US EditionLily Allen apologizes for ‘being mean’ to Katy Perry over Blue Origin flight
- Lily Allen apologized on April 28, 2025, for criticizing Katy Perry’s April 14 Blue Origin space flight with an all-female crew.
- Allen’s earlier criticism stemmed from frustration over the flight’s timing amid economic hardship and from what she called her own internalized misogyny.
- The Blue Origin flight, organized by Jeff Bezos’s company, included Katy Perry, Gayle King, Lauren Sanchez, and others traveling about 12 minutes on New Shepard.
- Allen acknowledged that mentioning Perry’s name was unnecessary and attributed it to her own internalized misogyny, while Perry described the spaceflight as a significant milestone for women and the advancement of space travel.
- Allen maintained she disagrees with the flight itself but regretted singling out Perry, reflecting broader criticism over space tourism's expense amid societal struggles.
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Lily Allen Is Sorry She Was 'Mean' to Katy Perry About Her Space Flight
Katy Perry has been getting a lot of criticism for her Blue Origin space flight earlier this month, but now she’s getting at least one apology. Fellow pop singer Lily Allen opened up in a new episode of her Miss Me? podcast and expressed regret over some comments she made about Perry’s shuttle excursion being “out of touch.” “I would actually like to apologize for being mean about Katy Perry last week,” Allen said at the beginning of Monday’s po…
"It was useless to target her": Lily Allen apologizes after criticizing Katy Perry's space flight
The 39-year-old singer had found Katy Parry's participation in the flight in the Blue Origin space "totally disconnected from reality." Lily Allen apologized for targeting her, without questioning her thoughts on this mission.
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