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Teen Mom star Cory Wharton slammed as ‘gross’ & ‘weird’ for posing at Kobe Bryant’s crash site with daughter Mila, 1
TEEN Mom fans slammed star Cory Wharton as "gross" for posing at Kobe Bryant’s crash site and plastering the photos online.
The 30-year-old was accused of visiting the just to create content for social media to earn himself some “likes/views.”
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shared videos and photos from his “nice morning hike” with his girlfriend Taylor Selfridge and their 1-year-old daughter, Mila, on Friday.
Wearing his number eight Lakers jersey, in honor of , Cory carried Mila strapped to his chest up the mountain toward the location of the , his , and seven others.
They had been traveling to Kobe's Mamba Academy for a practice session when the helicopter came down in foggy conditions .
Almost two years later, Cory decided to head to the crash site with his family and shared the whole expedition on his Instagram.
After making their way there, they learned there was a whole memorial set up with hats, flowers and other mementos from fans to show their love for the deceased.
Upon seeing it all, the star admitted they “should’ve brought flowers,” but he didn’t know others had done so., though fans felt this was the least of his issues with the situation.
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“This is f**king gross,” one upset fan said on .
Another wrote: “Very odd, and to document on IG is even stranger”
A third commented: “Issa no for me. Cory’s a weird one.”
Others called it “sad” that he would post these pictures on social media for “likes and views” and called the whole thing “morbid” and a “bit strange.”
Cory also share a video from the crash site where he talked about the event and those involved, captioning it: “Disclaimer: If I say anything that is incorrect sry, heart goes out to all the family affected.”
Later, he shared smiling photos of himself and his daughter posing at the site, in front of the memorial.
“Today we got a chance to go on a hike and visit Kobe crash site,” he wrote alongside the snaps. “You know we had to pay our homage though to the Black Mamba 💜💛🐍”
Fans blasted the reality star for the photos, calling it “poor taste” and “completely wrong” to pose for such happy shots at a somber location.
The family outing comes months after rumors began circulating that Cory and Taylor had split.
Fans speculated that the pair, who met on Ex on the Beach, had after one viewer claimed Cory had been "weirdly quiet on social media."
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Taylor also failed to mention Cory in a present to a friend.
Cory was previously while he filmed the popular competition series, The Challenge.
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Teen Mom star Cory Wharton shares sweet family montage with baby mama Taylor Selfridge after split rumors
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