Khloé Kardashian has addressed the backlash her family received over her sister Kim Kardashian's 40th birthday getaway.
Making an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Thursday, Khloé, 36, spoke about the criticism her sister faced after she organised a luxury trip abroad with "20 or 25" friends and family members amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
"I did hear people were upset that we went out of town," Khloé said. "This year is a frustrating year — I get it. I think there are so many frustrations going on for everybody, but also it's her 40th and this is something that she really wanted to do. For us, it was such a nice thing."
Kim shared several photos from the trip on social media, which showed the group not wearing masks. In her caption, the reality star said she required everyone on the trip to quarantine and undergo "health screens" before flying out.
"Before COVID, I don't think any of us truly appreciated what a simple luxury it was to be able to travel and be together with family and friends in a safe environment," she wrote. "After 2 weeks of multiple health screens and asking everyone to quarantine, I surprised my closest inner circle with a trip to a private island where we could pretend things were normal just for a brief moment in time.
"I realise that for most people, this is something that is so far out of reach right now, so in moments like these, I am humbly reminded of how privileged my life is."
The post sparked outrage online with people labelling the trip "selfish" and accused the star of disregarding the pandemic and its financial impact.
"Your life seems taxing. @KimKardashian People are struggling in our country and you parade your wealth. Enjoy your cake," wrote one person on Twitter.
"Very selfish when people are dying and loosing [sic] their jobs," a user commented on Instagram.
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Khloé also emphasised the health measures put in place before the group travelled and mentioned how happy the locals were to have their business.
"Being there with all the precautions that we took ... and how grateful everyone was for the tourism aspect of it," she said. "So many people said that we were their first party of guests that they've had in months, and what it's done for them to be able to pay their bills or to be able to do stuff for their family, just hearing those messages when we were there, we felt really good and we felt so safe.
"We did it in the safest way I could imagine someone doing it."
"It was such a beautiful experience and I want Kim to focus on how beautiful it was and what she did for everybody," Khloé added. "I don't want that to overshadow all the greatness that happened."
In the same interview, Khloé opened up a bit more about her experience with coronavirus, saying the hardest thing about being quarantined was being separated from her two-year-old daughter, True Thompson. She revealed this week she tested positive for COVID-19 in March.
"I just was quarantined in my room for about 16 days. We had to wait until I had negative test results for me to leave," she recalled. "And that was the hardest part. I don't care how beautiful the place you have [is], being taken away from your child for that long — because I couldn't be around my daughter — that was the most heart-wrenching thing."
The Ellen DeGeneres Show airs weekdays at 12.00pm on Nine. Catch up on latest episodes on 9Now.
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