Here’s why those critics were so upset by the posts—and what else the youngest Kardashian sister had to say in the family’s defense. And for other news among the Kardashians, check out Kanye West’s Response to Jennifer Aniston’s Comment About Voting for Him. In a thread of tweets with professionally shot photos of herself and other revelers, Kardashian West revealed how she celebrated the milestone year: For stars whose family trees may have you confused, check out 17 Celebrities You Didn’t Know Were Siblings. Critics took Kardashian West to task for blasting these photos, which showcase her immense wealth, out to her hundreds of millions of followers. As of press time, over 228,000 Americans have died of COVID and more than 4.9 million Americans are unemployed. The pandemic is projected to plunge an additional 150 million people globally into “extreme poverty.” And the disease has been found to disproportionately affect people of color and low-income populations.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb “Wow so fun my family still hasn’t met my six month old baby but I’m glad you’re rich!” one user replied. “Yep, the things that ’truly matter’ are a private island, a jet full of friends you can take, a designer dress worth thousands, and lots of photos of it all to show the rest of the world what they cannot do while they struggle to survive a pandemic,” another wrote. Twitter users latched on to one of Kardashian West’s tweets in particular and started using it to caption photos from all sorts of movies and TV shows. “After 2 weeks of multiple health screens and asking everyone to quarantine, I surprised my closest inner circle with a trip to a private island where we could pretend things were normal just for a brief moment in time,” they copied and pasted, sharing shots of things like Lost, The Beach, Shutter Island, Midsommar, the infamous Fyre Festival, and many more moments in pop culture. For more celebrity news sent right to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter. Sharing more photos from her private island trip, Kardashian West tweeted on Wednesday, “Now that I have your attention…this a reminder to VOTE. 6 days.” Her husband Kanye West is running for president and has encouraged voters to write him in in states where he’s not on the ballot. For stars who regular people are looking to in the election, check out The Celebrities Americans Trust Most When It Comes to Voting, Survey Says. Khloé, who was herself sick with the coronavirus earlier this year, addressed the criticism on Ellen. “I haven’t heard a lot about [the criticism],” she told the host, “but I did hear that people were upset that we all went out of town…I don’t really know the extent of it, but this year is a frustrating year. I get it. I think there’s so many frustrations going on for everybody, but also, it’s her 40th. This is something she really wanted to do for us.” Khloé added that she wants her older sister to “to focus on how beautiful it was and what she did for everybody.” “I don’t want [the backlash] to overshadow the greatness that happened,” she said. The Kardashian sister also rationalized the trip by talking about the private island staff who served the group. “So many people said that we were their first party or guests that they’ve had in months and what it’s done for them to be able to pay their bills or do stuff for their family,” Khloé said. “Just hearing those messages when we were there, we felt really good.” And for more about this famous family, here are 33 Crazy Facts You Never Knew About the Kardashians.
