Kylie Jenner is receiving criticism for seemingly breaking social distancing orders by having her friend Stassie Karanikolaou over to her house on Monday.
The 22-year-old Kylie Cosmetics founder, who recently bought a $36.5 million mansion, posted a series of videos of her and Karanikolaou laying out by the pool and doing TikTok dances — less than six feet apart — on her Instagram story.
Take two! Kylie’s really about to take over Tiktok
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Don’t forget your sunscreen @kylieskin
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Jenner and Karanikolaou, both California residents, seemingly ignored the Director of the California Department of Public Health's stay-at-home order, which asks Californians to remain in their place of residence "except as needed to maintain continuity of operation of the federal critical infrastructure sectors." The order was announced on March 19 and remains in place.
The reality star previously told fans that she's staying home during the pandemic and said that her pregnancy with her daughter Stormi Webster, which she kept a secret, prepared her for quarantine as she "didn't leave the house for months."
And after US Surgeon General Jerome Adams pleaded with Jenner to use her platform to communicate the seriousness of the coronavirus pandemic to her followers, she begged her fans to "stay inside" and "practice social-distancing, self-quarantine" on her Instagram story.
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After people saw Jenner hanging out with Karanikolaou, who hasn't appeared to self-isolate with Jenner before Monday, they criticized the "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" star for not following her own advice.
—Athena (@thenabeanz) April 21, 2020
—♡ (@karensidiot) April 22, 2020
— (@lewjrrdn) April 28, 2020
—cori (@_corimackenzie) April 21, 2020
In a time when many celebrities become increasingly unrelatable, people also asserted that Jenner thinks she's above the rules.
—Abi Coleman (@abijemma3) April 28, 2020
—prudence (@yiddysmallz) April 22, 2020
—alex (@alexhm225) April 28, 2020
Her decision to have her friend over isn't the first time she's appeared to ignore social distancing efforts. On April 21, multiple outlets reported that Jenner visited Karanikolaou's house in California.
A representative for Jenner didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
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