Kim Kardashian deletes social media post on Manchester attack after fiery backlash

PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 30:  Kim Kardashian West attends Buro 24/7 Fashion Forward Initiative as part  of Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2016 at Hotel Ritz on September 30, 2016 in Paris, France.  (Photo by Jacopo Raule/Getty Images)

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Credit: Jacopo Raule

PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 30: Kim Kardashian West attends Buro 24/7 Fashion Forward Initiative as part of Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2016 at Hotel Ritz on September 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Jacopo Raule/Getty Images)

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has removed a photo of herself and Ariana Grande from social media after an intense backlash over the posting, which was intended to show sympathy for the victims of the Manchester concert bombing and Grande, but instead caused a social media uproar.

Kardashian posted the photo of herself and Grande having a good time and smiling at another concert event on Twitter and Instagram, with a caption that read, “Concerts are supposed to be a place where u can let loose & have fun. So scary to not feel safe in the world. @arianagrande I love you.”

Kim Kardashian is the only person who would post a picture of themselves as a "tribute" to the Manchester bombing... actually sad

🙄😫— Evan Beyer (@ebeyer93)

The pair are friends, but social media users questioned the use of the photo featuring a laughing Kardashian and a grinning Grande for a message about such a somber event.

The attack on the concert hall in Manchester Monday night as Grande was wrapping up her show killed 22 people and injured almost 60 others.

Kim, like many other celebrities, shared a photo of herself with Ariana Grande to offer her support. However, after being criticised for “making herself the focus,” the image was removed.

Posted by BuzzFeed UK on Wednesday, May 24, 2017

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