Ellen DeGeneres slammed over birthday message to Katy Perry

Ellen DeGeneres came under fire from Twitter users after posting a photo of herself ogling Katy Perry's breasts in celebration of the singer's birthday.

"Happy birthday, @KatyPerry! It's time to bring out the big balloons!" DeGeneres wrote, referencing a lyric from Perry's song "Birthday."

Critics which included Piers Morgan ,were quick to suggest the light-hearted tweet would have gone over like a lead balloon had a man tweeted it.

Happy birthday, @KatyPerry! It’s time to bring out the big balloons! pic.twitter.com/w84DMphK3V

— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) October 25, 2017

If a man made this joke, Ellen would lead the cries of ‘SEXIST PIG!’ https://t.co/lgXNX82Nk8

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 25, 2017

Imagine if Cam Newton or any other Man sent out this tweet & photo. pic.twitter.com/7fvRGg9lgZ

— MichaelRapaport (@MichaelRapaport) October 25, 2017