Katy Perry brutally slammed by Miley Cyrus' brother in wild 'copycat' rant (2025)

Katy Perry has been slammed by Trace Cyrus, the brother of Miley Cyrus, in a wild rant on social media in which he hit out at her recent adventure into space

Katy Perry has been targeted by the brother of Miley Cyrus in a wild Instagram rant. Trace Cyrus took to the social media platform to unleash a bizarre tirade on the pop star on Friday. It comes as Katy, 40, has recently been mocked for her role in Jeff Bezo's all-female Blue Origin space trip.

Katy took part on the 11-minute trip in the shuttle and sang to others during the flight before kissing the ground as they touched back down. But while people let their feelings over the stunt be known, Trace has hit out at the Firework singer for allegedly copying his sister's career.

He blasted any attempts to stay relevant by the musician as something that "didn'y f***ing work". He slammed her efforts for "backfiring" before urging her to "stop".

In the Instagram video, Trace fumed: "I first knew Katy Perry, though, and her team were lame as f*** when her career was first dying. And they were like 'Hmm, what can we do? Well, what worked for Miley? She cut her hair off and it broke the internet and everybody freaked out and she bleached it blonde. We should do that with you, Katy!'"

He then mocked Katy as saying that sounded like a good plan. Trace went on to say one of Katy's previous recorded had came from sister Miley's previous work, which led him to accuse the star of trying to do "exactly what the f*** Miley did and blow up".

As the rant continued, Trace took aim at Katy's space adventure before telling her to "stop".

Despite Trace's wild rant, he's not the only person to think Katy's space trip "backfired. The pop megastar, 40, was one of six women to fly in the Blue Origin NS-31 from Texas on Monday in a mission funded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezo's space exploration company.

According to PR and personal branding expert Mayah Riaz, what should have been a powerful moment of female empowerment turned into what she calls “a PR black hole".

Speaking to the Mirror, Mayah said: "Katy didn’t just shoot for the stars - she launched herself into a PR black hole." She added: "“The big question is why she did.

"In my opinion, this was a calculated brand move. Katy’s always been known for her eccentric image - she thrives on reinvention. A space flight fits with her whole ‘out of this world’ vibe."

Mayah continued: "“Instead of applause, she got eye rolls. Even some fellow celebs weren’t impressed. Timing and tone are everything. With people struggling financially and worried about the planet, flying off in a billionaire’s rocket feels totally tone-deaf.”

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