Chrissy Teigen Takes on Trump and More of the Most Badass Celebrity Clapbacks

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Chrissy Teigen

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What prompted the clapback?President Trumpwent on a Twitter tiradeafter watching a town hall about criminal justice featuring Teigen’s husband, John Legend, on MSNBC and began tweeting at around 11 p.m.

“I got it [criminal justice reform] done with a group of Senators & others who would never have gone for it,” Trumptweeted,adding, “[P]eople that had virtually nothing to do with it are taking the praise. Guys like boring musician @johnlegend, and his filthy mouthed wife, are talking now about how great it is - but I didn’t see them around when we needed help getting it passed.”

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Khloé Kardashian

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The dig was made ononeof the several photos Kardashian had posted of her beach trip with her daughter True.

“Would you like a parent NOT to create memories and traditions with their child? Would you like someone else to watch my child and me to do these things on my own?” Kardashian replied.

“I am her mother and we will celebrate life together everyday,” Kardashian continued. “True and Iare creating magical memoriesTOGETHER FOREVER.”

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What prompted the clapback?An Instagram comment that read: “You look beautiful but you should grow your hair long again. Girls with round faces should not have short hair like that. It makes your face look huge. Been there….believe me….LONG HAIR👍”

Teigen shared a behind-the-scenes pic from her visit to Bravo studios in September 2018, which received the comment above. Never one to miss a beat,Teigen replied directly to the user:

“honestly wow thank you because when I wake up each morning I wonder what @bcnjw would do and then I try to make her happy so this was a mistake on my part.”

One week earlier, Teigen also shut down another Internet Troll after the Emmys when theTwitter user asked if she was pregnantat the award show.

“I’m asking this with the utmost respectful, but is@chrissyteigenpregnant again?” the fanwrote in responseto a photo of Teigen at the event, four months after welcoming the couple’s second child, sonMiles Theodore.

04of 17Chrissy Teigen (Yep, Again)Jennifer Graylock/GettyWhat prompted the clapback?A Twitter spat between theCravingsauthor and Piers MorganIn an impressive back-and-forth, Teigen repeatedly called the British journalist racist after Morgan tweeted out an article comparing Muhammad Ali to Donald Trump. “Maybe I should take up a proper job, like modeling?” wrote Morgan after Teigen’s husband John Legend jumped in, asking the newscaster to retire. Teigen’s response? “It keeps me nice and not-racist so sure, give it a go.”

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Chrissy Teigen (Yep, Again)

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What prompted the clapback?A Twitter spat between theCravingsauthor and Piers Morgan

In an impressive back-and-forth, Teigen repeatedly called the British journalist racist after Morgan tweeted out an article comparing Muhammad Ali to Donald Trump. “Maybe I should take up a proper job, like modeling?” wrote Morgan after Teigen’s husband John Legend jumped in, asking the newscaster to retire. Teigen’s response? “It keeps me nice and not-racist so sure, give it a go.”

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Pink

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06of 17Cardi BWhat prompted the clapback?Speculation that the rapper was pregnantThe always outspoken rapper shut down pregnancy rumors on Instagram in the greatest, most hysterical way possible. After a commenter asked if “there’s aKylie Jennersecret we need to know about,“Cardi Bset the record straight.“No, b- I’m just getting fat. Let me fat in peace,” Cardi responded, earning a slow clap of admiration from social media users everywhere.

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Cardi B

What prompted the clapback?Speculation that the rapper was pregnant

The always outspoken rapper shut down pregnancy rumors on Instagram in the greatest, most hysterical way possible. After a commenter asked if “there’s aKylie Jennersecret we need to know about,“Cardi Bset the record straight.

“No, b- I’m just getting fat. Let me fat in peace,” Cardi responded, earning a slow clap of admiration from social media users everywhere.

07of 17Kim Kardashian WestDonato Sardella/Getty Images for The TotWhat prompted the clapback?Lamar Odom’s dig at Khloé KardashianTheKeeping Up with the Kardashiansstar clapped back at ex-brother-in-law Lamar Odom in January 2018, a day after a sneak peek of his appearance on BET’sMancavewas released. The athlete discussed his failed marriage to Khloé, citing the moment he realized their relationship was officially “over.““I understand when it’s over, it’s over,” Odom shared about their relationship, and added with a smile: “When she was with her second or third NBA ball player, I could see that.“In a fiery tweet, big sister Kim stood up for Khloé when she responded to a Twitter user who posted, “Burn!” about the quote. Kim tweeted,“Or second or third brothel,” referencing Odom being found unconscious in a Nevada brothel in 2015.

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Kim Kardashian West

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What prompted the clapback?Lamar Odom’s dig at Khloé Kardashian

TheKeeping Up with the Kardashiansstar clapped back at ex-brother-in-law Lamar Odom in January 2018, a day after a sneak peek of his appearance on BET’sMancavewas released. The athlete discussed his failed marriage to Khloé, citing the moment he realized their relationship was officially “over.”

“I understand when it’s over, it’s over,” Odom shared about their relationship, and added with a smile: “When she was with her second or third NBA ball player, I could see that.”

In a fiery tweet, big sister Kim stood up for Khloé when she responded to a Twitter user who posted, “Burn!” about the quote. Kim tweeted,“Or second or third brothel,” referencing Odom being found unconscious in a Nevada brothel in 2015.

