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Jeff Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sanchez hits back at people criticising Blue Origin space flight

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Updated 08:16 18 Apr 2025 GMT+1Published 09:07 15 Apr 2025 GMT+1

Jeff Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sanchez hits back at people criticising Blue Origin space flight

She's responded after criticism from several female celebrities

James Moorhouse

James Moorhouse

The circumstances surrounding Blue Origin have seemingly left a bitter taste in a few celebrities' mouths.

On April 14, pop star Katy Perry, CBS journalist Gayle King, rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, activist Amanda Nguyen, film producer Kerianne Flynn, and American journalist (as well as Jeff Bezos' fiancée) Lauren Sánchez blasted off from Texas into space.

After parting ways with an eye-watering price tag of $150,000 (£114,000), the six women enjoyed just a few minutes without gravity before returning to Earth, with Perry even kissing the desert dirt when they touched back down.

Bezos even did the same, although perhaps by accident, such was his excitement to see his wife-to-be back home after what was no doubt a terrifying (checks watch) 11 minutes without her.

Several celebrities including Olivia Munn and Emily Ratajkowski have been speaking about the space mission, with the former comparing it to a Disneyland ride.

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Munn said (via Daily Mail): "I just was like, why do you guys need to tell us about it? It's like just go up there, have a good time, come on down.

"Also, you know, I just think about - I know that this is probably obnoxious - but like, it's so much money to go to space. You know, there's a lot of people that can't even afford eggs."

Ratajkowski focused more on the environmental impact than the financial one, arguing on her TikTok that it was 'disgusting'.

Sanchez and Bezos got engaged last year (Emma McIntyre/WireImage)
Sanchez and Bezos got engaged last year (Emma McIntyre/WireImage)

She said: "That space mission this morning? That’s end time s**t. Like, this is beyond parody.

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"That you care about Mother Earth and it’s about Mother Earth, and you’re going up in a spaceship that is built and paid for by a company that’s singlehandedly destroying the planet?

"Look at the state of the world and think about how many resources went into putting these women into space. For what? What was the marketing there?

"And then to try to make it like... I'm disgusted, literally I'm disgusted."

Those on board have now clapped back with their own thoughts on the space mission, with Lauren Sánchez particularly vocal in defending the actions of Blue Origin, which was of course founded by her betrothed.

She said: "I get really fired up. I would love to have them come to Blue Origin and see the thousands of employees that don't just work here but they put their heart and soul into this vehicle. They love their work and they love the mission and it's a big deal for them.

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“So when we hear comments like that, I just say, 'Trust me. Come with me. I'll show you what this is about', and it's, it's really eye-opening.”

The Blue Origin rocket (Justin Hamel/Getty Images)
The Blue Origin rocket (Justin Hamel/Getty Images)

The 55-year-old may have ever-so-slightly missed the point of people's criticism, as there would probably be no issue if those hard-working scientists at Blue Origin were the ones who were sent up into space, rather than the A-listers who bought their seat on the rocket.

But with the likes of Bezos and Elon Musk aiming to make space tourism the new norm, perhaps it's only a matter of time before you or I are floating up above the Earth as well.

LADbible group has approached Blue Origin for comment.

Featured Image Credit: Blue Origin

Topics: Emily Ratajkowski, Jeff Bezos, Katy Perry, Blue Origin

James Moorhouse
James Moorhouse

James is a NCTJ Gold Standard journalist covering a wide range of topics and news stories for LADbible. After two years in football writing, James switched to covering news with Newsquest in Cumbria, before joining the LAD team in 2025. In his spare time, James is a long-suffering Rochdale fan and loves reading, running and music. Contact him via [email protected]

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