Katy Perry thought her space adventure would boost her fading career.
The pop star didn’t count on a fast-food chain bringing her back down to Earth.
And Wendy’s notorious social media team just gave Katy Perry a drubbing with this brutal takedown of her space stunt.
Wendy’s roasts pop star after 11-minute “space mission”
Katy Perry joined CBS anchor Gayle King and Jeff Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sánchez on Monday for what Blue Origin called a “historic” all-female space mission.
The NS-13 crew, which also included astronaut Amanda Nguyen, NASA scientist Aisha Bowe, and filmmaker Kerianne Flynn, blasted off from Blue Origin’s West Texas base at 9:30 a.m.
The mission was celebrated as the first all-female crew to visit space since Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova’s solo flight in 1963.
But not everyone was impressed with the celebrity space tourists.
After Perry and her fellow passengers returned to Earth, the official Wendy’s account on X delivered a savage takedown that had social media users howling.
“Can we send her back,” the fast-food chain brutally wrote in response to a tweet announcing “Katy Perry has returned from space.”
The burger chain wasn’t finished roasting the “Firework” singer.
When photos emerged of Perry dramatically kissing the ground after landing, Wendy’s mockingly posted, “I kissed the ground and I liked it,” referencing the singer’s 2008 hit “I Kissed a Girl.”
I kissed the ground and i liked it https://t.co/pjBpDIZ9k8
— Wendy’s (@Wendys) April 15, 2025
One X user pointed out that Perry and her crewmates had only been in space for around 10 minutes – hardly the grueling mission the media was portraying it as.
Wendy’s sarcastically responded, “Don’t short change her it was 11 minutes.”
The fast-food chain continued its relentless mockery, adding “When we said women in stem this isn’t what we meant,” taking aim at the celebrity-filled mission that was being framed as advancement for women in science fields.
Hollywood elites face backlash over tone-deaf space tourism
The Wendy’s social media team wasn’t alone in their criticism of the star-studded space junket.
Several Hollywood celebrities joined the pile-on, with Amy Schumer, Olivia Wilde, Emily Ratajkowski, and Olivia Munn all expressing their disapproval of the mission.
The backlash highlights growing public frustration with wealthy celebrities engaging in space tourism while ordinary Americans struggle with inflation and economic hardship.
Perry attempted to add sentimental meaning to her 11-minute joyride by bringing a daisy flower on the flight as a tribute to her 4-year-old daughter with Orlando Bloom.
The women’s spacesuits featured personalized symbols – Perry’s had a firework next to her name, referencing her 2010 hit song, while Sánchez had a fly to promote her children’s book “The Fly Who Flew to Space,” and King’s suit featured a microphone nodding to her CBS News career.
Despite Blue Origin’s attempts to frame the flight as historically significant, critics noted that unlike Valentina Tereshkova’s pioneering 1963 mission, which orbited Earth 48 times over nearly three days, the celebrity’s flight lasted mere minutes and required no astronaut training or skills.
Neither Wendy’s nor Perry’s representatives have commented on the social media spat.
The fast-food chain’s Twitter account has previously gone viral for its snarky comments and willingness to “roast” both competitors and public figures. Its savage takedown of Perry’s space tourism adventure is just the latest example of the brand’s no-holds-barred social media presence.
As Perry attempts to revive her music career, the mocking from a burger chain might not have been the publicity she was hoping for after her brief visit to the edge of space.
