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Katy Perry Says She’s Been ‘Battered and Bruised’ by Backlash: The Internet Is a ‘Dumping Ground for Unhinged and Unhealed’


Katy Perry has responded to backlash following her Blue Origin space flight, writing in a social media comment that she's felt "battered and bruised."

Katy Perry has responded to backlash following her 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 and the fast food chain Wendy’s.

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