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Daily Mirror
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry fuel split rumours as he 'attends wedding alone'
Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry have been hit by split rumours as of late, which will no doubt only amplify as he's reportedly set to attend Jeff Bezos' wedding alone Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry have been plagued by split rumours as of late - which could only intensify if he appears at Jeff Bezos' wedding alone. It has been reported that Orlando will attend the nuptials alone. Jeff is set to marry Lauren Sanchez in the coming weeks in a special days-long wedding celebration, which will take place in Venice, Italy. Orlando is reportedly expected to attend the nuptials alone and not alongside Katy Perry. Katy and Orlando have been subjected to split rumours as of late and this is no doubt only going to intensify the rumours. However, Katy is not expected to attend the nuptials because she will be on tour in Australia at the time. It has been reported by TMZ that Katy will miss the nuptials because of her pre-organised tour of Down Under. It was revealed by a source recently that the pair are waiting to announce their split. A source said: "It's over. They're just waiting until the tour is done before they split." Katy recently hit the headlines for going up into space with a number of other women on Blue Origin spacecraft, New Shepard NS-31. Speaking after her return, she said: "I feel super connected to love, so connected to love. I think this experience has shown me you never know how much love is inside of you, like how much love you have to give and how loved you are until the day you launch.' Katy was seen holding a daisy, a nod to her daughter. But it also had a second important meaning for her. She added: "Daisies are common flowers, but they grow through any condition, they go through cement, they go through cracks, they go through walls, they are resilient. They are powerful, they are strong, they are everywhere. "Flowers are to me, god's smile, but it's also a reminder of our beautiful Earth and the flowers here, and god's smile and the beautiful magic that is everywhere, all around us and even in a simple daisy. So to really appreciate it and remember it and take care of it." In 2024, Katy spoke of her love of London and suggested her and Orlando would split their time between both there and the US. "I love London… beyond Santa Barbara, my hometown, Orlando and I spend so much time in London and lately we've been thinking about maybe splitting our time," she said, "We love it so much, we feel like you guys are really refined. "We spent all day in Hyde Park yesterday, we went to the Princess Diana playground. It's great for kids. She [her daughter] literally went to a dinosaur-themed high tea today, I mean, where else can you do that?"
Daily Mirror
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom 'waiting to announce their secret split'
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are reportedly set to split after almost a decade together, with the couple said to have already called off their engagement Singer Katy Perry and British actor Orlando Bloom are reportedly on the verge of splitting up. The couple, who share 5-year-old daughter Daisy Dove, are said to have ended their engagement but are holding off announcing the sad news until Katy has concluded her world tour. The Roar hitmaker, who was once married to Russell Brand, began dating the Pirates of the Caribbean in 2016 and the pair got engaged in 2019, the year before they welcomed their daughter into the world. But after almost a decade together, it's claimed the famous pair have decided to call it quits following a tough few months professionally for Katy. The mum-of-one, 40, suffered humiliation when her latest studio album was panned by critics, and her recent trip to space also saw the I Kissed A Girl singer slammed by many. An insider claims Katy's album 143 flopping impacted her relationship, with the source noting: "Orlando was supportive, but it caused some tension." PageSix reports that Katy and Orlando are waiting until her current tour, Lifetimes, concludes on December 7, before making their split public news. "It's over," said the source. "They're just waiting until the tour is done before they split." The Mirror has contacted representatives for Katy and Orlando for comment on this story. Despite rumours of a separation, Orlando was on hand to support Katy during her space venture in April. Katy kissed the ground and held a flower in the air as she returned from her Blue Origin trip to space and revealed she will write a song about the experience. The 40-year-old sang Louis Armstrong's What A Wonderful World as she and the six-woman crew, also made up of CBS Mornings presenter Gayle King, former rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, astronaut Amanda Nguyen and film producer Kerianne Flynn and Jeff Bezos's partner Lauren Sanchez, entered space. A video of the crew was shared by Blue Origin on Twitter showing the six women as they reached zero gravity and were able to float around the spacecraft before looking at the camera and saying in unison, 'taking up space'. Katy is also seen holding a daisy which she later held to the air after emerging from Bezos's New Shepard NS-31, to honour her daughter Daisy, before kissing the floor, and Bezos then congratulated her to which she replied: 'Thank you.' Speaking after her return to Earth, the Roar singer said: "I feel super connected to love, so connected to love. I think this experience has shown me you never know how much love is inside of you, like how much love you have to give and how loved you are until the day you launch.' Speaking about the tribute to her daughter, Katy explained: 'Daisies are common flowers, but they grow through any condition, they go through cement, they go through cracks, they go through walls, they are resilient. They are powerful, they are strong, they are everywhere. "Flowers are to me, god's smile, but it's also a reminder of our beautiful Earth and the flowers here, and god's smile and the beautiful magic that is everywhere, all around us and even in a simple daisy. So to really appreciate it and remember it and take care of it, protect it.'
