Kim Kardashian is drawing criticism for a recent photoshoot featuring a Tesla Cybertruck and Optimus robot.
The 44-year-old reality star shared several photos on Instagram from Perfect Magazine‘s 8.5 issue, where she posed with two products from Elon Musk’s automotive company.
The photoshoot apparently took place in November 2024 in Malibu, with one notable image showing Kardashian lying on an outdoor bed at night near a rocky coastline.
“I think the big joke of me even doing the shoot with the robot is that I feel like I’m so robotic,” Kim told Perfect Magazine‘s Michael Holden.
Social media users quickly criticized Kardashian for the Tesla-themed shoot, citing both Musk’s ongoing controversies and her own reputation as an advocate for criminal justice reform.
The New York Times reports Tesla faces dropping sales, stock decline, and public backlash over Musk’s Trump alliance, his cuts to federal agencies through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and his controversial straight-arm gesture resembling a Nazi salute.
Kardashian has apparently been a Tesla fan for some time, reportedly becoming a Cybertruck owner in February 2024, according to Business Insider.
Her Cybertruck purchase came before the 2024 presidential election and Trump’s ethically-questionable showcase of Tesla vehicles on the White House South Lawn, seemingly as a favor to Musk last Tuesday.
Last November, around the same time as her Perfect Magazine shoot, Kim posted videos of herself interacting with the Optimus robot on social media.
