Kourtney Kardashian sparks outrage with new photos of son Rocky's 1st birthday

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker welcomed their first child together after undergoing gruelling fertility treatment, but the Poosh founder faced criticism for the lavish bash they threw for the tot

Kourtney Kardashian's first birthday party for son Rocky has sparked a huge backlash on social media.

The 45-year-old Poosh founder and husband Travis Barker welcomed their first child together on 1 November last year after months of gruelling fertility treatment. The tot, who is named Rocky Thirteen - and is Kris Jenner’s 13th grandchild - was thrown a lavish bash at Kourtney and Travis’ home in Calabasas, California, with the backyard transformed into a miniature version of Disneyland.

The carousel of snaps showed the reality star carrying her son, with his face covered by a red love heart emoji, as they entered ‘Baby Barker’ Land, complete with balloons, a pretzel stand, a carousel as well as the iconic character Mickey Mouse. The sweet photo showed the Blink-182 drummer holding his son as the famous mouse greeted them both, as the doting parents successfully recreated the Disney theme park at home in their garden.

Fans also spotted that Kourtney and Travis headed to Disneyland to carry on celebrating their son’s first birthday, as The Kardashians star posted a snap of the Mickey Mouse ferris wheel at sunset. “Happy 1,” she captioned the slideshow, alongside a red balloon emoji. Her fans shared their well wishes for the youngster in the comments on the post, but many of Kourtney’s followers slammed the mother-of-four for sharing the pictures on the day of the US election.

“Ppl are losing their rights, Kourtney,” one commented, as another chimed in: “Girl we DO NOT give a F**K rn.” Many of the star’s fans were disappointed she chose to post about Rocky’s birthday on Tuesday, as millions of Americans cast their vote in the election. “Most tone deaf post I’ve seen from a celebrity all day,” one wrote, as another added: “Timing, not ideal.”

Others took aim at Kourntey and Travis for throwing a lavish birthday party for their one-year-old son who one suggested “won’t even remember” the bash. “Extravagant parties like this in an economy like this?!? Read the room. Most mothers are struggling to feed their babies right now. Maybe tone it down just a bit,” one fumed, as another fired: “Over the F*****G top....Completely NAUSEATING! So what's next, gotta top each year? Sending a sad message to raising a decent human being. Sheesh.”

However, her loyal fans leapt to her defence, as they claimed Kourtney was simply celebrating her son’s birthday with her followers. “She’s just celebrating her kid… my gosh this isn't a political post,” one commented, as another agreed: “She can’t post her kids bday?!? What’d yall want from her?? Nothing she posts is gonna change anything and if you’re looking to reality stars for guidance at this time, u got bigger problems.”

Rocky Thirteen is the first child of Kourtney and Travis, 48, and the reality star is also mum to Mason, Penelope and Reign, who she shares with her ex Scott Disick. Rocker Travis is already dad to son Landon, daughter Alabama and stepdaughter Atiana, who he shares with ex-wife Shanna Moakler.

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