Mint
30-05-2025
- Science
- Mint
Blue Origin to send six more civilians to edge of space in latest New Shepard flight from Texas this weekend
Six civilians are set to take a journey to the edge of space this weekend aboard a Blue Origin rocket, continuing the company's mission of making space travel more accessible to private individuals. While most of us won't be among those making the trip, Blue Origin will be offering a livestream of the launch, giving viewers the chance to watch the mission unfold from the ground. The broadcast will include footage of lift-off, the capsule's journey to space, and its return. The livestream will be provided to us by Blue Origin. The rocket, called New Shepard, will lift off from Blue Origin's launch site in west Texas. This marks the company's 12th crewed flight. Since its first human mission in July 2021, which included Amazon founder Jeff Bezos himself, the spacecraft has carried 58 people to space. Blue Origin, founded by Bezos in 2000, is one of several private companies racing to develop commercial spaceflight. The company's short trips aim to give paying customers a taste of space travel without the need for years of astronaut training. Popstar Katy Perry was part of a six-member, all-women crew that took off from Texas as part of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' space venture, Blue Origin's New Shepard NS-31 mission. Also on board was Jeff Bezos' fiancée, Lauren Sanchez, who had handpicked her companions for the journey. The mission aboard the New Shepard NS-31 lifted the crew more than 100 km above the Earth's surface, taking them to the 'edge of space' beyond the Kármán line — the internationally recognised boundary of space, according to an AFP report. New Shepard consists of a rocket and a crew capsule with large windows, allowing passengers a rare view of Earth from space. Though the flight lasts only around 10 minutes, passengers will experience a few moments of weightlessness and witness the curve of the planet from above. As the space tourism industry grows, more civilians are getting the opportunity to fly beyond Earth's atmosphere. This launch is another step in what Blue Origin calls its vision of 'millions of people living and working in space.'
Perth Now
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Katy Perry halted gig to fume at fan as part of tour promotional stunt
Katy Perry halted a gig to tell a fan to stop messaging her fiancé Orlando Bloom – as part of a promotional stunt. The 39-year-old singer is currently on her 84-date 'Lifetimes' world tour and paused her performance at the T-Mobile Arena to single out an audience member named Kyle during her concert in Paradise, Nevada, on Saturday (17.05.25) evening, with the event only now coming to light, While halting her set to address Kyle over private messages allegedly sent to her partner, Katy crouched on stage and told him: 'I know why you're here. Listen, if you keep DM-ing my man... you've been doing it for months, ever since the residency. You didn't come to see me play.' As the audience reacted with laughter and cheers, she continued: 'If you keep on DM-ing my man I'm going to have you removed – seriously, get your own life.' Raising her voice, she added: 'He don't want you, Kyle. I'm his wife. I'm his, he's mine... stay the f*** away.' Kyle appeared visibly shocked and turned to friends as Katy resumed the set. But the confrontation was later revealed to be a scripted segment of the performance, leading into her 2024 single 'I'm His, He's Mine'. Katy is eleven shows into her latest tour, which was launched in support of her seventh studio album, 143. The album, released in September 2024, was met with critical derision and has struggled commercially. Katy's tour has faced a string of challenges, including delays and low ticket sales. The opening night in Minnesota was postponed, leaving fans waiting for hours and several dates have since been cancelled. Further scrutiny has been directed at Katy after her controversial trip to space aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard NS-31 mission in April, where she joined 69-year-old Gayle King and 54-year-old Lauren Sanchez for an all-female flight. On her return, Katy knelt on the ground, kissed the Earth, and held a daisy – referencing her four-year-old daughter Daisy, whom she shares with Orlando, 47. In a post-flight interview, she said: 'It's not about singing my songs. It's about a collective energy in there. It's about us. It's about making space for future women and taking up space and belonging. 'And it's about this wonderful world that we see right out there and appreciating it. This is all for the benefit of Earth.' The backlash was swift. Many labelled her response 'tone deaf', especially coming days after NASA astronauts Sunita Williams, 58, and Butch Wilmore, 61, returned from a nine-month mission stranded in space. According to NewsNation's Paula Froelich, Katy has not been invited back to resume her Las Vegas residency. A source told the outlet: 'The residency was a disaster for Resorts World, a complete failure.'
