Katy Perry’s reputation is crumbling so quickly that her career is at risk of extinction, a PR expert has warned – just four days after her controversial 11-minte expedition on Jeff Bezos’s rocket Blue Origin.

The Dark Horse singer, 40, joined CBS Mornings host Gayle King, businesswoman Lauren Sanchez, NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, film producer Kerianne Flynn, and activist Amanda Nguyen in an all-female fleet that took off on Monday morning from West Texas.

The brief mission was far from a success, however, as it’s sparked immense backlash, with many branding the whole thing a PR stunt and the women as nothing but ‘space tourists.’

Katy though has by far received the most scrutiny out of the six, and it’s easy to see why: Following the brief mission, she left many cringing when she emerged from the capsule and held a daisy up to the sky before dropping to her knees and kissing the ground dramatically.

Then she waxed poetic about feeling ‘super connected to love,’ thanked a reporter who called her an astronaut, and declared how their all-female journey ‘has always been about love and belonging.’

Katy further sullied her reputation when footage from the mission showed her promoting her upcoming Lifetimes tour while floating at zero gravity.

In a post-flight interview though, she said of the trip: ‘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.

Katy Perry's reputation is in tatters after her controversial 11-minte expedition on Blue Origin

Katy Perry’s reputation is in tatters after her controversial 11-minte expedition on Blue Origin

She left many cringing when she emerged from the capsule and held a daisy up to the sky before dropping to her knees and kissing the ground dramatically

She left many cringing when she emerged from the capsule and held a daisy up to the sky before dropping to her knees and kissing the ground dramatically

‘And it’s about this wonderful world that we see right out there and appreciating it. This is all for the benefit of Earth.’ 

Since then, Katy in particular has found herself to be public enemy number one, with social media users around the globe – including the fast food chain Wendy’s – shunning her.

As it stands, her reputation is in tatters. But is there still time for her to salvage it? According to reputation expert Eric Schiffer, it may be ‘beyond’ repair. 

Speaking exclusively to DailyMail.com, he branded Katy as an ‘out-of-touch’ celebrity who keeps making ‘boneheaded moves in a desperate bid for relevance.’

He suggested that if she wants any hope of coming back from this, she disappear for a bit.

‘Katy Perry’s reputation is vibe surfing the toilet drain faster than Blue Origin re-entered the atmosphere,’ he said.

‘Katy’s entering an area beyond career crisis into career extinction with a brand now synonymous with faux-feminist failure.

‘Katy went to space, but she still couldn’t find her lost fanbase. Even her backup dancers may be distancing themselves. 

Reputation expert Eric Schiffer told DailyMail.com: 'Katy Perry's reputation is vibe surfing the toilet drain faster than Blue Origin re-entered the atmosphere'

Reputation expert Eric Schiffer told DailyMail.com: ‘Katy Perry’s reputation is vibe surfing the toilet drain faster than Blue Origin re-entered the atmosphere’ 

Katy joined host Gayle King, businesswoman Lauren Sanchez, NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, film producer Kerianne Flynn, and activist Amanda Nguyen in an all-female fleet

Katy joined host Gayle King, businesswoman Lauren Sanchez, NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, film producer Kerianne Flynn, and activist Amanda Nguyen in an all-female fleet  

‘She went to space for perspective, but Katy may soon need a telescope to see her career from here.’

Let’s not forget that Katy’s reputation was already in a volatile place before she went into space.

Last year, she ignited a media storm when she collaborated with Dr. Luke on her album 143, despite Kesha’s accusations of abuse against him. He has denied the allegations. 

Eric continued: ‘Katy preaches climate action while burning swimming pools of jet fuel for PR. She’s become a PR pyromaniac, causing her reputation to go boom.

‘She’s become the poster child for why some celebrities should disappear. Katy Perry should vanish from the public eye before she becomes a full-time meme. 

‘Katy’s an out-of-touch celebrity elite and magnet for making boneheaded moves in a desperate bid for relevance.’

To repair her image, Eric reckons that Katy should take a one-year hiatus, describing the time off as a ‘gift from the universe.’

Since Monday’s space trip, celebrities far and wide have spoken out to condemn with the six women, including Emily Ratajkowski, Olivia Wilde, Olivia Munn, and Amy Schumer.

Most recently, Martha Stewart demonstrated ‘expert trolling’ against the astronauts’ while posting a throwback reminding her fans of the time she experienced weightlessness on a Zero-G flight in Florida back in 2006.

‘In case you spaced out,’ the 83-year-old lifestyle guru – who boasts 8.7 million social media followers – captioned her Instagram video.

‘Martha has always been ahead of her time.’

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