Kim Kardashian is generating buzz with her provocative music video for her cover of “Santa Baby,” sharing behind-the-scenes photos on Instagram. Highlights include her in revealing outfits, such as a beige bralette amid a minimalist nativity scene, and crawling in a dirty house. The video, directed by Nadia Lee Cohen and Charlie Dennis, has drawn mixed reactions, with some fans deeming it “disturbing” and “satanic,” while others suggest it critiques Christmas commercialization. Macaulay Culkin makes a cameo as Santa, and the video, shot with a retro VHS effect, has sparked debate about its artistic intent and budget allocation.
Kim Kardashian continues to profit from her bizarre music video for her Santa Baby cover song.
On Tuesday, the 44-year-old reality icon shared behind-the-scenes photos from a video shoot to her Instagram account, featuring some of her most shocking images to date.
One particularly controversial photo showed Kim sitting in a minimalist nativity scene wearing a low-cut beige bralette that showed off her cleavage.
In other photos, she crawled on the ground of a dirty house, which some viewers likened to a “cracked house”.
Macaulay Culkin, who made a surprise cameo at the end of the video, was also seen hanging out with Kim on set.
In her photo, the famous brunette replaced her raven locks with a shoulder-length platinum blonde hairstyle.
She added some color to her revealing ensemble with a powder blue cropped cardigan that she slipped below her shoulders.
She had her sweater unbuttoned, revealing her toned stomach.
Kim accentuated her curves with a bralette and beige leggings, and channeled the 1980s with pale pink leg warmers.
She completed her music video outfit with white open-toed kitten heels.
“Hey BTS, you dirty animals!” Kim captioned the post, quoting a line from the 1990 Macaulay Christmas classic Home Alone.
Some of the photos she shared on the Instagram app showed her simply posing against a wooden door, alternating between a serious look and a wide smile.
This disturbing music video appears to have been inspired by David Lynch films and low-budget horror films, and was directed by Nadia Lee Cohen and Charlie Dennis, both of whom have worked on several films. He was photographed talking with Kim while reviewing the footage. home kitchen.
The pair were photographed sitting on a dirty carpet near a small Christmas tree and presents, engrossed in their mobile phones.
The disturbing music video was directed by Nadia Lee Cohen (second from left) and Charlie Dennis (right), who both watch some footage and discuss it with Kim in her kitchen. The situation is photographed.
Wearing a cropped navy blue jersey with red and white stripes on the shoulders, Cohen sported a platinum bob reminiscent of Kim’s hair.
In another photo, they were also seen discussing something with other creative figures behind the scenes
The two were pictured sitting on a dirty carpet near a small Christmas tree and presents, engrossed in their mobile phones.
In one sultry photo that Kim saved for her Instagram Stories, all she can see is her crawling across a hay-strewn ground that appears to belong to a donkey that appears in a video featuring actors playing Joseph and the Virgin Mary. It was in the picture.
Kim put the spotlight on her butt, as she did in many of her unusual music videos, with several photos of her sitting on her feet or on all fours.
She dragged a stack of $100 bills along with her, which may have fueled complaints from fans that the set looked like a drug den.
In an old-fashioned kitchen, Kim posed facing a door next to male actors dressed as businessmen with cords wrapped around their bodies and talking on landlines.
The video was filtered through a decaying video effect, as if discovered from a VHS tape that had been locked away for decades, allowing Santa (Culkin) to film the action with a vintage Sony camcorder. It was fitting that he showed up at the end. .
The former child star wore a red and white Santa Claus suit, but skipped the hat and beard, instead showing off his blonde slicked-back hair and close-cropped beard.
Macaulay was photographed staring into the viewfinder while Kim sat at the feet of a Christmas tree during a break between takes.
Kim originally recorded an audio-only version of the Christmas cover produced by her brother-in-law Travis Barker, but it is unclear whether he was also involved in the production of the music video.
Kim was photographed with a serious expression on her face as the staff planned the video shoot.
One sultry photo, which Kim saved for her Instagram Stories, shows her crawling across a field strewn with hay and $100 bills.
Kim put the spotlight on her butt, as she did in many of her unusual music videos, with several photos of her sitting on her feet or on all fours.
In an old-fashioned kitchen, Kim posed facing the door next to male actors dressed as businessmen with cords wrapped around their bodies and talking on landlines.
Macaulay Culkin wore a red and white Santa Claus suit, but skipped the hat and beard, showing off his blond slicked-back hair and close-cropped beard.
Some fans were offended by the images in Kim’s video, calling them “satanic” and “disturbing.”
One particularly sensitive user wrote, “This is disturbing.” And she claims to be a Christian. This is unreasonable. ”
Others called the video a “nightmare,” and one even complained that the money spent on making the video could have been better spent.
“It’s a complete waste of time and money,” they fumed. “You could have fed the homeless and given them shelter. Money over brains.”
But some fans thought the image, which they derided as blasphemous, was an attempt by Kim, who has been open about her Christian faith, to criticize the commercialization of Christmas.
X user Ashton Paris wrote, “I had to watch it twice to get it all,” and claimed that the music video was meant to show the true meaning of Christmas.
“In short, Santa is the devil who has succeeded in distracting the world from the birthday of Jesus,” he explained.
“It all comes together in the final scene where the nun says, ‘He’s not a man of God,’ and they sweep up all the money.”
“And Santa with a camera (he sees when you’re sleeping and knows when you’re awake),” he concluded, while other commenters echoed similar sentiments. .
