Kim Kardashian Defends Her 16-Pound Met Gala Weight Loss After Controversy

Kim Kardashian has continued to lose weight since the Met Gala. The 41-year-old reality star made an appearance at the annual fashion event in May wearing the iconic dress originally worn by late Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe as she sang to President John F. Kennedy back in 1962 and Kim lost a reported 16lbs in three weeks to fit into the gown but has now claimed to have shed a further 6lbs since.

Kim Kardashian is promoting her new skincare line, SKKN by Kim, but not before getting asked all about her love life and various scandals!

Ripley’s Believe It or Not! says it is “confident” that damage was not caused to Marilyn Monroe's dress when it was worn by Kim Kardashian at this year’s Met Gala. Marilyn's iconic dress was worn for her famous 1962 performance of Happy Birthday to US president John F Kennedy and is the most expensive dress ever sold at auction, having gone under the hammer for $4.8 million (£4m).

Kim Kardashian did not damage Marilyn Monroe's iconic dress, according to Ripley's Believe It or Not! After reports surfaced that the late actress' iconic «Happy Birthday» gown was damaged when Kardashian wore it to the 2022 Met Gala, the museum set out to «debunk» the claim.In a statement posted to its website, the museum notes that it can say «with confidence» that Kardashian wearing the dress did not «cause damage» to the famed garment. «A report written on the dress’s condition in early 2017 states, 'a number of the seams are pulled and worn. This is not surprising given how delicate the material is.

Kim Kardashian is sharing her thoughts on her sister Khloe Kardashian’s relationship with Tristan Thompson, on the most recent episode of Hulu’s ‘The Kardashians,’ following the cheating scandal and her family’s reaction to the media attention and online criticism.During the confessional segment of the reality show, Kim looked directly to the camera, pointing at the viewers and sending a message to people commenting negatively about Khloe and Tristan’s relationship, declaring that trolls on the internet lack empathy when it comes to the famous Kardashian sister.“You know what? All of you f—ing trolls on the internet that make Khloé feel like the biggest piece of sh—, I will find each and every one of you and – not threaten you on TV,” she paused before saying, “It’s wrong. Like, it’s so wrong, because you don’t understand that when you have a child you’ll do anything to try to make it work.”“I’m so proud of who Khloé is that she wanted to give her relationship a second chance.

Kim Kardashian opened up to her Khloe about the end of her marriage to rapper Kanye West in the latest episode of her family's all-new reality show. In the series finale of The Kardashians on Disney+, Kim visited Khloe Kardashian amid the Tristan Thompson paternity scandal, and tried to have a bonding moment with her sister by discussing her divorce from her former husband. Kim told Khloe: "I feel like we always tip toe around each other’s situations 'cause we just don’t want to meddle.

Kim Kardashian is making fans of the late icon Marilyn Monroe upset, now that it was reported that the “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” dress she wore in 1962 was permanently damaged by the famous Kardashian after wearing it to walk the red carpet of the 2022 Met Gala.The two image comparisons went viral online, showing the before and after of the back of Marilyn’s dress, showing the stretched fabric and the missing crystals, with many fans pointing out the clip of Kim trying to squeeze into the dress before getting ready for the event, with the help of her boyfriend Pete Davidson.“I’m extremely respectful to the dress and what it means to American history,” Kim previously said to Vogue, detailing that she “would never want to sit in it or eat in it or have any risk of any damage to it and I won’t be wearing the kind of body makeup I usually do.”Marilyn Monroe’s iconic dress has reportedly been damaged after being worn by Kim Kardashian at the Met Gala.The dress now shows signs of tearing, and several crystals are either missing or hanging off of it.

For Kim Kardashian, a fashion dream has quickly turned into a fashion nightmare. The reality star has found herself in hot water amid her decision to wear Marilyn Monroe‘s iconic “Happy Birthday Mr. President” dress to the 2022 Met Gala.

The museum which lent a historic gown once worn by Marilyn Monroe to Kim Kardashian for the Met Gala has been labelled "irresponsible" after new images appearing to show damage to the dress. Marilyn's iconic dress was worn for her famous 1962 performance of Happy Birthday to US president John F Kennedy, and is the most expensive dress ever sold at auction, having gone under the hammer for $4.8 million (£4m).

posted new photos Monday showing the bedazzled dress, which Monroe wore to sing “Happy Birthday Mr. President” in 1962 to then-President John F. Kennedy.

Kim Kardashian loves experimenting with fashion. Now that her ex-husband Kanye West is no longer her fashion stylist, the reality tv personality and businesswoman is trying to figure out her style.The star popularized many looks and revolutionized the fashion industry by making leggings, sweats, and skintight garments appropriate for any occasion.Always proud of her curves, Kim has stepped out wearing a hug body outfit with an out-of-this-world twist.

Kim Kardashian, taking pictures is probably one of the earliest skills you have to learn.It’s no secret that the reality star and her eldest daughter, 8-year-old North West, are super close, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that some of Kim’s talent has rubbed off on her little one. The pair loves to post Tiktoks together, but their latest social media contribution came on Instagram, where Kardashian posted a set of photos taken by her daughter.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s daughter North has been spotted on a shopping trip with her bodyguard. The eight-year-old was pictured in a sweet shop picking out some snacks. It looked as though North had already treated herself on the shopping trip, with her bodyguard wearing a drawstring bag from Urban Outfitters on his back.

A weekend outing. Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson were all smiles after a photoshoot in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 4.

Gallery: ‘When I start getting fat I'll work on it. . . ' The stars who just say NO to diets and exercise! (BANG Showbiz)The 'Kardashians' star - who has has North, eight, Saint, six, Chicago, four, and Psalm, three, with rap star Kanye West and is now dating 'Saturday Night Live' alum Pete Davison - added that it was just an "important goal" for her to achieve and and admitted that had she not been able to lose the weight, she would have missed the event altogether.

Met Gala. The way she sees it, it's no different than actors shedding weight for a role."To me it was like, 'OK, Christian Bale can do it for a movie role and that is acceptable.' Even Renée Zellweger gained weight for a role.

Kim Kardashian is reacting to criticism for her weight loss.

No regrets. Kim Kardashian addressed concerns about her weight loss for the 2022 Met Gala — and the reality star still stands by her decision.

Kim Kardashian doesn’t care to hear the criticism over what she did to fit into Marilyn Monroe‘s iconic dress!