The photographer who took the ‘Break the Internet’ full frontal nude pictures of Kim Kardashian insisted on Thursday that 'they are art’ and he is 'very proud of them'. Jean-Paul Goude, a legendary French photographer, told a friend that they ‘were by no means a caricature of Kim, but art.’ The comments follow a flood of parodies being posted on the internet mocking the 34-year-old. Scroll down for video Holding nothing back: Kim Kardashian went fully nude in a newly released shot from her shoot for Paper magazine with Jean-Paul Goude (censored by MailOnline) What a treat: Kim Kardashian reveals her glistening naked form in yet another shot from Paper magazine's much-talked about Jean-Paul Goude shoot
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Jean-Paul Goude tells colleague that they 'were by no means a caricature of Kim, but art' after the poses were parodied on the internet
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Legendary French photographer 'worked very well' with Kim
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Meanwhile, Paper magazine said it was 'Kim's idea to show more than her butt' and that her body was not altered that much
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