After Kendall Jenner did a ballet-themed shoot for last month's Vogue España, she found herself the subject of intense ballet-world outrage.
Dancers took offense at her dancing in pointe shoes and questioned why a real ballerina couldn't have been used in the shoot.
Some dancers spoke out in Jenner's defense. Some of Twitter turned the drama into a joke. It all made national headlines.
Jenner addressed the drama today in a blog post on her app. "It's so funny that people are getting pregnant and married—or having crazy drama—but my drama is ballerinas being upset at me!" she writes. "With my Vogue Spain shoot, I didn't even know I was going to be a ballerina until I went into hair and makeup."
She doesn't get the anger. "It confuses me how people can get that upset when there are so many important things going on in the world. But, it's obviously not going to stop me from working hard and being me."
Alyssa Bailey is the senior news and strategy editor at ELLE.com, where she oversees coverage of celebrities and royals (particularly Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton). She previously held positions at InStyle and Cosmopolitan. When she's not working, she loves running around Central Park, making people take #ootd pics of her, and exploring New York City.
