Kim Kardashian’s Skims brand claims woman suing it for defective body tape bought knockoff product

Kim Kardashian‘s shapewear model Skims is firing again in court docket after it was sued by a lady claiming she acquired faulty physique tape that injured her.

A consultant for the 41-year-old actuality icon’s model now claims that the lady in query bought her physique tape from Amazon, and it seems to both be a very totally different model of tape or a pretend product labeled as Skims, in line with TMZ.

Noelle Mahasin Smith claimed in her lawsuit, which was filed on Monday, that Skims tape that she bought had ripped her pores and skin off when she tried to take away it.

Responding: A rep for Kim Kardashian’s shapewear model Skims fired again after a lady sued the corporate on Monday for faulty physique tape. They claimed to TMZ that the product was a pretend; Kim seen in Could in NYC

In her lawsuit, Smith blames the supposed Skims physique tape for bodily and psychological ache she suffered after utilizing it.

However a consultant for Kardashian’s well-liked shapewear model defended the corporate and stated the lady did not purchase a professional Skims product. 

‘We take suggestions from our prospects very critically. Upon additional assessment of this particular criticism, we’ve got found that the shopper bought what seems to be pretend tape from Amazon, who isn’t a licensed or official retailer of SKIMS merchandise,’ they stated.

A screenshot obtained by TMZ seems to indicate an an Amazon receipt from 2019.

The product doesn’t checklist the title ‘Skims’ anyplace on the receipt, and an inventory that seems to be for a similar merchandise additionally doesn’t presently checklist it as a Skims product. 

Receipts: ‘Now we have found that the shopper bought what seems to be pretend tape from Amazon, who isn’t a licensed or official retailer of SKIMS merchandise,’ the rep claimed. A photograph seems to indicate the Amazon receipt

The low value would additionally recommend that the merchandise isn’t real, as Skims physique tape retails for $36, whereas the merchandise purchased by Smith solely price $9.99 on Amazon. 

One other picture seems to indicate the tape that the plaintiff used, however it differs considerably from a comparability picture of official Skims physique tape.

Though the outer facet of each tapes look like an identical shade of brown, the within paper layer of the plaintiff’s tape — which might be peeled off to reveal the adhesive floor — was embellished with a easy blue-and-white grid sample.

Nevertheless, a comparability picture of official Skims tape exhibits that its paper lining is embellished with the Skims brand on a white background.

It additionally features a plastic spool that includes the emblem, whereas Smith’s tape would not seem to have one, although it may have been unspooled and wound again up.

Spot the distinction: One other picture exhibits the alleged tape, which seems to vary from official Skims tape

Skims’ web site does presently seem to promote its model of physique tape.

The Skims rep added that the recognition of the merchandise has led to quite a lot of knockoff physique tapes. 

‘Sadly counterfeit objects have turn into commonplace for the model and we strongly advise our prospects to solely buy from SKIMS or any of our official retail companions which might be discovered on our web site to make sure that they obtain genuine merchandise that meet our high quality requirements.’

Trusted sellers: ‘Sadly counterfeit objects have turn into commonplace for the model and we strongly advise our prospects to solely buy from SKIMS or any of our official retail companions,’ the rep stated