Although Kim Kardashian has been a reigning reality TV queen for about a decade, she's
not exactly popular with everyone.
While some might say there's no such thing as bad publicity, there are some crazy things
Kim K has done, to claw her way to the top.
Celebrity stepping stone
Kardashian has certainly been linked to her fair share of hotties over the years.
And among her exes is none other than former 98 Degrees boy band member Nick Lachey.
Aside from his '90s pop career, Lachey is best remembered for his relationship with
pop princess Jessica Simpson and their infamous reality series Newlyweds.
When the couple split in 2005, Lachey quickly moved on and briefly dated Kardashian.
While Lachey enjoyed a new low-key profile, Kardashian seemed determined to use his celebrity
status to advance her own.
Lachey later told Details of their relationship:
"Let's just say this: We went to a movie.
No one followed us there.
Somehow, mysteriously, when we left, there were 30 photographers waiting outside."
"There are certain ways to play this [fame] game, and some people play it well."
The tape
Kardashian claims her notorious tape with Ray J didn't launched her rise to fame.
She said:
"Maybe that's how some people heard about me but I didn't launch my career off of that."
Sure, she had earned a little name recognition due to her friendship with Paris Hilton, but
Kardashian was more or less a celebrity hanger-on in 2007 when her lascivious tape hit the public
space.
That video certainly got people talking about her, which may have been the plan all along.
As Complex reported, more than one person has accused Kardashian and mom Kris Jenner
of plotting to use that private tape to garner publicity.
Just eight months after the tape went viral, America was tuning in for the debut season
of Keeping up With the Kardashians.
Quickie marriage
Although Kardashian and husband Kanye West seem destined for one another, don't forget
this is actually Kim's third marriage.
The second one, to NBA player Kris Humphries, lasted just 72 days.
Kardashian's decision to dump Humphries perhaps could have been quickly overlooked had it
not been for the pomp and circumstance surrounding their engagement and wedding.
As she turned something beautiful and genuine into fodder for reality TV, the cameras rolled.
Kardashian dried her tears and moved on quickly with West, but the fiasco suggests that marriage
may not be a sacred act for this star.
Swift snakes
Taylor Swift will be forever branded by snake emojis, thanks to some well-timed shade thrown
by Kardashian.
The entire matter started when West decided to make a lewd reference to Swift on his rap
track "Famous."
Swift's camp spoke out, claiming West, quote "never called for approval."
Kardashian claimed Swift was lying, telling GQ:
"She totally approved… [Taylor] totally knew that that was coming out.
She wanted to all of a sudden act like she didn't."
Swift maintained she was a victim, but Kardashian wasn't having it.
The reality star waited for National Snake Day to drop alleged proof via Snapchat that
Swift had supposedly been contacted directly by West regarding the controversial song.
Not only was Swift allegedly caught in a lie, but Kardashian's snake emoji use became contagious.
So much so, that even Swift herself went full-snake-theme in her video for 2017's "Look What You Made
Me Do."
Make-up controversy
In August 2017, Kardashian came under fire for defending makeup artist Jeffree Star after
he criticized a makeup tutorial she posted to her Snapchat.
Kardashian's fans came to her defense, reportedly blasting Star and dredging up his controversial
past, which includes accusations of racism in his former MySpace videos.
When Kardashian shielded Star from the wrath of her own fans, some followers were offended.
She said via Snapchat:
"I get that it's a serious deal if you say racial things but I do believe in people changing…"
"I hate when people bring up my past or mistakes that I've made in the past, so let him live."
Fans didn't take Kardashian's message lightly; some accused the reality star of overlooking
racism when it was convenient for her.
She later returned to social media to confess that she was not well-informed of the allegations
made against Star and therefore shouldn't be commenting on his situation.
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