Kim Kardashian bares butt in naked Paper magazine cover

Kim KardashianandPaper magazine are attempting to "break the internet" by publishing a nudephoto of the celebrity on the cover of the winter edition ofthe publication Paper.

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The AmericanKeeping Up with the Kardashiansstar, and wife of rapper Kanye West, isgiving fans a risque view of her derrire, posing provocatively in black evening gloves and pearls and little else.

The New York-basedmagazine described itsmission to "Break The Internet" on itswebsite, explainingKardashianwas chosen because she's "apop culture fascination able to generate headlines just by leaving her house.

"Kim is what makes the web tick."

The 'Champagne Incident'

French photographer Jean-Paul Goudeshot the images for the magazine, which also includesa recreation of his so-called"Champagne Incident" photograph. The original featured model Carolina Beaumont in 1976.

Not long after the cover was released, Kardashian posted a cheeky message on her Twitter account."And they say I didn't have a talent ... try balancing a champagne glass on your assLOL," she wrote.

• On mobile? SeeKardashian'stweethere

Predictably, the cover has sparked a massive reaction online, with some fans suggesting that a 34-year-old married mother of one shouldn't be posing so provocatively. Somesuggested theimages seemed overly manipulated inPhotoshop, while others reacted with memes.

• On mobile? See fans reactionshereandhere

Despite the flurry of online activity generated by Kardashian's cover, the internet appears to be working fine.