{"id":303251,"date":"2026-02-17T22:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T22:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/303251\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T22:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T22:44:11","slug":"kim-kardashians-daughter-north-12-ditches-her-controversial-finger-piercings-leaving-bruised-skin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/303251\/","title":{"rendered":"Kim Kardashian\u2019s Daughter North, 12, Ditches Her Controversial Finger Piercings, Leaving Bruised Skin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kim Kardashian and ex-husband Kanye West\u2018s daughter, North West, appears to no longer be sporting a dermal piercing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-15566501\/Kim-Kardashians-daughter-North-12-reveals-bruised-hands-removing-finger-piercings.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Daily Mail;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Daily Mail <\/a>reported on Tuesday, February 17, that North, 12, posted a photo on her Instagram story of her bruised fingers where the piercings had been, writing \u201cRip\u201d on top of the snap.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/kim-kardashian-daughter-north-west-192002380.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Globe;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Globe<\/a> has previously reported, the Skims founder, 45, has caught a lot of heat from fans for allowing the tween to get finger piercings at such a young age, as they can pose a health risk.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\" &lt;span class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;TikTok \/ kimandnorth&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"888\" height=\"1366\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/accb10a7464cfd68e99bf2e3d9de22ec.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p> TikTok \/ kimandnorth<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">North \u2014 who also wears <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/kim-kardashian-daughter-north-west-182305729.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:faux piercings and tattoos;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">faux piercings and tattoos<\/a> \u2014 addressed the critics in a December <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/kim-kardashian-daughter-north-addresses-180656608.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:TikTok video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok video<\/a> set to the audio \u201cWhy are you crying? How old are you? Just pull it together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThis is for everyone that\u2019s mad over a finger piercing,\u201d she wrote on top of the video.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Then, on February 6, North released her song <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/north-west-releases-clip-piercing-211312235.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u201cPiercing on My Hand,\u201d;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cPiercing on My Hand,\u201d<\/a> in which she raps, \u201cI want more piercings and tats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As for the reality TV star, she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/kim-kardashian-defends-daughter-north-195458639.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:addressed North\u2019s edgy style;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">addressed North\u2019s edgy style<\/a> and body modifications multiple times, including on the Call Her Daddy podcast in October.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\" &lt;span class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;TikTok\/kimandnorth&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"811\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/d0bb0b835d0e4a9734459d7d8e7e2a8c.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p> TikTok\/kimandnorth<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI\u2019m like, \u2018Babe, if you want blue hair, it is what it is,\u2019\u201d The Kardashians star explained about North to host Alex Cooper. \u201cIt makes her so happy. I would never take that creativity away from her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In January, the All\u2019s Fair alum appeared on her sister Khlo\u00e9 Kardashian\u2019s podcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ss77zGLdGek\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Khlo\u00e9 in Wonderland;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Khlo\u00e9 in Wonderland<\/a>, and once again said she is OK with North<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/kim-kardashian-says-north-brand-215213884.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:experimenting with her look.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> experimenting with her look.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI think like the one misconception that people might have is like, \u2018Oh, she\u2019s trying to be her bestie and lets her get away with a lot.\u2019 Like, no. Northy actually has a lot of rules,\u201d Kim remarked. \u201cThe one area is I do let her express herself, and I do let her do that. I love her for that, and she would do it, you know, regardless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story <a href=\"https:\/\/globemagazine.com\/kim-kardashians-daughter-north-12-ditches-her-controversial-finger-piercings-leaving-bruised-skin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kim Kardashian\u2019s Daughter North, 12, Ditches Her Controversial Finger Piercings, Leaving Bruised Skin;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kim Kardashian\u2019s Daughter North, 12, Ditches Her Controversial Finger Piercings, Leaving Bruised Skin<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/globemagazine.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Globe;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Globe<\/a>. 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