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We've heard in recent weeks about LGBTQ rights groups "glitter-bombing" anti-gay or anti-trans public figures as the Republican presidential race has continued to capture the nation's attention. But this week, another type of "bombing" overwhelmed the headlines: flour-bombing.
Last Wednesday, a young woman tossed an entire bag of flour at Kim Kardashian while the celeb walked the red carpet for the launch party of her new fragrance, True Reflection, in West Hollywood. The mystery flour-bomber tried to make a run for it, but Kim's rep caught her and security escorted her away. According to E! Online, Kim "walked away calmly, got cleaned up, and returned to the carpet about 10 minutes later."
"That is probably the craziest, unexpected, weird thing that ever happened to me," Kim told E! "Like, I said to my makeup artist I wanted more powder, and that's a whole lot of translucent power right there!"
Kim might have been willing to laugh off the ordeal, but her sister was less forgiving. "Classy to flour-bomb my sister at her charity event helping women," Kourtney Kardashian tweeted, referring to the launch, which benefited Dress for Success, a non-profit which provides interview-appropriate clothing to low-income women.
Kim's mother, Kris Jenner, went for pride rather than retribution. On Thursday, she took to her blog on Celebuzz, writing, "I am so proud of my daughter for handling this situation so professionally and with such poise!"
While no one other than the lone attacker has been implicated so far, TMZ and E! have both attributed the attack to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which has criticized Kim in the past and is known for its red carpet attacks on celebrities, though such attacks usually take the form of red paint, not flour. So far, PETA has denied any involvement in the flour-bombing, but, according to E!, "gives [its] support to the attacker." Sounds like it was PETA to me.
So far there's been no official word from the Kardashian camp about whether or not they will press charges. On Friday, Kim told E! News, "I said earlier, no, I wasn't [going to file a complaint]. I'm just going to think about it, because I don't want someone to think they can really get away with that. So we are going to handle that."
I've never in the history of this column used the words "classy" and "Kim Kardashian" in the same sentence. But, Kim, in this case? You've been very classy.
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