There’s a flop era, then there’s whatever Katy Perry has going on.

As Perry prepares to release her upcoming album 143, she seems to be sparking disaster after disaster. The problems began with the lead single, “Woman’s World,” which — beyond its shallow messaging and uninspired production — got nothing but negative press for its involvement with Dr. Luke, the producer who was infamously embroiled in a legal battle with Kesha for years over alleged assault.

In an apparent attempt to salvage what’s supposed to be her big comeback, Perry quickly moved on to the album’s second single, “Lifetimes.” Unfortunately, this song isn’t good either — or at least, it’s catching just as much flak as “Woman’s World” and again was produced by Dr. Luke, immediately turning the public against it (and for good reason).

The music video, at least, looks inoffensive, seeing Perry having some fun in the sun on a Spanish beach. But somehow, even that has gone wrong: The beach in question is apparently a national park and nature reserve, the production company behind the “Lifetimes” video didn’t ask permission to film there, and Perry’s team may have done environmental damage to the ecologically important area.

A press release from the government of the Balearic Islands off the coast of Spain where the video was filmed says that the production company (credited in the video as WeOwnTheCity) did not request permission to film in the protected dunes of s’Espalmador. The press release clarifies that no ecological crime was committed, but damage may have been nonetheless.

Long story short: Katy Perry’s album rollout may be directly harming the environment. Yikes.

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The internet, of course, is having a field day with the news. Could this be the single most disastrous album release we’ve ever witnessed? Signs point to yes.

Some people think the problems trace back to the nun that collapsed and died in court after begging Perry to stop trying to purchase land that was once a convent. Sounds like the start to a horror movie if we’ve ever heard one.

Maybe there’s still a positive spin to all this: It could be great fodder for a future sitcom. Perry is definitely going down in pop culture history, one way or another.

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