $12 in many places. ‘Loosies’ used to be a term for illegally splitting cigarette packs and selling individual cigarettes to those who cannot afford a full pack.
Many online commenters have pointed out that space tourism feels like the apex of decadence and the high-profile space walk an advertisement for said decadence—while the hoi polloi struggle to afford everyday necessities.
But hey, at least these celebrities came back unscathed from their 11 minute tourism stint in space—some of those who wanted to take a tourist trip to the Titanic with OceanGate did not fare so well.
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