Bette Midler and Piers Morgan felt her wrath as did Chloë Grace Moretz who has now called the exchange “aggressive”.
In March, Moretz tweeted to Kardashian-West: “I truly hope you realise how important setting goals are for young women. Teaching them we have so much more to offer than just our bodies.”
The 35-year-old replied with the following:
Moretz explained to Glamour she sent the tweet because she doesn’t believe the picture was linked to body positivity and also denied she body-shamed or slut-shamed the reality TV star and businesswoman
“I had just gotten off a plane from South Korea, I was incredibly jet-lagged, and I couldn’t take one more thing. I saw that photo, and I had to say something. That picture wasn’t linked to body confidence. It wasn’t a #BodyConfidence or #LoveWhoYouAre. It was done in a slightly voyeuristic light, which I felt was a little inappropriate for young women to see,” she said
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“I would hate for young women to feel they need to post certain photos in order to gain likes, retweets, favourites, and male attention. I wasn’t slut-shaming. It’s not about body shaming.”
The 19-year-old admitted she was surprised Kardashian-West responded, a response she labelled “aggressive and incorrect”.
“I don’t have 45 million followers or a TV show that follows my life. But people know who I am. I pride myself on having opinions, and I don’t express them in a snarky way towards people.”
The Bad Neighbours 2 star also explained how her mother deemed the tweet “girl-on-girl hate”.
Moretz did go on to praise the essay Kardashian-West penned on body positivity and slut-shaming but deemed it a little too late.
The Independent has contacted Kardashian-West for comment.
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