Katy Perry is no stranger to the highs and lows of fame—but lately, she’s been receiving a wave of online hate, from criticism over her Blue Origin space flight to mocking of her Lifetimes Tour performances.
Still, through all the negativity, Katy’s fans have rallied in the most heartwarming way: by funding a giant Times Square billboard just to show their love and support.
The billboard message read:
“Congratulations on the opening week of the tour. We are so proud of you and your magical journey. And we love you to the moon and back! Know that you are safe, seen and celebrated. We’ll see you around the world, this is just the beginning! From your worldwide cats.”
Katy took to Instagram to respond, getting personal with fans in the comments section of her Brazil fan account.
“I’m so grateful for you guys. We’re in this beautiful and wild journey together. I can continue to remain true to myself, heart open and honest especially because of our bond. I love you guys and have grown up together with you and am so excited to see you all over the world this year!” she wrote.
Katy then addressed the hate directly, offering a glimpse into her mindset and the inner work she’s done.
“Please know I am ok, I have done a lot work around knowing who I am, what is real and what is important to me. My therapist said something years ago that has been a game changer, ‘no one can make you believe something about yourself that you don’t already believe about yourself’ and if I ever do have any feelings about it then it’s an opportunity to investigate the feeling underneath it.”
She added, “When the ‘online’ world tries to make me a human Piñata, I take it with grace and send them love, cause I know so many people are hurting in so many ways and the internet is very much so a dumping ground for unhinged and unhealed.”
Despite the criticism, Katy says the connection with her fans keeps her grounded and inspired.
“What’s real is seeing your faces every night, singing in unison, reading your notes, feeling your warmth. I find people to lock eyes and sing with and I know we are healing each other in a small way when I get to do that ♾️”
She concluded with a powerful reflection: “I’m not perfect, and I actually have omitted that word from my vocabulary, I’m on a human journey playing the game of life with an audience of many and sometimes I fall but… I get back up and go on and continue to play the game and somehow through my battered and bruised adventure I keep looking to the light and in that light a new level UNLOCKS ♥️”
