<p class="ingestion featured-caption">Katy Perry resigned from her position as a judge on "American Idol" earlier this year.Disney/Eric McCandless</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>Katy Perry's comeback has been hit by controversy after controversy. </li><li>It started with "Woman's World," the first single off her new album "143," being widely ridiculed. </li></ul><p><a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/met-gala-ai-deepfakes-fooled-katy-perrys-mom-social-media-2024-5">Katy Perry</a> can't seem to avoid controversy as she relaunches her singing career.</p><p><a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/katy-perry-143-new-album-tracklist-release-date-2024-7">Perry's upcoming album, "143</a>," was supposed to mark her return to the top of the pop industry after her last two albums failed to resonate.</p><p>But, fans and critics have <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/katy-perry-womans-world-video-teaser-gets-mixed-response-fans-2024-7">mocked and criticized Perry's offerings</a> from the album so far. </p><p>Eric Schiffer, a PR expert and chairman of Reputation Management Consultants, told Business Insider last week that <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/katy-perry-lifetimes-song-review-pr-expert-explains-2024-8">Perry is in "a career crisis</a>" thanks to the negative attention she has received.</p><p>A representative for Perry did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.</p><p>Here's a timeline of Perry's disastrous career comeback.</p>