Kim admits to being 'a bit naive' after she faced backlash for defending the vlogger over his past racist comments.
- Aug 16, 2017
AceShowbiz - Kim Kardashian took to Snapchat to issue an apology to her fans on Tuesday, August 15. The "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star was sorry for calling people "so petty" for bringing up Jeffree Star's racist past and asking them to forgive him.
"I really wanted to apologize to you guys and my fans for defending a situation yesterday that I really didn't know enough about," she said in videos. "I just feel a bit naive and I do want to really apologize for me feeling like I had the right to say, 'Get over it,' in a situation that involves racism. I don't really feel like I have the right to speak on that. ... I really am sorry and I just want to move forward and be positive."
#KimKardashian apologizes for defending #JeffreeStar's racist past. She didn't know enough about the situation to tell fans to get over it. pic.twitter.com/T0lRAuNZ8E
— BallerAlert (@balleralert) August 15, 2017
Kim previously said while responding to Jeffree's criticims on her swatching techniques, "Guys, I see you being so petty and bringing up things in [Star's] past where he was negative, but he has also apologized for those things." She went on, "I get [that] it's a serious deal if you say racial things, but I do believe in people changing, and people that apologize, I will give them the benefit of the doubt and accept that people change and move on."
Kim continued, "I know better than anyone that I hate when people bring up my past or mistakes that I've made in the past. So let him live." She added, "I welcome honest comments about my products and because of it, I'm swatching better now."
#KimKardashian tells her fans to get over #JeffreeStar's racist past (part 1 of 2) pic.twitter.com/gL9c1AuIlG
— BallerAlert (@balleralert) August 15, 2017
#KimKardashian tells her fans to get over #JeffreeStar's racist past (part 2 of 2) pic.twitter.com/ZuR1mbpSxU
— BallerAlert (@balleralert) August 15, 2017
Aware that controversy was coming, the mother of two later posted another video. "I want to make one last thing clear: I do not defend people that are racist and I am very against it," she said. "But if someone claims that they have changed, I would love to give them the benefit of the doubt and I pray to God that they do change for the sake of my children and my friends."
People did call out Kim for defending the vlogger. "Good Morning, KIM KARDASHIAN HAS BLACK CHILDREN BUT IS TELLING YOU TO 'GET OVER' SOMEONE MAKING RACIST STATEMENTS BCUZ 'he said sorry,' " one tweeted. Another wrote, "Idc how Kim Kardashian feels about Jeffree Star. His apology wasn't for her to accept, since his comments weren't aimed at her. Bye!"
Jeffree Star came under fire in June after old videos of his hurling N-word and other offensive racial slurs resurfaced. He later apologized, "The person who said those horrible, vile things, that person was depressed, that person was just angry at the world, that person felt like they were not accepted, that person was seeking attention. But does it make it OK? Absolutely not."
