A new video circulating online has revealed Katy Perry’s strange act during her recent trip to space.
On April 14, the 40-year-old musician joined TV anchor Gayle King, journalist Lauren Sánchez, rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, filmmaker Kerianne Flynn, and civil rights icon Amanda Nguyễn as part of the first all-female crew aboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin New Shepard rocket.
The crew soared 62 miles above Earth, spending just over 11 minutes on a round-trip journey that crossed the Kármán line - the internationally recognized boundary of space.
But instead of marking a new scientific milestone, the mission quickly turned into a masterclass in marketing.
With just three minutes of weightlessness, Perry floated in zero gravity and pulled out a daisy flower and a butterfly-shaped card, flashing what appeared to be the nearly unreadable setlist for her forthcoming Lifetimes tour.
It was an eyebrow-raising moment: a once-in-a-lifetime experience transformed into what many saw as a promo opportunity.
"All those emissions and all that money just for tour promo is honestly astounding in how vain and delusional it is I really dk what to say," one outraged user wrote.
A second commented: "Let’s not make going to space for promo a thing, please, the planet is dying," while a third shared: "I think we should be using these very expensive spacefaring vessels to advance our knowledge and benefit humanity, not waste them on celebrity bulls***."
A fourth added: "This is literally the most stupidest s*** ive ever seen in my life."
The space trip was framed as a deeply personal journey for Perry, who carried a daisy into orbit in honor of her daughter, Daisy Dove.
After landing, she kissed the Earth and raised the flower skyward, telling reporters: “This is all for the benefit of Earth," per Rolling Stone.
The 'Fireworks' singer also shared that the experience was the best of her life, second only to becoming a mom. “And that’s why it was hard for me to go, because that is all my love right there, and I have to surrender and trust that the universe is going to take care of me," she explained.
“It is the highest high, it is surrender to the unknown, trust, and this whole journey is not just about going to space...What you’re doing is really finding the love for yourself. I’m really feeling that divine feminine right now,” she added, per The Guardian.
While the 'Teenage Dream' songstress and her crew basked in the post-launch media blitz, not everyone was clapping.
Actress and director Olivia Wilde made her thoughts crystal clear. Sharing a meme of Perry kissing the ground post-flight, she added the caption: “Getting off a commercial flight in 2025 #BlueOrigin.” She followed up with: “Billion dollars bought some good memes, I guess.”
She wasn’t alone as Olivia Munn, co-hosting Today with Jenna and Friends, said: “I know this is probably obnoxious, but like, it’s so much money to go to space, and there’s a lot of people who can’t even afford eggs.”
She called the mission “gluttonous" because “space exploration was to further our knowledge and to help mankind. What are they gonna do up there that has made it better for us down here?”
Emily Ratajkowski chimed in via TikTok, calling the event “beyond parody.” “Look at the state of the world and think about how many resources went into putting these women into space... For what? What was the marketing there? I'm disgusted. Literally, I'm disgusted.”
Amy Schumer joined the parade with an Instagram joke claiming she received a “last-second” invite to join the mission.
Holding a random Black Panther toy, she quipped, “It has no meaning to me, but it was in my bag, and I was on the subway, and I got the text, and they were like, 'Do you want to go to space?' So I’m going to space.”
Blue Origin's Lauren Sánchez, who curated the crew, defended the mission at a press conference: “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. They love their work and they love the mission, and it's a big deal for them.”
“So when we hear comments like that, I just say, ‘Trust me. Come with me. I’ll show you what this is about,' and it’s, it’s really eye-opening," she added.
Gayle King also weighed in, pushing back on the criticism: “Anybody that’s criticizing it doesn’t really understand what is happening here. We can all speak to the response we're getting from young women from young girls about what this represents.”