Kim Kardashian has been met with major backlash after her 40th birthday tweets about taking her friends to a private island.
The 40-year-old revealed on Twitter that she’d taken some of her closest pals to a private island so they could forget about the Covid-19 pandemic for a while.
But, despite saying she was “humbly reminded of how privileged” her life is, social media users were quick to slam her.
The mum-of-four wrote: “Before Covid, I don’t think any of us truly appreciated what a simple luxury it was to be able to travel and be together with family and friends in a safe environment.
Kim took her ‘inner circle’ to a private island for her 40th birthday (Image: kimkardashian/Instagram)
“After two 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.
“We danced, rode bikes, swam near whales, kayaked, watched a movie on the beach and so much more. I realise that for most people, this is something that is so far out of reach right now, so in moments like these, I am humbly reminded of how privileged my life is.”
Kim was slammed by Twitter users for her ‘tone deaf’ celebration posts (Image: kimkardashian/Instagram)
She shared a series of photos from the celebrations, including one of herself in a shimmering gold dress with a deep plunging neckline.
But people were up in arms over her extravagant birthday party, hitting back at Kim.
One said: “Kim this might be the most tone deaf thing you’ve ever posted. People are dying, losing their incomes and starving right now.”
Kim showed off one of her outfits, slipping into a gold minidress (Image: kimkardashian/Instagram)
Another said: “People have had to say goodbye to loved ones over the phone while they died alone in a hospital. But neat trip to post all over social media while the world suffers. So humble and so down to earth, truly.”
While a third wrote: “It’s not a good look to share gleeful news like this while people are struggling and dying. Look at me, I’m crazy rich, can get tested every day, fly my friends to private islands and pretend the hell you’re living in doesn’t exist. Oh, wait, it doesn’t for me. I’m rich!”
However others defended her, saying that she wasn’t putting anyone in danger because she required her guests to quarantine and travelled privately.
Of course, Twitter was soon flooded with people poking fun at Kim’s tweets by sharing their own versions of her “private island” pictures, using photos from thriller film Shutter Island and ITV sitcom Benidorm, among other less desirable locations, instead.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
