Wendy’s Crashes Katy Perry’s Earth Landing
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April 17th, 2025 – Wendy’s has issued a statement amid the buzz around its anti-Katy Perry post on X that asked if the singer can go back to space (aka get off Earth). The fast food chain went viral on April 14 when Perry joined Gayle King, Jeff Bezos’ partner Lauren Sanchez and other women on a Blue Origin trip to space. The account Pop Crave announced “Katy Perry has returned from space” after the mission ended, to which Wendy’s social media team replied: “Can we send her back.”
PEOPLE MAGAZINE jumped into the fray sharing various views:
“Wendy’s didn’t make a joke — they made a choice. Their recent posts on X aimed at Katy Perry were not only disrespectful, but blatantly inappropriate,” the source says.
“This wasn’t harmless banter, this was a billion-dollar brand using its platform to publicly demean a woman,” the source adds, contending that “when billion-dollar brands join in, it’s irresponsible.”
In response, Wendy’s kept it positive but stopped short of an apology in a statement to PEOPLE.
“We always bring a little spice to our socials, but Wendy’s has a ton of respect for Katy Perry and her out-of-this-world-talent,” the fast food company said.
The source close to the situation expressed dismay that the comments targeted a flight that featured an all-female crew.
“[Wendy’s is] not adding to the conversation, they’re dragging it down and this kind of behavior contributes to a culture where women are punished for standing out or a woman daring to do something different is a target,” the source says.