Alert – Why Kesha stands by her Wendy’s jab at Katy Perry after Blue Origin space flight

The all-women Blue Origin space mission was intended to be the pinnacle of female empowerment, as the star-studded fleet – which included pop star Katy Perry, news anchor Gayle King, and award-winning journalist Lauren Sanchez – catapulted into space for an 11-minute flight on Monday.

However, the historic expedition has received backlash ever since the New Shepard capsule touched back down to Earth… and inadvertently reignited a years-long feud between pop rivals Perry and Kesha.

As numerous celebrities criticized the Jeff Bezos-founded Blue Origin for its space exploration endeavors, an unlikely foe to emerge in the debate was fast food chain Wendy’s. 

The burger joint left a shady comment under a photo of Perry in her Blue Origin space suit. Taking to X/Twitter, Wendy’s replied to a post shared by Pop Crave, which included the caption: ‘Katy Perry has returned from space.’

Wendy’s responded: ‘Can we send her back.’

Then, Kesha appeared to pile on the Perry hate train by posting a snap of herself enjoying a Wendy’s shake and smiling.

Katy Perry, 40, soared into the sky with a star-studded all-female crew including Lauren Sanchez and Gayle King on Monday morning 

The singer’s Blue Origin space mission was immediately mocked by fast food chain Wendy’s in a post shared to X/Twitter 

After the official X account for Wendy’s questioned if we ‘can send her [Perry] back’ to space, Kesha piled onto the drama, posting a snap of herself enjoying a Wendy’s shake and smiling

Fans immediately speculated the TiK ToK singer’s selfie was subtle shade towards Perry, who collaborated with controversial music producer Dr. Luke on her flop comeback album, titled 143, last year.

Famously, Kesha – whose real name is Kesha Rose Sebert – accused Dr. Luke of sexual assault and abuse in 2014, which he denied. A New York judge dismissed all of Kesha’s claims in April 2016, and the singer subsequently dropped her sexual abuse case in Los Angeles that August.

Dr. Luke – real name Łukasz Sebastian Gottwald – fired back with a defamation lawsuit against Kesha, which was finally settled out of court in 2023 after a decade-long legal battle.

Now, it seems that the fan speculation was indeed correct, as an exclusive source tells DailyMail.com that Kesha’s post was ‘exactly’ intended to ‘throw shade’ at Perry.

‘For a trip to space that was meant to be all about powerful women making an impact, Kesha doesn’t think that Katy should have been one of the women on board that ship, especially since Kesha thinks Katy put women back in time by working with Dr. Luke again,’ the insider said.

Not only did the Die Young singer criticize Perry for working with Dr. Luke, but Perry’s collaboration with the producer also sparked major controversy across her entire fanbase.

In 2014, Kesha accused Dr. Luke of sexual assault and abuse in a civil lawsuit, which he denied. The music producer fired back with a defamation lawsuit against Kesha, which was finally settled in 2023 after 10 years 

Perry and Dr. Luke, pictured in 2014, have collaborated on hit singles such as 2008’s I Kissed a Girl, 2010’s California Gurls and 2013’s Roar

Kesha, whose full name is Kesha Rose Sebert, tweeted ‘lol’ in the wake of news that Perry and Dr. Luke would be collaborating again

In June 2024, Kesha simply tweeted ‘lol’ in the wake of news Perry and Dr. Luke would be collaborating.

While Perry aimed to show critics she was a supporter of women’s empowerment with the lead single off her album, titled Woman’s World, the messaging fell short considering the song’s close ties to the disgraced songwriter.

‘Kesha’s vision of a woman’s world is a lot different than what she sees Katy trying to explore and bring into the world,’ the source continued.

Upon arriving back on Earth, Perry – who shares daughter Daisy Dove with fiancé Orlando Bloom – stopped and held a daisy up to the sky and kissed the flower, before descending from the capsule, dropping to her knees, and kissing the ground.

The Roar singer then waxed poetic to reporters about feeling ‘super connected to love’ and declared how their all-female journey ‘has always been about love and belonging.’

Perry was brutally slammed online over her ‘try-hard’ antics and her emotional speech was branded ‘tone deaf’ and ’embarrassing.’

Upon arriving back on Earth, each of the ladies were seen exiting the rocket one by one – but Katy’s reaction to completing the journey left many people all across the web unamused

Perry was photographed kissing the ground, a picture that quickly spread across social media, after landing back in Texas

The singer waxed poetic to reporters about feeling ‘super connected to love’ and declared how their all-female journey to space ‘has always been about love and belonging’

According to the source, Kesha believes the internet backlash towards Perry is entirely justified. In fact, the insider maintained that Kesha’s shady photo was the least she could do after the grueling 10-year legal battle she underwent with Dr. Luke.

‘This brief moment of shade made Kesha feel better about the situation, and she hopes that Katy is upset about it,’ they said. ‘Kesha doesn’t think it is petty at all. She thinks Katy deserves any shade she can get.’

DailyMail.com has contacted representatives for Perry and Kesha for comment.

Kesha wasn’t the only famous figure to criticize Blue Origin’s 11-minute space mission, which also carried civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, former rocket scientist Aisha Bowe and filmmaker Kerianne Flynn.

Supermodel Emily Ratajkowski said she was ‘disgusted’ by the expedition and described the flight as ‘beyond parody’ in a TikTok rant.

‘That you care about Mother Earth and it’s about Mother Earth, and you’re going up in a spaceship that is built and paid for by a company that’s single handedly destroying the planet?’ Ratajkowski continued.

Olivia Wilde shared a photo of Perry upon her return to Earth, writing: ‘Billion dollars bought some good memes I guess’

Actress Olivia Munn, seen earlier this year, previously called the trip ‘gluttonous’

‘Look at the state of the world and think about how many resources went into putting these women into space. For what? What was the marketing there?’

Olivia Wilde shared a photo of Perry kissing the ground to her Instagram Stories, writing over the snap: ‘Billion dollars bought some good memes I guess.’

Meanwhile, Olivia Munn slammed the space mission ahead of its launch while appearing on Today With Jenna And Friends earlier this month.

‘What are they doing? Like why? You know what I mean?’ she said. ‘I know that this is probably not the cool thing to say, but there are so many other things that are so important in the world right now.’

Munn then added: ‘What are you going to do up in space? What are you doing up there?’

‘I know that this is probably obnoxious – but like, it’s so much money to go to space. You know, there’s a lot of people that can’t even afford eggs.’