James Corden, Chrissy Teigen Call For Empathy After The Kardashian Ordeal

Here’s what we currently know about the armed hold-up and robbery of Kim Kardashian overnight in Paris: one of the most famous women on planet Earth was tied up by five armed gunmen. The group escaped with many millions of dollars’ worth of jewellery. And chucklefucks online have been saying some pretty dumb things about the entire ordeal. 

You don’t need to go far to see a baffling lack of basic empathy offered towards Kardashian. While that’s nothing new, some internet denizens have now seemingly reduced the reality TV mogul to a figure incapable of actually feeling fear, and they’ve treated the whole ordeal with that same stale brand of sneering, stale cultural elitism. 

While it shouldn’t (and doesn’t) require also-famous humans to spread the “Kim Kardashian is a human too” message, a few notable types have used their considerable reach and unique perspectives to remind the world’s curmudgeons that armed hold-ups are traumatic experiences for anyone. End of.

James Corden offered his take, hoping to spark some kind of lightbulb moment in people who flat-out don’t recognise her as a fully-fledged person:

People making jokes about @KimKardashian tonight would do well to remember that she’s a mother,a daughter,a wife,a friend.Be nice or shut up

— James Corden (@JKCorden) October 3, 2016

Some shit just isn’t funny. I see you trying, but it isn’t.

— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) October 3, 2016

Fame is interesting. Celebs are supposed to love you guys while also knowing you’d make a meme of our dead bodies to get retweets

— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) October 3, 2016

Please do not think that I think celebrities are special snowflakes. I just miss empathy, in general, for everyone.

— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) October 3, 2016

Sorry? I can’t object to her naked selfies but also feel sorry for her being robbed at gunpoint? Stop being ridiculous. https://t.co/r0hIqQzP8l

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 3, 2016

Source: The Hollywood Reporter.
Photo: Jacopo Raule / Getty.