Kim Kardashian West's nude International Women's Day snap stirs debate on Twitter as Piers Morgan chimes in
Kim Kardashian West has courted controversy on Twitter by marking International Women's Day with a nude photograph of herself alongside the caption: "Liberated".
She shared the image following an online spat with a host of celebrities over another naked selfie she had posted on the site yesterday (7 March).
#liberated pic.twitter.com/5UVNrokpBc
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) March 8, 2016
Taking to the microblogging site to defend the previous image, Kardashian West called out Daily Mail columnist Piers Morgan after he offered to "buy her some clothes," before penning an entire opinion piece around the matter.
I know the old man's $50 million in debt, Kim - but this is absurd.
Want me to buy you some clothes? https://t.co/hEA9osB2QF
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 7, 2016
hey @piersmorgan never offer to buy a married woman clothes. thats on some ashley madison type shit #forresearch
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) March 8, 2016
Also in the firing line were actors Bette Midler and Chloë Moretz, who had voiced opinions on the celebrity's earlier image.
The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star appears to have taken a leaf out of husband Kanye West's book when it comes to responding to Twitter storms.
@KimKardashian I truly hope you realize how important setting goals are for young women, teaching them we have so much more to offer than-
— Chloë Grace Moretz (@ChloeGMoretz) March 7, 2016
@KimKardashian - just our bodies. — Chloë Grace Moretz (@ChloeGMoretz) March 7, 2016
let's all welcome @ChloeGMoretz to twitter, since no one knows who she is. your nylon cover is cute boo
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) March 8, 2016
Tweeters were quick to get involved in the debate, with some stating International Women's Day wasn't the time to attack Kardashian West for posting naked pictures, while others likened the stunt to her cover for Paper Magazine in which she tried to "break the internet".
Kim Kardashian tweeted a nude selfie today. If Kim wants us to see a part of her we've never seen,
she's gonna have to swallow the camera.
— Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) March 7, 2016
On #IWD2016 , I support Kim K and everyone else who wants to love themselves by posting selfies. #Free2Flaunt — Molly (@gapcouture) March 8, 2016
If Kim K really wants to break the Internet, she should post a pic of her wearing clothes or having talent. That would shock everyone. — Matthew Olivares (@mateogeovanny) March 7, 2016
Interesting how the same people who are slagging off Kim's naked selfie are also the ones talking about female empowerment for #IWD2016
— Bronwen Wilson (@bronwenstyle) March 8, 2016
feminist icon thinks it's okay men don't wear clothes but if a woman doesn't she is being a terrible influence pic.twitter.com/MKSdWt2Co7
— Alexis Isabel (@lexi4prez) March 8, 2016
retweet this if you think @piersmorgan should tweet a nude selfie to prove he's not just jealous of Kim — Ryan Broderick (@broderick) March 8, 2016
Anybody who tries to say how a woman chooses to display their OWN body is wrong, is severely misinformed and misguided. — Abigail Breslin (@yoabbaabba) March 8, 2016
Ever on-brand, the star responded to critics with one of her own 'Kimojis', before revealing that her Glu Mobile game had seemingly raked in $80m.
pic.twitter.com/VQVuI30mEM — Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) March 8, 2016
Referring to Kanye West's supposed $53m worth of debt, which he asked Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to help him pay off, she said: "Sorry I'm late to the party guys I was busy cashing my 80 million video game check & transferring 53 million into our joint account."