Fur lovers Janet Jackson and reality TV star Kim Kardashian named the most animal-unfriendly celebrities of the year by Peta.
BY Olivia Bergin | 28 December 2011
Fur fan Kim Kardashian accessorises with a fur shrug while out and about in New York Photo: REX
There's a first for everything, and 2011 marks Peta's (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) first 'Celebrity Grinch Awards'.
The organisation put the spotlight on singer Janet Jackson's collaboration with Blackglama , a fashion label which hand crafts garments made from "the highest quality mink in the world." Peta called Jackson "just plain nasty", justifying her listing as a Grinch on their blog by writing: "When Janet Jackson had her infamous 'wardrobe malfunction' during the Super Bowl, at least the flesh that popped into view was her own - unlike the stolen animal skins that she drapes herself with, which are as dead as her taste in fashion (not to mention her career)."
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Fur-loving reality TV "star" Kim Kardashian is also in the organisation's bad books, inciting this commentary: "Some have speculated that Kim Kardashian's wedding to NBA forward Kris Humphries was fake. Too bad the socialite princess doesn't have the same enthusiasm for faking her fur. Unlike her sweet sister Khloe, who starred in her own Peta anti-fur ad, Kim just can't seem to divorce herself from fur and say "I do" to a kind and compassionate wardrobe"
Film director Cameron Crowe was also singled out for using real animals instead of computer-aided animations to add to his latest film, We Bought a Zoo .
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In contrast, it's our very own crooner Morrissey that's setting the best example of all. Peta UK named The Smiths singer their Person of the Year after the passionate vegetarian wore T-shirts with animal rights messages on stage and convinced festival goers in Belgium to go meat free on the day if his performance. Which leaves us wondering, who is Miserable Now?
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