The Kardashians’ crisis management team has desperately attempted to completely remove the snap from the internet – even sending out “legal threats” to take down the bikini shot.
However, the picture of the 36-year-old in a leopard-print string bikini from this past weekend has continued to be widely shared on the internet.
Now, a source close to the famous family exclusively told The Sun that Khloe “completely lost it” and wanted it taken down “as soon as possible” when the post was shared.
According to the informant, there was a “miscommunication” between the KUWTK star and her team about “what was supposed to be posted at the time.”
“She was freaking out and within minutes the photo already began circulating everywhere,” the source said.
The informant alleged that Khloe became emotional and “embarrassed” as she “knew this was going to be a big deal.”
“But the positive comments have genuinely seemed to help,” the source added.
Though many fans appeared shocked by the rare unedited glimpse at the Kardashian sister, a lot gushed how “beautiful” Khloe looked “naturally” and insisted she “doesn’t need photoshop” to look good.
Despite the compliments, the source went on to explain that Khloe is “fed up” with the “conversations around her face and body” as she is constantly accused of looking “unrecognizable” on Instagram.
The insider claimed: “She knows this is only going to escalate people’s opinions more. She’s pissed, quite frankly.
“At no one in particular just at the situation as a whole. But I think this morning she feels what’s done is done.
“She has been advised to keep quiet for now but Khloe being Khloe, she wants to come out and say something eventually. She’s still too sensitive to right now so she’s listening to her mom and going to think before she speaks.”
A rep for Khloe declined The Sun’s request for comment.
Yesterday, the photo, which Page Six confirmed as real, was leaked online amid recent backlash against Khloe for looking “unrecognizable” and editing her photos.
According to the outlet, copies of the image have been taken down under “legal threats” from the Kardashians’ team, who have called the snap “beautiful,” but explained they want it gone because it was not authorized.
Tracy Romulus, chief marketing officer for KKW Brands, said in a statement: “The color edited photo was taken of Khloé during a private family gathering and posted to social media without permission by mistake by an assistant.
“Khloé looks beautiful but it is within the right of the copyright owner to not want an image not intended to be published taken down.”
Fans have slammed the Good American founder’s efforts to scrape the photo from the internet.
Several followers took to Twitter to express their concern, with one writing: “She actually looks better to me. @khloekardashian get some therapy not lawyers.”
A second agreed, sharing: “@khloekardashian embrace the beautiful woman you are! You don’t need photo edits, show your daughter that it’s ok to show who you truly are and that beauty is what you make it in your own eyes.”
“I am not a fan of khloe kardashian at all but I think that she looks so beautiful in that unfiltered pic. i feel bad that she has such a warped perception of her real self,” a third commented.
