Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Katy Perry Opens Up About Recent 'Unhinged' Hate She's Gotten Online In Viral Post

Katy Perry
Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Katy Perry

The singer responded to an Instagram post to thank her fans for always supporting her as she's been "battered and bruised" online following her Blue Origin space flight, the release of her new music, and her current tour.

Katy Perry has had a very busy and shall we say out-of-this world kind of month.

On April 14, alongside CBS Morning's anchor Gayle King, as well as journalist and philanthropist Lauren Sánchez, Perry took part in an eight-minute, all-female space trip via the Jeff Bezos-founded tech company.


The trip was meant to support women in aeronautics, but it was met with scrutiny, considering the amount of financial and environmental resources that were used in those eight minutes.

To add salt to the wound, Perry's latest album, 143, has not performed nearly as well as her previous albums, even with its accompanying Lifetimes tour.

With criticism coming in from fans, Katy Perry haters, and even big names like Amy Schumer, Olivia Munn, and Wendy's, Perry found herself in quite the negative light throughout most of the month of April.

But everything turned around when a group of "Katycats," Katy Perry's biggest fans, funded a celebratory billboard for her in Times Square.

The fans recorded the billboard in an Instagram video, which congratulated her on the opening of the tour.

The Instagram caption read:

"Katy Perry has taught us that love is the key that opens every door. Today, we wanted to remind her that she is never alone; our love for her is boundless, unwavering, and eternal."
"So, for the next 24 hours, a very special message from her Katycats all over the world will be playing at Times Square."

You can see the video here:

Perry then responded in the comments section with a long and heartfelt message.

"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. 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 okay, I have done a lot of work around knowing who I am, what is real, and what is important to me. 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."

Perry tried to see the online hate as an opportunity to grow rather than dwell.

"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. What’s real is seeing your faces every night, singing in unison, reading your notes, and 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."
"I’m not perfect, and I actually have 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."

Though the Instagram community was touched by the fans' gesture and Perry's reaction, Twitter (X) was not so convinced.

 


 


 


 


 

But even on Twitter (X), some Katycats appeared and were inspired by her message and grace.

 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


It's touching to think that fans pooled money and resources to remind Perry that she's not alone, even if some fans speculated that it was just a cover story to help counter the negativity she has faced recently.

We hope this experience helps Perry recognize how privileged she is, and that her message will be uplifting to her fans.

More from Entertainment/celebrities

Alyssa Milano; Julian McMahon
Michael Kovac/Elton John AIDS Foundation/Getty Images; Marcus Ingram/The Surfer/Getty Images

Alyssa Milano Shares Poignant Tribute To 'TV Husband' Julian McMahon After His Death At 56

Actor Julian McMahon lost his battle with cancer at the age of 56 earlier this week, and to say that the Charmed, Nip/Tuck, and Fantastic Four actor touched many lives would be an understatement.

When the news of McMahon's passing went public, his Charmed costar and "TV wife" Alyssa Milano came forward and expressed her sadness and condolences on Instagram. The pair were a favorite couple on Charmed, and it was clear from her post that their care for each other extended beyond the screen.

Keep ReadingShow less

People Who Slept With Their Best Friend Describe The Aftermath

When two people have a deep and meaningful friendship, the question might eventually come up of whether or not they could be more. Agreeing that their friendship might deserve more, they might try to date or at least explore physical intimacy.

But crossing that line carries with it consequences, and it's only once the pair crosses that line that they'll find out if crossing it was good or bad.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots of Hope Walz and Laura Ingraham
@hopewalz/TikTok; Fox News

Hope Walz Perfectly Claps Back After Laura Ingraham Rips Her For Supporting Mamdani

Hope Walz, the daughter of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, responded brilliantly after Fox News personality Laura Ingraham attacked her for praising the mayoral primary victory of democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani in New York City on TikTok, saying Ingraham spends her time "not caring about other people.”

Mamdani handily defeated former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary last week, sparking racist and Islamophobic backlash from right-wingers who've claimed his policies would "destroy" the city.

Keep ReadingShow less
child writing on chalkboard
Leonardo Toshiro Okubo on Unsplash

Bilingual People Explain Which Words They're Surprised Don't Exist In English

According to one report, approximately 3.3 billion people worldwide—43 % of the population—are multilingual, meaning they speak at least two languages. According to the last Census, 21.6% of people in the United States speak more than one language, while in the United Kingdom, the number is 36%.

More multilingual people speak English as a second language than English speakers who have learned another language besides English. Worldwide, people who learned English as a first language rate among the lowest in multilingual rates.

Keep ReadingShow less
Andrew Garfield at the 2025 Glastonbury Festival
Harry Durrant/Getty Images

Andrew Garfield meets fan with wild tweet!

American actor Andrew Garfield had a funny yet awkward reunion with a fan from a viral “Thirst Tweet” featured on Buzzfeed Celeb.

The Thirst Tweet compilation shows celebrities reading a collection of scandalous tweets from fans commenting on their looks, attractiveness, and sex appeal. Blushing stars include James McAvoy, Renee Rapp, Keanu Reeves, Anthony Mackie, and more recently, Brad Pitt and Javier Bardem, as they promote F1 the Movie that was released in theaters last week.

Keep ReadingShow less