CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Variety reports:

Katy Perry has responded to backlash following criticism of her new music, tour and Blue Origin space flight earlier this month, writing in a social media comment that she’s felt “battered and bruised” but has “kept looking to the light.”

On April 14, the pop star was part of an all-female crew — also including “CBS Mornings” anchor Gayle King and journalist and philanthropist Lauren Sánchez — who took an eight-minute trip to space via the Jeff Bezos-founded tech company.

Though its purpose was to bring attention to women in aeronautics, the flight resulted in a flood of criticism and ridicule online, even from Perry’s fellow celebrities like Olivia Munn and Amy Schumer as well as the fast food chain Wendy’s.

Read the full article. It’s not currently known if Perry and the others personally paid for their seats, but Blue Origin requires a $150,000 deposit for passengers.

Katy Perry Says She’s Been ‘Battered and Bruised’ by Backlash: The Internet Is a ‘Dumping Ground for Unhinged and Unhealed’ https://t.co/3IRHlxoT6y

— Variety (@Variety) April 30, 2025