Katy Perry took aim at the “unhinged and unhealed” critics of her Blue Origin spaceflight earlier this month.

The polarizing pop star, 40, seemed to respond to the flak for the flashy flight when she thanked fan accounts for their support of “The Lifetimes Tour.”

“I’m so grateful for you guys. … Please know I am ok, I have done a lot [of] work around knowing who I am, what is real and what is important to me,” Perry commented on an Instagram post Tuesday.

“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,” said the “Teenage Dream” singer.

Perry shared the “game changer” her therapist shared with her years ago: “No one can make you believe something about yourself that you don’t already believe about yourself.”

When Perry finds herself believing anything the digital peanut gallery has to say about her, she considers it “an opportunity to investigate the feeling underneath.

“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 that light a new level UNLOCKS,” said Perry.

Perry’s fellow galactic passengers Gayle King and Lauren Sánchez — whose fiancé, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, founded Blue Origin — have also hit back at naysayers of the 11-minute jaunt to the edge of space on April 14.

The Blue Origin crew also included film producer Kerianne Flynn, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, and bioastronautics research scientist Amanda Nguyen.

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Barbra Streisand announces new duets album with Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Mariah Carey and more

NEW YORK — Barbra Streisand is still a woman in love, and she'll do anything to get you into her world.

That includes a new collection of duets with some of the biggest names in music. Streisand is preparing to release a new album, “The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two,” out in June. Across 11 tracks, she's joined by heavy hitters Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Sting, Seal, Tim McGraw, Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande and more.

First up is an emotive cover of “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” with Hozier. The song was originally written by English folk artist Ewan MacColl for his wife Peggy Seeger, but it's the late Roberta Flack's cover that stands out — and not only because it was used in a love scene between Clint Eastwood and Donna Mills in his 1971 film “Play Misty for Me.” Streisand and Hozier give it their own spin.

“I’ve always loved singing duets with gifted artists. They inspire me in unique and different ways … and make our time in the studio a joy,” Streisand said in a statement. “I admire all of them … and I hope that you’ll enjoy listening to our collaborations as much as I enjoyed recording with all of my wonderful partners.”

“The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two” comprises covers and original tracks. It will be released June 25.

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Betsy Arakawa, Gene Hackman's wife, died from hantavirus, autopsy confirms

SANTA FE, N.M. — Betsy Arakawa, the concert pianist who was married to actor Gene Hackman, died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, according to an autopsy report released Tuesday that said that her lungs were heavy and congested.

Arakawa, 65, had fluid accumulation in her chest and mild hardening of the vessels that supplied blood to the heart and body, according to the autopsy reports

Hantavirus is a rare but potentially fatal disease spread by infected rodent droppings.

Arakawa tested negative for COVID-19 and the flu and showed no signs of trauma, the autopsy report said. Her carbon monoxide levels were within normal range, and she tested positive for caffeine and negative for alcohol and intoxicating drugs.

Arakawa’s autopsy and toxicology reports were released two days after similar documents on Hackman’s death were made public, confirming his main cause of death was heart disease.

The 95-year-old actor also was in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease and likely had not eaten for a long time, according to his autopsy. He tested negative for hantavirus.

Records released earlier in the investigation showed Arakawa made phone calls and internet searches as she scoured for information on flu-like symptoms and breathing techniques.

Recently released videos outline the scope of the investigation into the deaths of Hackman and Arakawa.

Before they understood how Hackman and Arakawa died, authorities recorded themselves conducting interviews with workers and returning to Hackman’s home to search for more evidence. Detectives searched the home in early March for Arakawa’s laptop and other clues.

From combined wire services