Kim Kardashian slams Adrienne Bailon

Kim Kardashian has accused Adrienne Bailon of kicking Rob Kardashian "when he's down".

The 33-year-old reality TV star has hit out at her brother's ex-girlfriend following her recent claims that dating the sock designer hurt her career.

The actress-and-singer - who dated Rob from 2007 to 2009 - suggested that appearing on the family's reality show 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' did her career more harm than good in an interview with Latina magazine.

A furious Kim wrote on Twitter in the early hours of Wednesday morning (30.07.14): "Funny how she says being with a Kardashian hurt her career yet the only reason she has this article is bc she is talking about a Kardashian

"So sad when people try to kick my brother when he is down #FamilyForever (sic)"

Kim took a further dig at the 30-year-old star by referring to the song 'Let It Go', which appears on the soundtrack to hit Disney film 'Frozen'.

She wrote: "#LetItGoooooLetItGoooooo (FROZEN VOICE) (sic)"

Adrienne, who claims Rob cheated on her during their two-year relationship, expressed her regrets over appearing on the Kardashians' E! reality show, saying: "To be stuck with that Kardashian label, that was so hurtful to me and to my career. I probably realised that too late - not that it would've affected my decisions in terms of who I dated, but it would've affected my decision to appear on the show."

Kim's defence of Rob - who never attended his sister's recent wedding to Kanye West and reportedly hasn't spoken to her since - comes as the 27-year-old star continues to battle weight problems which have plunged him into depression.

The brunette beauty has taken a firm approach with her sibling, insisting it's up to him to change his lifestyle.

She said: "I think I'm just more of the tough love kind of person. My personality is like, 'All right, you complain, you don't like it, get up and do something about it.' "

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