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Famed scientist Dr Karl Kruszelnicki DEFENDS Katy Perry's space trip and says the pop star is being 'picked on' simply because she's female after controversial Blue Origin flight


Famed Australian scientist Dr Karl Kruszelnicki has weighed in on the controversy surrounding Jeff Bezo's all-female Blue Origin space flight.

Dr Karl alluded to previous 'celebrity space trips' mounted by Jeff Bezo's that featured men including actor William Shatner and US journalist Michael Strahan. She was joined in the voyage by Jeff's fiancée, former journalist Lauren Sánchez, media personality Gayle King, film producer Kerianne Flynn, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, and civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen. Following the backlash, it seems now the Roar singer is experiencing second thoughts about her Blue Origin flight, as an inside source calls the criticism unexpected for the former American Idol judge and 'disheartening' for the rest of the all-female crew.

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