Kim Kardashian receives backlash for channeling Jackie Kennedy in new photo shoot
Her 'Interview' magazine cover hasn't gone down too well.
Her 'Interview' magazine cover hasn't gone down too well.
Her 'Interview' magazine cover hasn't gone down too well.
Kim Kardashian is once again causing a stir on the internet, this time for .
The 36-year-old recently posed as Jackie O. Kennedy for the magazine, but people on Twitter were not too keen on the comparison.
[twitter align='center' id='902179328795975680' username='KimKardashian']https://twitter.com/KimKardashian/status/902179328First, folks weren't sure that Kim should be attempting to emulate such a beloved icon, especially as the magazine was claiming Kim was "America's new First Lady."
And secondly, a few people questioned the fact that it looked like Kim's skin had been darkened to match her daughter North's, who also stars in the photo shoot.
Kim took to Instagram before the magazine premiered the shoot to share a behind-the-scenes snap of her and North.
She captioned it: "Just wanted to thank @stevenkleinstudio for pushing me to do a shoot that was very different & powerful & allowed me to pay homage to the iconic Jackie Kennedy who I admire & respect!"
In the interview, Kim speaks about people still insisting she has no talent. She admits that, yes, in the typical sense of being famous, she isn't a singer or an actress etc, but she clearly works hard.
"You can say a lot of things about me, but you cannot say I don't work hard. I don't sing. I don't dance. I don't act. But I am not lazy."