` ` WHAT IS ? ? ' Kardashian loved by the people of Bahrain , '' he said . Kardashian , who initially gained notoriety when a sex tape with singer Ray J. Norwood leaked in 2007 , told fans gathered in the mall . ` Reports cited a local newspaper saying tear gas was used to disperse protesters . CNN has not independently confirmed police used tear gas on Kardashian protesters . Kardashian visited Bahrain to promote a new milkshake line at a Bahrain mall .
` ` WHAT IS ? ? ' Kardashian loved by the people of Bahrain , '' he said . Reports cited a local newspaper saying tear gas was used to disperse protesters . CNN has not independently confirmed police used tear gas on Kardashian protesters . Kardashian visited Bahrain to promote a new milkshake line at a Bahrain mall .