Kylie Jenner defends black face photo

Jenner, 17, received backlash for the new pictures, which forced her to delete some of them, reported Ace Showbiz.

“This is a black light and neon lights people lets all calm down,” she later posted on Instagram.

Jenner also posted a picture of herself sporting the same look and gave credit to her beauty team.

She also fired back at critics via Twitter:

so just got the time to head on social media lol.. The photographer used a black light & neon lights for those photos.

— Kylie Jenner (@KylieJenner) April 5, 2015