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Here's How Gayle King Responded To The Blue Origin Space Flight Backlash
It's been a little over a week, and we're still holding space for when Blue Origin's all-female crew defied gravity for a few minutes. On April 14, CBS Mornings co-anchor Gayle King, aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe, research scientist Amanda Nguyen, film producer Kerianne Flynn, Jeff Bezos' fiancée Lauren Sánchez, and Katy Perry embarked on a suborbital flight, reaching the fourth-highest later of the Earth's atmosphere. Blue Origin / The New Shepard NS-31 crew was the first time an all-female crew had been to space in 60 years, but the voyage was still heavily criticized before the ship even took flight. Olivia Munn reacted to the Blue Origin crew's trip while co-hosting Today With Jenna & Friends, saying, "There are so many other things that are so important in the world right now. What are you guys going to do up in space?" "And by the way, if you want to go to space, why do you need to tell us about it? You know?" Olivia continued. "Just go up there, have a good time, come on down. Also, I just think about — I know this is probably obnoxious but it's so much money to go to space. There's a lot of people who can't even afford eggs. Oh my God, if they bring eggs into space!" Emily Ratajkowski shared a video on her TikTok calling the space mission "end-time shit" and its purpose is "beyond parody." "Saying that you care about Mother Earth, and it's about Mother Earth, and going up in a spaceship that is built and paid for by a company that's single-handedly destroying the planet? Look at the state of the world, and think about how many resources went into putting these women into space, and for what? For what, what was the marketing there? And then to try to make it like … I'm disgusted. Literally, I'm disgusted." After the ship landed, Gayle responded to the backlash, saying, "I feel that anybody that's criticizing doesn't really understand what is happening here. I've heard it, we've all heard it." "I hope that they will do a deep dive into what this represents. We can all speak to the response we're gettign from young women, young girls about what this represents," she added. "This is really a lot of work, what went into getting us up and getting us down." But, despite Gayle and the other women's efforts to quell the complaints, the backlash persisted. However, on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala on April 24, Gayle proved that she's rising above the hate. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Gayle said, "I'm not even focusing on backlash." "What I know is that we did something that was incredible. All of us feel proud and brave of what we did, and I know the difference it's making for young women and girls and even some boys. So, I'm not focusing on negativity." When asked if she would take another trip to outer space, Gayle said, "I'm not going back anytime soon, but I'm definitely open to it." According to THR, Gayle "felt safe" being part of the all-female Blue Origin crew traveling to space. "It's odd to feel safe for something that's so dangerous, and I know inherently it's very dangerous. But I had such trust in how we were trained and the company," she said. "So yes, I would definitely consider it." Although it seems like a parody written and directed by Adam McKay, the all-female Blue Origin totally got into a spaceship, and everyone totally had strong opinions about it. But, if you think the backlash will ground Gayle King, you have another thing coming — because she's down for round two. To infinity and beyond! I guess.
