Martha Stewart takes dig at ‘astronaut’ Katy Perry after Blue Origin flight: ‘In case you spaced out’
Martha Stewart’s digs are out of this world!
The legendary lifestyle guru, 83, is the latest celebrity to throw shade at the latest Blue Origin space crew, which included Katy Perry, Gayle King and Lauren Sánchez, but she seemed to be aiming directly at the “Firework” singer.
Perry’s been catching backlash after proudly accepting being labeled an “astronaut” after her roughly 11-minute space journey on Monday, and now, Stewart is weighing in.
Stewart took to social media on Friday to essentially say “Been there, done that,” posting a throwback video of her time on a zero-gravity flight almost two decades ago, where she experienced weightlessness.
“In case you spaced out in 2007, Martha has always been ahead of her time 🌟,” her Instagram caption read.
The video showed Stewart with NASA astronauts floating in simulated spaceflight, which she first took part in in 2006.
While her caption didn’t call out Perry, it was what was written across the video that caught fans’ attention.
Stewart’s space clip included the musician’s lyrics to her 2010 hit “Firework.”
“Do you ever feel like a plastic bag drifting through the wind?” the video caption read.
Followers immediately flooded her comment section with delightful responses, pointing out the timeless shade.
“The drag we needed! 🔥🔥🔥,” one person wrote.
“I love the universal dragging. So good,” replied another. “I don’t remember Martha ever calling herself an astronaut,” someone else commented, in reference to Perry’s post-flight interview where she was told, “You are officially an astronaut.” The “Roar” singer replied, “Thank you.”
The Post reached out to Perry’s rep for comment.
Stewart isn’t the only one to drag Perry and the other celebrities who took to space in Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin NS-31 mission.
Olivia Munn, Olivia Wilde, Kesha and even fast-food giant Wendy’s got in on the action.
“I know this is probably obnoxious but like, it’s so much money to go to space, and there’s a lot of people who can’t even afford eggs,” Munn said on “Today With Jenna & Friends” ahead of the rocket launch.
“Is it historic that you guys are going on a ride? I think it’s a bit gluttonous. Space exploration was to further our knowledge and to help mankind. What are they gonna do up there that has made it better for us down here?”
Wilde posted an image of Perry when the singer returned to Earth and kissed the ground after the space adventure.
“Billion dollars bought some good memes I guess,” the actress wrote.
Wendy’s asked, “Can we send her back,” referring to the pop star and space.
The fast-food chain doubled down with a follow-up post showing Perry’s ground-kissing return.
“I kissed the ground and i liked it,” Wendy’s wrote, a playful reference to her song “I Kissed a Girl.”
Perry has not addressed the backlash, but some of her fellow space crew members have.
“Anybody that’s criticizing it doesn’t really understand what is happening here,” King told People. “We can all speak to the response we’re getting from young women, from young girls, about what this represents.”
“I would love to have them come to Blue Origin and see the thousands of employees that don’t just work here, but they put their heart and soul into this vehicle,” Sánchez told the outlet.
“Come with me. I’ll show you what this is about, and it’s really eye-opening.”
