When Kim Kardashian posted about her mid-pandemic 40th birthday party extravaganza, it received criticism for being tone-deaf and insensitive. Khloe Kardashian, however, defended Kim’s decision to have a birthday party during a recent appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
“I haven’t heard a lot about it, but I did hear that people were upset that we all went out of town [but] I don’t really know the extent of it, but this year is a frustrating year,” Khloe said.
“I get it. There are so many frustrations going on for everybody, but also, it’s her 40th. This is something she really wanted to do for us… it was such a nice thing.”
Khloe added that she, along with the 20-25 or so other guests present at Kim’s birthday party (all of the Kardashians came except Kylie, who had to work), felt “so safe” and deftly spun the narrative to make their getaway sound almost philanthropic.
She emphasized “the tourist aspect of it,” saying that they contributed financially to the economy of whatever island they were on.
“So many people said that we were their first party or guests that they’ve had in months; what it’s done for them to be able to pay their bills or do stuff for their family,” Khloe said.
“Just hearing those messages when we were there, we felt really good. We did it in the safest way I could imagine someone doing it. I want Kim to focus on how beautiful it was and what she did for everybody. I don’t want that to overshadow the greatness that happened.”
