Kim Kardashian was accused of lobed a homophobic insult to the male model

She was criticized for her response to Tyson Beckford.


Kim Kardashian is not unrelated to controversy, but The reality TV star found himself accused of homophobia following an Instagram dungeon of back and forth with a male model and an actor Tyson Beckford . In 2018, after Beckford published derogatory comments on Kardashian's body on social networks, she retaliated with a replica with which some disputed. Read to find out what she said and why some followers thought her insult was homophobic.

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Beckford criticized Kardashian's outfit and body on Instagram.

Kim Kardashian arriving at Jimmy Kimmel Live! in 2018
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In 2018, at the end of July, the Instagram user @amiradyme published a photo since deleted from Kardashian before the appearance of the star of reality on Jimmy Kimmel Live! In the image, the star of reality wears black and formal velvet pants and a revealing asymmetrical top.

"Sorry, I don't care," Beckford commented , as indicated by the Daily mail . In another comment, he added: "She is not real, the doctor [explanive] on his right hip."

Popular Instagram gossip account The shadow room republished the photo And Beckford's comments on July 31.

"#Kanye Bout to #Cash #Tysonbeckford #ousside," read the legend, which implies that Kardashian's husband then Kanye West would be offended by this light against his wife.

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Kardashian was criticized for his answer.

Kim Kardashian in 2018
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Later in the same day, Kardashian responded to the Post of the Shadow Hall.

"Sis we all know why you don't care," she wrote, as well as a series of emojis evoking the Kermit Brinking Tea even .

The explicitly shaded snapping quickly encountered backlash, because many interpreted Kardashian's remark to signify that Beckford did not appreciate his body because he is secretly gay. She was criticized online for having a homophobic insult.

As indicated by Teenage vogue , some X users (formerly Twitter) have also accused the Kardashians star of Appropriate African-American English (AAE) in his response to the model.

Beckford addressed speculation.

Tyson Beckford in 2018
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Beckford denied Kardashian's involvement while praising his support for the LGBTQ +community. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

In an Instagram publication since deleted the same week, he offered his answer. By USA today , he Share a shirtless photo Caught in a gym mirror with legend ", train 5 to 6 days a week, weighs martial arts and firearms and I defend those who cannot defend themselves! I support LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈, even if I do not Am not gay. It's just the human thing to do. "

For his part, Kardashian defended himself in a radio interview .

"So that anyone saying that I am homophobic with the comment to say" Sis "? All my best friends are gays," she said on Big Boy 92.3. "I support the community. I love the community. They love me. It has nothing to do with that."

She also said that the model was ashamed with her comment.

"Really, guy? Like, are you going to honor my body?" she says. "Like, ok. Ok. Ok, so. Are you going to be ashamed of body?"

A little hilarious, when TMZ asked Kris Jenner To comment on the question, the keeping up with the Kardashians Matriarch's response was simply " Who is Tyson? ""

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Beckford revealed a new element of the quarrel of years later.

Tyson Beckford in 2023
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Beckford revisited the birth in 2021 and added a new context. He said that on Vladtv that He and Kardashian were out with "For a weekend" long before their Instagram fight.

"It was so weird that she called me gay, I was like my darling, you had to forget," he said.

As indicated by Page six , the model also said that West sent one of his entourage To face it when they found themselves at the same event after the incident, but it was not intimidated. The rapper involved in a subsequent Instagram video that Beckford was afraid to speak to him, while Beckford said that the opposite was true.

"I say to myself: 'You didn't want smoke. I had on my tuxedo. I would have canceled my tie and I went up if you wanted, but you didn't do it. I think you didn't know Not how much I was, 'he said on Vladtv.

The 53 -year -old said that Kardashian's insult had been suspended, since people always accuse him of being gay as an insult.

"Sometimes I'm going to have some suction cups on Instagram who will try to say like:" Oh, yeah. You gay "" said Beckford. "So I say to myself" where does it come from? "Did you hear it from that [explanive]? '"


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