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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Entertainment
Olivia Blair

Chloe Grace Moretz doesn't think Kim Kardashian West deserved her attention during naked selfie Twitter feud

Chloe Grace Moretz is still a teenager but has already established herself as someone unafraid of getting on the wrong side of some of the most prominent names in the industry.

The Neighbours 2 actress most memorably clashed with Kim Kardashian-West after she opposed to her sharing a photo of herself naked, covered by modesty bars, on the internet.

Moretz, who previously denied accusations of slut-shaming or body-shaming, now says she regrets giving the 35-year-old attention by wading into row. 

“I think I gave my attention to people that didn’t deserve my attention,” she told the Hollywood Reporter. “So in some ways, I think I regret giving them the attention [though] I don't regret what I said."

Moretz says she has since learned lessons from the Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who she has campaigned for and endorsed at the Democrat National Convention in Philadelphia in July, that she will take going forward.

“I also realised that being the most opinionated and loud person in the room is not always the most impactful. I learned that from Hillary,” she said. “‘It’s great to be feisty,’ those were her exact words. But sometimes the smartest way to get into the psyche of people is to be the quietest person in the room. Let everyone else bicker and throw their words around and then you come in with the quiet voice and that will be the most impactful.”

Kim is not the only Kardashian Moretz has clashed with. In July, she found herself targeted by Khloe Kardashian after she criticised Kim’s decision to release a video of her husband Kanye West and Taylor Swift discussing song lyrics on Snapchat which became the latest saga in a very public feud between the trio. Khloe was later forced to deny she was a “bully” after receiving criticism for tweeting an image of girl, with part of her body exposed, who she wrongly claimed was Moretz.

After Kardashian-West shared the “internet-breaking” post it triggered a polarising debate. Moretz, 

A representative for Kardashian-West did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 

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