Kim Kardashian turns 44: A look back at Kanye West's ex's most controversial moments

Kim Kardashian turned 44th! The reality TV star has been a household name for over a decade.

From being an influential social media personality, launching multiple business empires, to being a prominent reality star; let’s wish the Keeping Up with the Kardashian star a happy birthday with list down her most talked about controversies of all time:

Kim Kardashian’s ‘tanning bed’

In January 2024, the ex-wife of Kanye West faced backlash for having a tanning bed in her SKKN office.

Many social media users and beauty magazines criticised her, citing the known risks of tanning devices and the fact that her younger sister, Khloe Kardashian, had suffered from melanoma not too long ago.

Kim Karashian’s Met Gala look

Not once but on many Met Gala’s events, the 44-year-old reality star has headlines due to her most talked-about looks including her Marilyn Monroe dress that she donned back in 2022.

She opted for a shimmering gown with a corset that snatched her waist so tightly that it left fans wondering if she could even breathe, sparking concerns that she might be promoting incredibly “unobtainable” body standards.

Kim Kardashian’s sperm facial

Yes, you read it right! The birthday girl once admitted of getting a very bizarre yet pricey skin treatment i.e. a salmon sperm facial in which an injection of polynucleotides derived from fish semen is injected into your face.

Kim Kardashian’s leaked intimacy tape

The reality star’s rise to fame started after her infamous sex tape with singer Ray J got leaked.

The tape, which was filmed in 2003 during their relationship, didn’t surface publicly until 2007 when it was leaked online, quickly made her famous as at that time she was mostly known as Paris Hilton’s friend and stylist.

The controversy is till date cements Kim’s status in the spotlight, though it came with intense criticism.

Kim Kardashian’s remarks on Indian food

The Keeping up with the Kardashians star was slammed once after she branded Indian curry “disgusting” on her show.

She later addressed the issue saying, “Just Want to Clear Something Up. In NO way was [my comment] intended as an insult to the Indian people or their culture. This is just my own personal taste.”

The reality star went on to say, “There are a lot of foods I don’t like . . . I hate cilantro [coriander] and peppers, and there are definitely some Armenian foods that I personally find disgusting, but that doesn’t reflect my opinions on other Armenian people or my culture.”