Kim Kardashian Finally Responds To Backlash Over Viral ‘Work’ Comments: ‘I’m Really Sorry’

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Kim Kardashian, 41, has apologized for her business advice to women that went viral for all the wrong reasons.

In an interview with Variety published March 9, the SKIMS founder implored women to “get your f**king a** up and work,” which caused widespread criticism.

The billionaire brunette was accused of being tone-deaf due to her obvious privilege that’s aided in her success. So, in a new interview with Good Morning America, Kim directly addressed the backlash she received.

She told Robin Roberts that her comments were “taken out of context.” Still, Kim offered a sincere apology while elaborating on what she meant in her work advice to women. “Well that statement that I said was without questions and conversation around it and it became a soundbite really with no context.,” the mother of four explained. “That soundbite came off of the notion and the question right before, which was, ‘After 20 years of being in the business, you’re famous for being famous,’ and my whole tone and attitude changed with the previous question that went into that question about what advice would you give to women.” Kim went on to say that “having a social media presence and being on a reality show does not mean overnight success.” She continued, “You have to really work hard to get there, even if it might seem like it’s easy and that you can build a really successful business on social media.