Katy Perry, journalist Lauren Sánchez and Gayle King news presenter launched into space aboard the new Shepard Capsule of Blue Origin for a 11 -minute flight acclaimed as historic on Monday.
However, the mission soon faced strong criticism, not only of environmental activists and celebrities, but also of unexpected corners such as the Fast food giant Wendy’s.
Shortly after the return of the capsule, Wendy published a sarcastic comment on X (previously Twitter) under a photo of Perry in his space suit, writing: “Can we send it back”?
In addition, Kesha seemed to support the feeling, sharing a photo of herself smiling while drinking a Wendy shake, a movement that fans quickly performed as a subtle tone towards Perry.
According Daily mailKesha’s publication was intentional. The source said that Kesha felt that Perry’s inclusion in the mission contradicted the issue of female empowerment, given Perry’s recent collaboration with the music producer Dr. Luke, whom Kesha accused of sexual assault in 2014.
Although Dr. Luke denied the accusations and a legal battle of a decade ended in 2023 with an agreement, the tensions between the two singers have remained high.
Regarding this, the publication said: “Kesha does not believe that Katy should have been on that ship. Especially since he believes that Perry working with Dr. Luke again was a betrayal of women everywhere.”
In addition, Perry’s participation and his dramatic return, which included kissing the ground and declare his emotional connection with “love and belonging”, only fed a greater mockery online.
It is worth mentioning that critics, including celebrities such as Emily Ratajkowski, Olivia Wilde and Olivia Munn, criticized the mission as deaf and wasteful given the world’s environmental and economic crises.
