Lily Allen is walking back her criticism of Katy Perry’s Blue Origin space mission, admitting on her Miss Me? podcast that her earlier comments were rooted in “internalized misogyny.” Initially, Allen had slammed the 12-minute suborbital flight—funded by Jeff Bezos and featuring an all-female crew including Perry—as tone-deaf and performative, especially during a time of global financial strain. She mocked its framing as a feminist milestone and questioned the value of such a high-profile spectacle.
However, after some self-reflection, Allen publicly apologized to Perry during the April 28th episode of her podcast, acknowledging that her attack on the pop star was “completely unnecessary.” The internet has since been divided, with some applauding Allen’s accountability, while others argue she shouldn’t have backtracked. The incident has reignited debates around celebrity activism, performative feminism, and how criticism—especially among women—can sometimes mirror the very biases it seeks to challenge.
However, after some self-reflection, Allen publicly apologized to Perry during the April 28th episode of her podcast, acknowledging that her attack on the pop star was “completely unnecessary.” The internet has since been divided, with some applauding Allen’s accountability, while others argue she shouldn’t have backtracked. The incident has reignited debates around celebrity activism, performative feminism, and how criticism—especially among women—can sometimes mirror the very biases it seeks to challenge.
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00:00Lily Allen's doing a full 180 after calling out Katy Perry's trip to space,
00:04explaining its internalized misogyny.
00:07Reports state last month on an episode of Allen's Miss Me podcast with co-host Makita Oliver,
00:12the 39-year-old English singer-songwriter slammed Katy Perry's 12-minute space flight.
00:17Allen called the trip tone-deaf, performative, and so out of touch,
00:21pointing to a global economic crisis while mocking the mission's framing as a feminist milestone.
00:27According to the site, the Blue Origin NS-31 mission, privately funded by Jeff Bezos,
00:33launched an all-female spaceflight on April 14th, featuring Bezos' fiancée Lauren Sanchez,
00:38pop star Katy Perry, CBS journalist Gayle King, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe,
00:44activist and scientist Amanda Nguyen, and film producer Carrie Ann Flynn.
00:49The mission was stated to be launched with a goal to demonstrate the new Shepard suborbital
00:53rocket's capability to transport human passengers for space tourism and research.
00:58But Forbes reported that while some praised the mission as a milestone for representation,
01:03others criticized it as a billionaire's PR stunt centered around his fiancée,
01:07highlighting a broader divide over whether the flight was genuine progress for women in aerospace
01:12or just a flashy media moment.
01:14And that takes us back to Lily Allen, who, like many others,
01:18criticized the mission as tone-deaf until some self-reflection made her rethink everything.
01:23Now, according to People Magazine, during the April 28th episode of the Miss Me podcast,
01:28Lily publicly apologized to Katy Perry for criticizing Perry's participation in the Blue Origin spaceflight.
01:34Allen continued to attribute her comments to what she calls her own internalized misogyny
01:38and admitted it was completely unnecessary.
01:41Some are now calling out Allen's apology.
01:44One Instagram user stated,
01:45If you're criticizing someone, don't back off.
01:48While others feel Lily has nothing to apologize for.
01:51And this guy feels it's just another reason for women to blame men for everything.
01:55But what's your take?
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