Kim Kardashian sported several Halloween costumes this year, including Cher (half of Sonny and Cher, along with BFF Jonathan Cheban as Sonny Bono) and Madonna (along with sis Kourtney, costumed as Michael Jackson).
It was her costume depicting Selena Quintanilla, however, that attracted attention from fans of the murdered Tejana singing sensation, who was shot to death by an obsessed fan in 1995.
The “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star wore the skin-tight costume to a Halloween bash at L.A. hot spot The Delilah Club, and shared some video on social media of herself all costumed up.
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While Quintanilla may be Kardashian’s “fave,” this was not the case for fans of the slain star, who took to Twitter with a vengeance to slam Kardashian for what they perceived to be as disrespecting her memory.
However, there were others who enjoyed seeing Kardashian in the outfit:
Kardashian wasn’t the only star to display some Selena style on Halloween; Demi Lovato also shared a photo of herself on Instagram, rocking a near-identical outfit.
For some, there was a clear winner in the Selena-vs.-Selena costume contest:
Amazingly enough, this wasn’t the only costume controversy to dog Kardashian this Halloween, with fans accusing her of racism for dressing up as another gone-too-son pop star, Aaliyah, who passed away in 2001.
On Friday, Kardashian addressed the controversy in a blog post on her website.
“Aaliyah was such an amazing singer and she will forever be a music legend. I saw online that some people thought my costume was in poor taste and I am truly sorry if that offended anyone,” wrote Kardashian (via People).
“When I was creating the costume, I wasn’t dressing up as a race or culture but rather as a woman whom I will always admire,” she continued. “I play every kind of genre of music in my home and I like for my kids to be exposed to many different artists.”
She added: “For me, it’s always about love and respect… We don’t see colour in my home. We were paying homage to people and artists we love and respect — it’s that simple!”
