Kim Kardashian Apologizes for Dressing as Aaliyah for Halloween

After Kim Kardashian’s Aaliyah Halloween costume drew some backlash from fans, the reality star apologized on Friday.

“Aaliyah was such an amazing singer and she will forever be a music legend,” Kim wrote on her website, according to E! Online. “I saw online that some people thought my costume was in poor taste and I am truly sorry if that offended anyone. When I was creating the costume, I wasn’t dressing up as a race or culture but rather as a woman whom I will always admire.”

She continued, “I play every kind of genre of music in my home and I like for my kids to be exposed to many different artists. For me, it’s always about love and respect. I loved that Kourtney was Michael Jackson for one of her costumes, and that my son was Axl Rose. We don’t see color in my home. We were paying homage to people and artists we love and respect– it’s that simple!”

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Kardashian West’s re-creation of the diamond bikini outfit worn by the late singer in the video for her 2000 smash hit “Try Again,” was met with a mixture of brutal scorn and tepid support.

Fans of Aaliyah, who died at 22 in a place crash in 2001, accused Kardashian West of essentially wearing blackface, while fans of the reality star had her back.

On the flip side, a bunch of her other followers think people are just looking for a reason to hate on her. As one user so nicely put it, “Oh stop complaining — find a hobby.”

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Other costumes worn by Kardashian this year included Cher and Selena Quintanilla, the latter of which also drew mixed reactions from fans.

29 Top Celebrity Halloween Costumes: From Colton Haynes to Heidi Klum (Photos)

Welcome to TheWrap's spooktacular list of the best celebrity Halloween costumes in recent history. Peruse our photo gallery if you dare.
Gwyneth Paltrow as the character she played in "Se7en" in 2017, while boyfriend Brad Falchuk showed up as Kevin Spacey's character from the movie, John Doe. (This took place before the Spacey scandal emerged in the news.)
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Adele as The Mask in 2016
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Iggy Azalea as Cruella de Vil in 2013
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Dwayne Johnson as The Hulk in 2012
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LeBron James as Pennywise the Clown from "It" in 2017
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Bette Midler reprising her look as Winifred Sanderson from the 1993 film "Hocus Pocus" -- this time in 2016
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Katy Perry as Flamin’ Hot Cheetos in 2014
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Colton Haynes as Ursula from "The Little Mermaid" in 2015
Tyra Banks as Richard Branson in 2015
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Kim Kardashian as Poison Ivy in 2012
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Heidi Klum as Jessica Rabbit in 2015
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Beyonce and Jay Z as Barbie and Ken in 2016, with a special appearance by Blue Ivy
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Kylie Jenner as Christina Aguilera from her "Dirrty" music video in 2016
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Emily Ratajkowski as Marge Simpson in 2015
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Heidi Klum as a butterfly in 2014
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Rihanna as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle in 2014
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Taylor Swift as Deadpool in 2016 -- just because she wore Ryan Reynolds' actual costume from the movie
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Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom as Hillary and Bill Clinton in 2016
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Joe Jonas as Chaz Michael Michaels from "Blade of Glory" in 2015
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Nina Dobrev as Hermione Granger from "Harry Potter" in 2011
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Ed Sheeran as the Gingerbread Man in 2013
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Chris Colfer as "Stars Wars'" R2D2 in 2012
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Chord Overstreet as Charlie Hunnam in "Sons of Anarchy" in 2013
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Matt Lauer as "Baywatch's" Pam Anderson in 2015
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Colton Haynes as Miss Piggy in 2016
Jaime King as Eleven from "Stranger Things" in 2017. She helped Lyft customers get a piece of "Stranger Things" with “Strange Mode," where riders get to experience the Upside Down first hand with drivers.
Heidi Klum as Michael Jackson's 'Thriller" in 2017
Jessica Alba and Kelly Sawyer as Juno and Paulie from "Juno" in 2017
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Kim Kardashian and bestie Jonathan Cheban as Sonny and Cher in 2017
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