Kristin Cavallari Fires Social Media Manager After Tone-Deaf 9/11 Tweet

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Kristin Cavallari Visits "Extra"
Kristin Cavallari visits "Extra" at The Levi's Store Times Square on April 15, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

Kristin Cavallari has fired a social media staffer after an Instagram photo posted to the reality starโ€™s account was labeled โ€œinsensitive.โ€

The former Hills star was getting shredded on social media for much of Wednesday morning after the photo in question was posted, one that showed her in a low-cut, cleavage-showing dress in New York City on the 18th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on 9/11.

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NYC for 24hrs.

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โ€œNYC for 24hrs. And what a time to be here..always remember,โ€ the initial caption read. It was later modified to read, โ€œNYC for 24hrs.โ€

That edit was too little, too late.

Immediately, people began to call her out for being โ€œtone deafโ€ for posting the photo and also tagging the brands that sheโ€™s wearing in it. One person even suggested that โ€œtoday isnโ€™t the day to market your brand or yourself.โ€

โ€œLet me show off my body and then make a half-ass remark about 911. WTF,โ€ one commenter wrote.

Kristin Cavallari Visits "Extra"
Kristin Cavallari visits โ€œExtraโ€ at The Leviโ€™s Store Times Square on April 15, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

โ€œThis is just disrespectful and undermining to the magnitude of the events that occurred on that horrific day,โ€ said another.

One critic questioned the intent of the caption and asked, โ€œSorryโ€ฆdid you want us not to forget about the dress or the significance of September 11th?โ€

Page Six said Cavallari and her team initially sent the photo from her appearance to promote her new collaboration with Daltile.

Kristin Cavallari Visits "Extra"
Kristin Cavallari visits โ€œExtraโ€ at The Leviโ€™s Store Times Square on April 15, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

The captioned was allegedly supposed to say, โ€œ24 hours in New York City.โ€ However, according to the Page Six, the staffer โ€œtook it upon herself to post the image with a modified caption.โ€

Kristin was reportedly in a fitting when the picture was posted.

According to People magazine, Cavallari was also livid as she had intended for the photo to be posted on Tuesday, September 10.

โ€œThe employee was fired. Kristin feels bad about the situation.โ€

Kristin Cavallari Visits "Extra"
Kristin Cavallari visits โ€œExtraโ€ at The Leviโ€™s Store Times Square on April 15, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)