Kim Kardashian was already firmly within the realm of millionaire status when a new partnership presented itself during the pandemic. Coty, which owns many several major beauty industry companies like Rimmel, COVERGIRL and Max Factor, made an offer to Kardashian to purchase 20 percent of her KKW beauty line for 200-million dollars.
In accepting this offer, Kardashian reached billionaire status, which her husband, Kanye West, was all too ready to celebrate publicly.
The puzzling thing was the way he chose to celebrate.
Instead of taking a selfie, opening a bottle of champagne, or writing a new song, Kanye composed a still-life, complete with green and red tomatoes, a tomatillo and a small sampling of flowers. People on Twitter are thoroughly confused about what to do with it.
Kanye wrote:
"I am so proud of my beautiful wife Kim Kardashian West for officially becoming a billionaire"
"You've weathered the craziest storms and now God is shining on you and our family"
"So blessed this is still life"
"So I made you this still life"
"We love you so much"
I am so proud of my beautiful wife Kim Kardashian West for officially becoming a billionaire
You've weathered the craziest storms and now God is shining on you and our family
So blessed this is still life
So I made you this still life
We love you so much pic.twitter.com/Vvtgzodnah
— ye (@kanyewest) June 30, 2020
Some are simply baffled at the composition.
I may be reading way too far into it. But I wonder if the left side is more purposefully masculine and the right side more purposefully feminine? As Kim and Kanye are now side by side as billionaires.
Or it's just fruits, flowers, and vegetables 🤷♂️
— Watching the Throne (@KanyePodcast) June 30, 2020
bro why are u showin us ur produce
— big forehead stan acct (AKA yeet lover's pizza) (@chunkyfila) June 30, 2020
Others have found the announcement to be insensitive, given the hardships many are going through right now.
this is one version of reading the room for sure
— Julian Fader (@coolingpie) June 30, 2020
READ THE ROOM KANYE
— Rob (@Glitterbeard_) June 30, 2020
Living in a different world these people....How great your wife is becoming a billionaire,in my world the people who are risking there lives treating C19 patients are heroes..clown
— Alan Murphy (@alanmurphy24) June 30, 2020
I think during this pandemic, everyone who's lost friends and family, their jobs and risk losing their homes, can really take heart that a woman with no discernable talent has become a billionaire.
Truly inspirational. 🙏
— London Lofty (@lofty_london) June 30, 2020
OMG Jesus will be so proud. He was famously supportive of people who hoard grotesque amounts of wealth.
— 🏳️🌈 Max 🏳️🌈 (@SpillerOfTea) July 1, 2020
Wow! There are people losing their only income right now and you decide to tell the world your wife is a billionaire 🙄 bravo!
— kelly Boyd (@KellBoyd) June 30, 2020
A few took the opportunity to create their own still-life compositions in response.
I am so proud of my beautiful daughter for officially having a nappy incident so catastrophic that she came home from nursery wearing a completely different outfit, including shoes
You've weathered the craziest poops
So blessed this is still life
So I made you this still life pic.twitter.com/Ruwde0Qfhr
— kate blush (@kushush) July 1, 2020
I'm kinda proud of myself for officially becoming less broke than last year
I've weathered 2020, the craziest storm, and now the ramen gods are shining on me and my puppy
So blessed this is still life
So I made Ye this still life
I love ramen so much pic.twitter.com/4LMzpkYzNA
— chiefneef (@_chiefneef) June 30, 2020
I am so proud of my beautiful self (me) for officially becoming in the black after payday
Ive weathered the craziest storms and now God is shining on me and out my arse
So blessed this is still life
So I made me this still life
I love me so much pic.twitter.com/dqECtAsnxd
— Septic Peg (@clairejt) June 30, 2020
Kardashian chose to celebrate in a slightly more straight-forward way, sharing a portrait of herself on social media.
Kardashian simply said:
"So blessed and forever grateful"
So blessed and forever grateful 🙏🏼✨ pic.twitter.com/ipREFlY4vB
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) June 29, 2020
She did not mention her husband's still-life.
Whatever Kanye was thinking remains unclear.
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