When she released a promotional image for her new beauty range on Instagram, reality star Kim Kardashian didn't expect to be embroiled in a nasty "blackface" controversy. A teaser from the photo shoot by Ben Hasset, with make-up artistry by MarioDedivanovic, was uploaded to social media last week. You dont have to do blackface pic.twitter.com/MLcJ5Hbg9R — Wynters (@Sacha_Wynters) June 14, 2017A social media storm quickly brewed, with allegations of "blackface" being hurled Kardashian's way. Hey A post shared by Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian) on Apr 27, 2017 at 10:14pm PDTOther promotional images from the shoot were "changed right away", said the model, who's married to rapper Kanye West, with whom she has two children. NYC ➡️ PARIS A post shared by Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian) on Sep 27, 2016 at 6:34pm PDT

Source: New Zealand Herald June 20, 2017 20:26 UTC