Trace Cyrus unleashed a scathing rant against Katy Perry on Instagram this Friday, slamming the pop star in a fiery post that quickly caught attention.
His outburst came on the heels of a turbulent week for Katy, 40, who faced intense backlash and widespread ridicule over her involvement in Jeff Bezos’ all-female Blue Origin space flight. The mission drew criticism for its steep costs and environmental toll, making it a lightning rod for controversy.
Katy, one of the high-profile passengers on the brief 11-minute space trip, became a particular target after footage surfaced of her serenading fellow travelers mid-flight and dramatically kissing the ground upon landing—sentimental moments that many viewers found overly theatrical.
Now, however, the pop star has come in for brickbats over her career track over the past several years – which Trace claims has been derivative of his sister.
He even joked that Katy’s decision to go blonde and acquire a pixie cut in 2017 was a copy of Miley’s decision to adopt a similar hairdo four years earlier.
Trace blisteringly laid into Katy, quipping that her supposed attempts to stay relevant ‘didn’t f***ing work, and now they’re going to send your a** to space. Didn’t f***ing work! It’s not working. It’s backfiring. Stop!’
Now, however, the pop star has come in for brickbats over her career track over the past several years – which Trace claims has been derivative of his sister.
He even joked that Katy’s decision to go blonde and acquire a pixie cut in 2017 was a copy of Miley’s decision to adopt a similar hairdo four years earlier.
Trace blisteringly laid into Katy, quipping that her supposed attempts to stay relevant ‘didn’t f***ing work, and now they’re going to send your a** to space. Didn’t f***ing work! It’s not working. It’s backfiring. Stop!’
He unleashed the stunning diatribe in a shirtless Instagram video, showing off his sprawl of tattoos and his nipple piercings.
‘I first knew Katy Perry, though, and her team were lame as f*** when her career was first dying,’ he joked: ‘and they were like: “Hmm, what can we do? Well, what worked for Miley? She cut her hair off and it broke the internet and everybody freaked out and she bleached it blonde. We should do that with you, Katy!”’
Mimicking a meeting, he said: ‘Katy’s like: “Yeah, yeah, we should! Should we do it slightly different?” “No, we’re gonna do it exactly the same!”’
He also alleged that Katy’s 2017 song Bon appétit featuring Migos was swiped from Miley’s previous career move to ‘transition’ into ‘more hip-hop stuff’ by collaborating with artists like Mike WiLL Made-It, Wiz Khalifa and Juicy J.
Left out of the equation was the fact that Katy worked with Kanye West on the hit single E.T. in 2011 – two years before Miley collaborated with Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J and Mike WiLL Made-It on the latter’s song 23.
Trace searingly accused Katy of trying to ‘do exactly what the f*** Miley did and blow up. Guess what, it didn’t f***ing work!’
He went on: ‘And then they just tried some EDM song and some s***, because EDM’s hot. Didn’t f***ing work! Now we’re gonna send your a** to space. Didn’t f***ing work! It’s not working. It’s backfiring. Stop!’
The post comes as Katy’s space mission continued to received backlash for its jaw-dropping price tag, for its questionable environmental impact, and for the bizarre and dramatic antics of its six-person crew after they touched down on Earth’s soil.
Katy Perry Reportedly Regrets the Public Spectacle of Her Blue Origin Space Flight Amid Backlash
Katy Perry was one of six women—alongside journalist Gayle King, Lauren Sanchez, NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, film producer Kerianne Flynn, and activist Amanda Nguyen—who launched into space Monday morning aboard a Blue Origin flight from West Texas.
The mission, promoted as an empowering all-female journey, quickly drew criticism online, with some calling it “tone deaf” and “embarrassing” amid broader conversations about space tourism, wealth, and real-world issues. The backlash has reportedly left the pop star reconsidering the way the event was presented publicly.
While Perry doesn’t regret participating in the flight itself—which insiders describe as “life changing”—she is said to be disappointed with how the experience was received. “What she does regret is making a public spectacle out of it,” a source told DailyMail.com, calling the criticism “unexpected and disheartening” for both Perry and the rest of the crew.
One of the most talked-about moments came when Perry stepped out of the capsule post-flight. She paused to hold a daisy up to the sky, then dropped to her knees and kissed the ground, an action that drew mockery on social media.
In her post-flight interview, Perry spoke passionately about the emotional experience: “It’s not about singing my songs. It’s about a collective energy in there… about making space for future women and taking up space and belonging.”
She added, “This is all for the benefit of Earth.”
However, critics were quick to contrast Perry’s theatrical return with the far more dire situation faced by NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who were recently stranded in space for over nine months due to technical issues.
According to the insider, Perry now regrets some of her more dramatic gestures, including kissing the ground and her choreographed camera moments inside the capsule. During the flight, she held a daisy up to the lens, previewed her upcoming tour setlist, and sang “What a Wonderful World” while floating in zero gravity.
Despite the backlash, Perry is said to remain proud of the mission’s intent and its message of female empowerment—but will likely take a more subdued approach to sharing such moments in the future.
It was previously revealed that Katy Perry planned to bring a daisy to space as a “beautiful tribute” to her four-year-old daughter, Daisy Dove Bloom, whom she shares with fiancé Orlando Bloom.
In a rare moment, her daughter was seen on Monday wearing an astronaut costume to watch her famous mom embark on her journey to the edge of space.
The couple reportedly made the “difficult decision” to introduce Daisy to the public, with Perry hoping to show her daughter that she could achieve anything and to make her proud.
However, a source later revealed that the pop star now regrets sharing her daughter with the world and wishes that the video footage from inside the capsule had never been released.
The space mission, which was part of an all-female crew aboard Blue Origin, sparked criticism not just from social media users but also from several celebrities. Emily Ratajkowski, Olivia Wilde, Olivia Munn, and Amy Schumer were among those who criticized the event, calling it a flashy publicity stunt for Jeff Bezos’ space company.
