Kim Kardashian flour-bombed at perfume launch

Kim Kardashian is covered in flour during arrivals at the launch party for her True Reflectionperfume at The London West Hollywood on March 22, 2012.

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(CBS/AP) Kim Kardashian faced more than photographers' flashbulbs when she walked the red carpet Thursday night to launch her new fragrance, True Reflection.

Sheriff's deputies say a woman threw white powder on the 31-year-old reality TV star in the lobby of a hotel in West Hollywood, Calif., where the television personality was hosting the launch event.

Pictures: Kim Kardashian flour-bombed
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The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says deputies were called to the London Hotel on North San Vicente Boulevard shortly before 8 p.m.

Deputy Peter Gomez says the woman who allegedly threw the powder, which appeared to be baking flour, was detained by hotel security and later released at the scene.

Gomez says Kardashian, who was clad in black and got most of the powder on her head and shoulders, told the deputies she did not want to press charges against the woman. A non-criminal battery report was taken

Gomez says paramedics were called to the hotel, but Kardashian refused medical treatment.

He says Kardashian returned to her room, removed the powder from her hair, changed clothing and returned to the event.

"That probably is the craziest, unexpected, weird thing that ever happened to me," Kardashian told E! News. "Like I said to my makeup artist, I wanted more powder and that's a whole lot of translucent powder right there."

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Kim Kardashian flour-bombed

[notredamegirl77]

If an adult did this....then they should be ashamed of themselves!!! That is not funny at all!!

[Phxfire]

Come one, this is a group that is famous for being famous (and having odd bodies) this is just up their alley, attention for doing ....nothing.

[venusvegasvada]

Wow, did you see that some of it actually made it to the floor....

[UForgotPoland]

Kim is the embodiment of what's wrong with today's women, self absorbed, idolize sex, and like black men.

[Phxfire]

Nooooo, you are what is wrong..racism is uglier than anything Kim or her family has every done.

[boatdocster]

"That probably is the craziest, unexpected, weird thing that ever happened to me," Kardashian told E! News.

More weird then throwing a multi-million dollar wedding for 78 days of "martial bliss"? What planet is this bimbo from?

[atin008]

LOL!

[orthotox]

I don't know who Kardashian is but she seems to have shown exemplary forbearance toward her aggressor. Pies, powders, eggs, water bombs, stink bombs etc, they're all malicious assaults and can be quite distressing, costly, and inconvenient, but the media typically underplay the criminality or even join in on the snickers. Sometimes the victims lose their cool and go after the perp, and then they're faulted for overreacting. A simple do-unto-others test is enough to silence those who like to defend such "antics."

[Verbena02]

You don't know who Kardashian is? I find that hard to believe.

[notredamegirl77]

Where the heck have you been!!! You don't know who Kim K is? Oh come on!!!!

[Jhihmoac]

She'll put that in her continuing drama log...

[Threewarriors]

Oh Kim are you OK? Sure babe, just pull out a few hundred dollar bills and fully recuperate. There you go..feel better now? Ok...great. See you later sweety!! Gag me with a spoon.

[esq777]

They cynic in me says this very well could have been a staged publicity stunt, to try and attract attention to her stupid perfume. If you can stage an entire wedding you can certainly stage this.

[cbsblogger]

I agree. This was likely a staged event to get her more publicity for her worthless name on the news again. Her ilk thrives on publicity, good or bad.

[atin008]

Right on!

[MYMY35]

Too much haters here!Lots of jealous folk talking.The Kardashians were serious businesswomen before the sex tape and grand publicity. And they are beautiful women too! Stop being jealous!