"American Idol" has been on the air for many years, and there is no shortage of touching moments. During the April 3 show, judge Katy Perry was reduced to tears during an emotional performance that caught the attention of A-lister Kim Kardashian.
The tear-jerking moment occurred during Season 21 contestant Fire's performance, after his partner Kaya Stewart was forced to withdraw from the competition due to illness. Los Angeles contestant Jayna Elise then took the stage and the pair performed a powerful rendition of Adam Lambert’s “What Do You Want From Me?” You Want From Me), which moved Perry and American Idol judge Lionel Richie to tears.
After the episode ended, the Fireworks hitmaker shared a brief clip of the emotional moment on Instagram, showing off her "ugly" crying face. "Hey this is my ugly cry face. Watch #idol now to get ours," the singer wrote in the caption, with reality TV star Kim Kardashian commenting: "We All have one.”
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As a fan of the original E! The "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" founder is known for several "ugly crying face" moments during the show's 20 seasons, many of which remain memes and GIFs to this day.
Kim's crying face first appeared on "Kourtney & Kim Take New York" in 2012, when she broke down in tears while discussing her marriage to now-ex-husband Kris Humphries , The Sun reports Flow - As we all know, the marriage lasted 72 days. Fans may recall that another one of Kim's cry-face moments in Season 6 of Keeping Up with the Kardashians occurred after the reality star threw her diamond earrings into the ocean while on vacation, sparking outrage. Widely quoted line: "Kim, someone's dying."
