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8 Apr, 9 tweets, 4 min read

Khloé Kardashian has responded to the whole controversy around a photo floating around her on social media
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After frantically trying to get the unfiltered photo of herself taken down online, Kardashian posted a video of herself along with a message:
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“In truth, the pressure, constant ridicule and judgment my entire life to be perfect and meet other’s [sic] standards of how I should look has been too much to bear,” she wrote. “‘Khloé is the fat sister.’ ‘Khloé is the ugly sister.’"
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“It’s almost unbearable trying to live up to the impossible standards that the public have all set for me.”

Some social users made an interesting point about those standards: latimes.com/entertainment-…

Khloé Kardashian defended her sister when social media came after Kim in 2020 latimes.com/entertainment-…

Speaking of Kardashians, here are the major highlights and low points in Kim and Kanye's marriage latimes.com/entertainment-…

Here's what we know about Caitlyn Jenner's potential run for California Governor latimes.com/politics/story…

“It’s almost unbearable trying to live up to the impossible standards that the public have all set for me.”
Some social users made an interesting point about those standards: latimes.com/entertainment-…

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“Straight out of a Black Mirror episode."

After receiving heavy criticism, an app has canceled plans for a new feature based on George Floyd.

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A press release from the augmented-reality app CrimeDoor said it was inviting users to experience the “iconic final moments” of Floyd and other prominent figures. latimes.com/entertainment-…

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CrimeDoor "decided that crime was too sensitive and the timing did not feel right,” a spokesperson said.

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After suffering a heart attack last week, DMX remains hospitalized and in a coma in New York.

According to the musician’s manager, DMX is set to undergo tests Wednesday to determine the functionality of his brain. latimes.com/entertainment-…

As of Tuesday night, the hitmaker was still on life support after reports that he was in a “vegetative state.”

His manager also addressed some of the "inaccurate information" being reported
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