Khloé Kardashian has hit back after an unfiltered viral bikini photo taken by her grandma appeared online. The mom-of-one's team tried to block Reddit users from reposting the image by sending them legal letters.
Yesterday, the 36-year-old posted videos of herself showcasing her body - insisting they had not been Photoshopped.
The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star also posted a statement about her struggles with her body image, where she described feeling "unbearable pressure" to be "perfect" and discussed her lifelong struggle with her body image.
In a slideshow posted to her account, Khloé posed topless in her bathroom mirror, as she placed her hands over her breasts to protect her modesty.
A second video showed Khloé going on Instagram Live, where she removed her sweatshirt and rolled down her trousers to show off her toned frame. Her older sister Kim appeared briefly in the video.
"PS Yes I did a live to show you all this isn't photoshopped," Khloé captioned the slideshow.
"Hey guys, this is me and my body unretouched and unfiltered..."
The Good American co-founder addressed the controversy in the slideshow:
"In truth, the pressure, constant ridicule and judgment my entire life to be perfect and to meet other's standards of how I should look has been too much to bear. 'Khloé is the fat sister.' 'Khloé is the ugly sister.' 'Her dad must not be her real dad because she looks so different.' 'The only way she could have lost that weight must have been from surgery.' Should I go on?"
"Oh but who cares how she feels because she grew up in a life of privilege. She's also on a reality show so she signed up for all of this. I'm of course not asking for sympathy but I am asking to be acknowledged for being human."
"I am not perfect but I promise you that I try everyday to live my life as honestly as possible and with empathy and kindness. It doesn't mean that I have not made mistakes. But I'm not going to lie. It's almost unbearable trying to live up to the impossible standards that the public have all set for me."
The post now has over three million likes, with the KarJenner's commenting their support for Khloé.
"Yes! you beautiful, strong, HEALTHY queen," Kendall Jenner commented.
"I love you Khloe," Kim Kardashian wrote simply.
"Khloé you are the kindest most loving, most supportive, most beautiful heart I have ever known, and I adore you and am so proud of you.... you are an inspiration to all of us and I appreciate and love you each and every single day. Thank you for teaching the rest of us to be kind and to not judge.... you are one of a kind.... what a blessing you are. You are a gift," Khloe's mom Kris Jenner added.
Khloé went viral over the weekend after an un-edited bikini photo of her emerged on social media over the weekend.
The image in question shows Khloé standing by a pool wearing a skimpy leopard print string bikini and appearing unfiltered an un-airbrushed. The photo was reportedly taken by her grandmother and put on a private Instagram account.
Soon after it leaked on various forums online, members of the Kardashian PR team reported the posts as copyright infringement, due to the photo being posted without permission.