Kate Hudson Receives Love and Hate for 'Wild Wild Country' Halloween Costume
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While many blast the 'Deepwater Horizon' actress for glorifying the Rajneeshpuram cult, former lawyer for the cult thinks her choice of costume was sweet.

AceShowbiz - Kate Hudson gets the Internet buzzing with controversy for her choice of Halloween costume. Over the weekend, the actress daughter of Goldie Hawn took to Instagram to share a photo of her and her friends dressing up as followers of Indian guru Bhagwan Rajneesh. It was quick to be met with mixed reactions.

The "Almost Famous" star got bashed by many of her followers because they thought she glorified the Rajneeshpuram cult featured on Netflix's "Wild Wild Country". One follower voiced out her disgust by writing, "This is gross, and offensive. Maybe you all should re-watch the documentary, seems like you all missed the point. They brutalized homeless, and mentally ill people. They ruined a community."

The user went on to chastise the 39-year-old, "You are all ridiculous, and should be considering how your voice could be used. I mean, if you're going to use it, don't use it for something as vacuous and short sighted as this. Think about it." Another fan under the name of charlottefalconerr expressed her disapproval by pointing out, "What... this was a horrible corrupt cult!"

"They poisoned people, attempted manipulated politics, they dumped homeless and unwell people into random towns when they didn't obey/respond to their confusing philosophy... they lied, didn't pay correct taxes, deliberately hurt people who opposed them...and you all thought it was FUN to dress up like this? I am stunned and disgusted," charlotte further elaborated.

A third user shared her view on the controversy, "The people who are saying this is 'just a Halloween costume' need to remember that Megan Kelly just lost her job for questioning 'Blackface'. This isn't any different. This cult is not something to magnify or celebrate or joke about, neither is Blackface. A lot of ignorant people celebrating this bc it's a celeb."

Not all pointed their fingers at Kate though. A number of other followers praised the ex-wife of Chris Robinson for her choice of Halloween getup. One user reacts positively as she gushed, "This is genius." Another one responded, "This is too f**king good #favorite." One other fan simply noted, "Great costume!"

Also singing praise of Kate's costume was Philip Toelkes, a former lawyer for the cult. Offering his thought on the getup, Philip told TMZ, "There were both joyous and respectful of the tradition." He detailed, "I thought they were more like adopting it as a way of being… in a fun thing rather than in any way demeaning the practice or the approach." In conclusion, he said, "I thought it was sweet."

As for the photo that brought up the controversy, Kate posted it on her social media account on Sunday, October 28. Along with it, the mother of three quoted Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh's wise words, "Don't be worried about the future. Live this moment so totally that the next moment comes out of it golden." She added several hashtag to the posting, "#FirstNightOut#WildWildCountry #LastedAnHour#BabySteps."

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