Topics: Katy Perry, US News, Music, Celebrity, Social Media, Mental Health
Katy Perry spoke out about the Blue Origin backlash during a performance in Chicago as part of The Lifetimes world tour.
Last month, Blue Origin's rocket ship mission successfully took off from Launch Site One in West Texas at 9.30am ET with a crew of six women onboard.
Among them? Why, not only author and journalist Lauren Sánchez - who's also engaged to Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos - but singer Katy Perry, of course.
Alas, despite the monumental moment for the all-women crew - marking the first all-women mission into space since Soviet Union's Valentina Tereshkova in 1963 - the mission came under fire.
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Numerous celebrities came forward condemning the expensive 11-minute round trip from Olivia Munn to Amy Schumer - and Joe Rogan, too.
And Perry in particular found herself rinsed online.
After landing safely back down on Earth, on April 23, Perry launched off into her world tour - titled The Lifetimes.
Kicking off in Mexico, the tour has seen Perry take to the stage after a seven-year hiatus, however, it hasn't been smooth sailing - the singer having to cancel two shows in Mexico and also finding herself the subject of some not very nice comments on social media.
However, while performing in Chicago on May 12 at the United Center, Perry took comfort in receiving such a warm response from the audience - the event sold out.
In a video shared to Twitter, Perry can be heard saying: "Well, I thought I was the most hated person on the internet.
"I think that's false."
It follows Perry responding to a fan's post of her world tour's billboard on Instagram expressing her 'gratitude' for the support.
Perry reflected on being on 'this beautiful and wild journey' of life 'together' with fans.
"I can continue to remain true to myself, heart open and honest especially because of our bond," she continued. "I love you guys and have grown up together with you and am so excited to see you all over the world this year!"
She reassured fans despite the backlash she is 'ok' and has 'done a lot [of] work around knowing who [she is], what is real and what is important to' her.
"My therapist said something years ago that has been a game changer, ‘no one can make you believe something about yourself that you don’t already believe about yourself’ and if I ever do have any feelings about it then it’s an opportunity to investigate the feeling underneath it," she added.
Despite the efforts of some social media users to make her a 'human Piñata', Perry said she takes 'it with grace and send[s] them love' because she knows 'people are hurting' and 'the internet is very much so a dumping ground for unhinged and unhealed'.
She resolved: "What's real is seeing your faces every night, singing in unison, reading your notes, feeling your warmth. I find people to lock eyes and sing with and I know we are healing each other in a small way when I get to do that co l'm not perfect, and I actually have omitted that word from my vocabulary, l'm on a human journey playing the game of life with an audience of many and sometimes I fall but...
"I get back up and go on and continue to play the game and somehow through my battered and bruised adventure I keep looking to the light and in that light a new level UNLOCKS."
