Kylie Jenner is at odds with her followers after being accused of making light of the Astroworld disaster, which killed ten people.
The youngest Kardashian-Jenner sister, 25, gave birth to a son, Aire, in January of last year with boyfriend Travis Scott, with whom she also has a daughter, Stormi, who turned five last week.
Kylie also celebrated her son’s first birthday this week, only days after officially disclosing his name, and has faced backlash for the motif she selected.
The mother of two chose to stage the children’s party at Astroworld, the yearly music festival managed by Aire’s father Travis.
Astroworld is known by the gigantic model of Travis’ head that concertgoers can walk through on the festival grounds, and Aire and Stormi’s party featured a duplicate of this, based after their own heads.
However, the ploy did not go over well online, with Kylie being chastised for the festival theme after ten people died during a horrific crowd rush at the 2021 event.
Hundreds of lawsuits have been filed against the father-of-two, as well as Live Nation and others participating in the event, as a result of the crowding.
The choice to base their child’s birthday party on the event sparked outrage online, with one person calling it “disgustingly awful taste.”
‘I truly can’t even fathom why you would WANT your child’s birthday to be associated with such a horrible tragedy,’ the Twitter user added.
Another felt it was ‘beyond tasteless,’ while one characterised it as ‘extremely bizarre’ and another as ‘insensitive’.
Some supported the reality star, reminding out that Stormi’s first birthday celebration, which occurred before the terrible crush that killed ten people, also featured an Astroworld theme.
Others contended that the gigantic Travis head may also be featured on the Astroworld album cover, which is based on the event, and so may not be a direct allusion to the festival itself.
Travis was playing before an audience of around 50,000 people at Astroworld on November 5, 2021, when the crowd surged, leaving many unable to breathe.
He was chastised at the time for continuing his show for about 40 minutes as unconscious people were taken from the audience, but he says he had no idea what was going on.
Ezra Blount, the youngest casualty, was just nine years old.
Festivalgoers and their families have filed a lawsuit against the singer, claiming that his carelessness was to blame for the fatalities and injuries incurred at the event. Both Scott and Live Nation, though, have disputed the charges.
In a statement following the incident, he said he was “deeply heartbroken” and extended his “prayers” to “all those afflicted.”
‘I am dedicated to collaborating with the Houston community to heal and help families in need,’ he added.