Katy Perry Addresses Critics, Calls Them ‘Unhinged And Unhealed’

Katy Perry is addressing the extensive backlash she’s received in the wake of both her recent space flight and the kickoff of her latest “Lifetimes Tour,” which has been getting terrible reviews.

The 40-year-old singer didn’t specify which critics she was addressing when she posted her reaction to all the hate. “I’m so grateful for you guys. We’re in this beautiful and wild journey together. I can continue to remain true to myself, heart open and honest especially because of our bond,” Perry wrote in a comment on an Instagram fan page showcasing a billboard for her tour. 

“I love you guys and have grown up together with you and am so excited to see you all over the world this year! Please know I am ok, I have done a lot [of] work around knowing who I am, what is real and what is important to me,” she continued. 

“No one can make you believe something about yourself that you don’t already believe about yourself,” Perry added. “When the ‘online’ world tries to make me a human Piñata, I take it with grace and send them love, cause I know so many people are hurting in so many ways and the internet is very much so a dumping ground for unhinged and unhealed.”

Perry said she’s been focusing on “what’s real,” which includes “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.”

The “Dark Horse” singer said she’s “not perfect” and has “omitted that word from my vocabulary.”

“I’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,” Perry concluded.

Perry made headlines earlier this month when she joined Blue Origin’s first all-female flight crew. Critics say the 11-minute space flight was not a big deal. 

Then, a few days later, videos of the singer dancing onstage during her new tour started circulating online, prompting viewers to question the choreography and overall quality of showmanship, especially compared to Perry’s efforts in the past.