Courting backlash is the Kardashian way.
And Kendall Jenner sure courted a lot of it by throwing a packed, maskless birthday and Halloween party over the weekend, as new US coronavirus cases climbed to nearly 100,000 per day.
Los Angeles County leads US counties in confirmed cases and deaths, but there seemed no awareness of that at Kendallās birthday bash in Hollywood, which counted guests like The Weeknd, model Winnie Harlow, Scott Disick, Justin Bieber, Jaden Smith and more.
Kendall, who turns 25 on November 3, was āhaving a great timeā and personally greeted guests, who numbered āat leastā 50, E! News reported.
āEveryone was drinking and dancing on the outdoor terrace. It was a huge dance party,ā an anonymous source told E!. āKendall was the star of the show.ā
Kylie Jenner, Kourtney Kardashian and Kim Kardashian also attended the party.
The bash followed Kimās own 40th celebration on a private island that drew what seemed like global outrage. Also, a āKeeping Up With the Kardashiansā episode revealed Khloe Kardashian tested positive for coronavirus earlier this year.
āLet me tell you, that shit is real,ā Khloe said in a widely shared clip from the episode. āBut, weāre all gonna get through this.ā
Perhaps in an attempt to limit the inevitable backlash to Kendallās party, a note photographed at the celebration admonished attendees not to share photos on social media. Nevertheless, both Kylie and Kim posted photos from the bash on Instagram.
Kendall later posted photos with friends from the party, but turned off the comments on her Instagram.
But she couldnāt turn off the comments on Twitter:
Though Kim didnāt directly address the criticism of her over-the-top 40th birthday bash, she did caption an Instagram post: āNow that I have your attention...this a reminder to VOTEā and continued to post pictures of Kendallās party.
It seemed as though Kendallās party costume ā and her āvoteā flag ā followed Kimās messaging:
Though that didnāt work, perhaps Kris Jenner or another Kardashian-Jenner sister will appear on Ellen DeGeneresā show to explain.
Khloe addressed Kimās celebration during an appearance on āEllenā last week.
āI donāt really know the extent of [the backlash], but this year is a frustrating year,ā Khloe told the talk show host. āI get it. I think thereās so many frustrations going on for everybody. But also itās her 40th. This is something that she wanted to do for us. It was such a nice thing.ā
The Good American founder added that she wanted her sister to āfocus on just how beautiful it was and what she did for everybody.ā
āI donāt want that to overshadow all the greatness,ā she added.
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