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What prompted the clapback?Twitter users began critiquing the pregnant reality star’s workouts

“For the ones who think they are physicians all of a sudden,” wrote Kardashian, posting a link toa fitpregnancy.com articleabout the benefits of exercising while expecting. “MY doctor and I communicate and my workouts are cleared and highly recommended,” she added. “Thanks kiddos! Don’t make me stop sharing s-.”

09of 17SiaFrederick M. Brown/GettyWhat prompted the clapback?Someone tried to sell fans photographs that showed the singer nakedAfter becoming aware that the photographs were being offered for sale,the singer posted one of the images on Twitter. “Someone is apparently trying to sell naked photos of me to my fans. Save your money, here it is for free. Everyday is Christmas!” she wrote, explaining the bold move. While a serious matter, the tweet was also a reference to her new albumEveryday Is Christmas.

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Sia

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What prompted the clapback?Someone tried to sell fans photographs that showed the singer naked

After becoming aware that the photographs were being offered for sale,the singer posted one of the images on Twitter. “Someone is apparently trying to sell naked photos of me to my fans. Save your money, here it is for free. Everyday is Christmas!” she wrote, explaining the bold move. While a serious matter, the tweet was also a reference to her new albumEveryday Is Christmas.

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Gigi Hadid

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What prompted the clapback?A right wing activist criticized women in hijabs following a terror attack

Laura Loomer, a right wing political activist and reporter, tweeted a photo of two women walking the streets of N.Y.C. on Greenwich Street, a few blocks from where the violent October 2017 terror attack happened, criticizing them for wearing their hijabs. “Muslims are out in full force at the scene of the NYC #ISIS attack today rubbing it in everyone’s face. Aimlessly walking around in hijabs,” Loomer tweeted. She continued, saying, “You’d think they’d have the decency to not walk around in hijabs @ cross street of the attack. But they don’t. I bet they’re loving this.”

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Kelly Clarkson

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What prompted the clapback?A Twitter user called her fat

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Alyssa Milano

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During a memorable appearance onThe Wendy Williams Show, Milano discussed breastfeeding in public - an issue the talk show host and the actress clashed over, with Williams telling her guest that “breastfeeding is only a particular amount of time. The rest of your life, your breasts are sexual things.” Milano, who regularly posts snapshots of herself breastfeeding her daughter on Instagram, responded: “Biologically they’re not made for sexual things, that’s what we’ve done to them.”

13of 17Sofia VergaraWhat prompted the clapback?A magazine claimed that Vergara and husband Joe Manganiello’s marriage was ending.TheModern Familyactresstook to social media to post a screenshot of the magazine coverin question, accompanying it with a scathing caption. “The editor of this magazine is an idiot,” Vergara wrote on Instagram with a laughing emoji. “If he is going to have my ring removed to created a ‘fake’ ‘news’ he should have made sure that he removed from social media all the other pictures of that award night in Rome where Im wearing it. By the way…thats my friend the producer of the movie Bent that I was shooting in Rome and who came to spend Easter at my home the week later.”

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Sofia Vergara

What prompted the clapback?A magazine claimed that Vergara and husband Joe Manganiello’s marriage was ending.

TheModern Familyactresstook to social media to post a screenshot of the magazine coverin question, accompanying it with a scathing caption. “The editor of this magazine is an idiot,” Vergara wrote on Instagram with a laughing emoji. “If he is going to have my ring removed to created a ‘fake’ ‘news’ he should have made sure that he removed from social media all the other pictures of that award night in Rome where Im wearing it. By the way…thats my friend the producer of the movie Bent that I was shooting in Rome and who came to spend Easter at my home the week later.”

14of 17Kylie JennerJason LaVeris/FilmMagicWhat prompted the clapback?A Twitter user called the makeup mogul a “14 year old prostitute"After Jenner posted a series of sultry pics on her Twitter account, a user commented on said snapshots, calling theLife of Kyliestar a “14 year old prostitute.” Jenner was quick to deliver a memorable response, tweeting back: “Idk, i feel like i look like a 19 year old prostitute.”

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Kylie Jenner

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What prompted the clapback?A Twitter user called the makeup mogul a “14 year old prostitute”

After Jenner posted a series of sultry pics on her Twitter account, a user commented on said snapshots, calling theLife of Kyliestar a “14 year old prostitute.” Jenner was quick to deliver a memorable response, tweeting back: “Idk, i feel like i look like a 19 year old prostitute.”

15of 17RihannaWhat prompted the clapback?People commenting on her relationship history after she and Drake called it quitsThough she didn’t specifically call out her former flames,the singer did post a quoteon Instagram that did the talking for her: “None of my exs are married or in happy relationships so it’s safe to say that I wasn’t da problem lol.”

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Rihanna

What prompted the clapback?People commenting on her relationship history after she and Drake called it quits

Though she didn’t specifically call out her former flames,the singer did post a quoteon Instagram that did the talking for her: “None of my exs are married or in happy relationships so it’s safe to say that I wasn’t da problem lol.”

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Lorde

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What prompted the clapback?Diplo body-shamed the singer’s BFF,Taylor Swift, on Twitter

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Drew Barrymore

“You know what women do when they get hurt???? They pick themselves up! Go get a haircut. Put on some lipstick and chant ‘if you don’t have something nice to say… don’t say anything at all’ " Barrymore posted. “Thank you @markishkreli @yumi_mori for picking a girl up and dusting her off. And more than anything, helping me feel pretty. Pretty is on the inside. But a little love on the outside never hurts.”

Andrea Wurzburger

source: people.com