Complimenting Celebrities On Their Weight Loss Is Dangerous
In late October, Kim Kardashian shared a video on her Instagram Story of her brother Rob at her 39th birthday party. The clip showed Rob, dressed in a black sweatshirt and pants, as he walked down a hallway with his nieces, North and Chicago West and Penelope Disick, following behind him.
Within hours, the video went viral, with outlets like Entertainment Tonight, TMZ and Perez Hilton reporting on how Rob “appeared to have lost a lot of weight” and looked “noticeably slimmer.” A couple weeks later, Rob was in the news again when he posted an Instagram photo of him and his mom, Kris Jenner, on Halloween. The narrative was similar: “Rob Kardashian Showed Off His Weight Loss In A Rare Halloween Photo,” BuzzFeed wrote in its headline, followed by, “Looking good, Rob.”
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