Kim Kardashian may be celebrating a birthday, but some critics have called her “desperate” and “jealous” and accused her of “using” Taylor Swift to get attention.
The reality TV star shared several social media snaps and videos of her birthday celebrations, and one throwback photo hit people the wrong way.
Kim celebrated her 43rd birthday with family and friends.
On Saturday, October 21, Kim let fans in on her birthday celebrations by sharing several snaps to her Stories posted by her family and friends. And one of those shares got the attention of Taylor Swift fans, according to The U.S. Sun.
“In a throwback from July, The Kardashians star shared a photo from Liz Woods,” the publication shared. “In the picture, Kim showed off her pearly whites while wearing a Dolce and Gabbana purple gown as she attended a lavish event in Italy.”
But it wasn’t the photo that set people off. It’s how Kim chose to share it.
The beautiful purple gown resembled the outfit Taylor Swift wore on her "Speak Now (Taylor’s Version"* album, but that’s not the full reason why people accused Kim of using Taylor. That came from a song she posted while sharing the Stories to Instagram.
Kim also shared Taylor’s song "Speak Now" with the image.
People on social media picked up the interesting music choice and went in on Kim.
On X, formally known as Twitter, a pop culture account posted a side-by-side of Kim’s post and Taylor’s album, and people thought Kim was “jealous” and really wanted to get attention.
“Kim Kardashian reposts Instagram story with Taylor Swift’s ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ audio,” the pop culture account wrote with the tweet.
'Clout,' one person replied.
“Clout chaser Kim come of it,” another person tweeted.
“She doesn't have any shame,” and “Kim want attention or what?” were some other comments left on the post.
“I’m sorry but this is HILARIOUS,” added another commenter.
Some other critics called Kim out for being 'jealous' and stirring up attention.
"She’s definitely jealous of all the media attention taylor has been getting lol," one person wrote. "She's desperate to have her name trending for her birthday."
"She knew exactly what she was doing when she did this," added another commenter. "Just look at the buzz it’s creating already."
“I’m happy she’s changed,” someone else added, “but there’s no taking back her making Taylor’s life a living hell for years.”
Kim and Taylor famously fought over song lyrics in one of Kanye’s songs and whether Kayne sought her permission first.
