Chloe Grace Moretz accused of hypocrisy over 'topless' Instagram picture

Ever since questioning Kim Kardashian’s nude selfie, Chloe Grace Moretz has found herself in constant opposition with the highest echelons of reality TV’s most powerful family.

Kardashian's sister 'K'hloe and 'C'hloe went head-to-head on Twitter amid the painfully protracted Kardashian-Taylor Swift row, a stand-off culminating in the tweeting of an explicit image, denials of bullying and a rapid clarification of who was not actually shown in the image. This being Hollywood, no feud is left alone long enough for it to simmer down and Moretz is now being accused of hypocrisy in her challenging of Kardashian’s nude - simply for showing her back in an Instagram post.

The actress, 19, shared a picture of herself on a beach where her bikini tie was not visible, a photo credited to her budding photographer boyfriend, Brooklyn Beckham.

A-listers are trapped in a vicious cycle of needing to have public social media accounts in order to stay relevant and therefore work, while simultaneously sat wincing in anticipation of the backlash to even the most anodyne picture after clicking 'post' each time.

Moretz's Instagram account is now being flooded with critical remarks, while dozens have re-posted her famous comment about Kardashian’s nude selfie that ignited the debate over ownership of sexuality: “I truly hope you realise how important setting goals are for young women, teaching them we have so much more to offer than just our bodies.”

“She clearly has her top off. She's such a hypocrite,” seethes one. “Hypocritical of her to post a topless picture after criticising Kim Kardashian, I mean sure Kim's was more revealing but still,” remarks another.

“She has every right too, but I think it's hypocritical of her when she preached so much about someone else doing it.”

Others flooded her page with snakes, a reactive Beyhive inspired trend sparked by Swift’s feud with Kardashian and Kanye West that saw Swift's Wikipedia page hacked and her name changed to “Slithering Snake Becky With The Good Lies”.

But many were unconvinced by the accusations of hypocrisy being levelled at Moretz, pointing out major differences between each image in exasperated posts.

“This picture still doesn't compare to Kim's picture,“ added one. ”It's not even in the same context.”

The comment sections of famous Instagram feeds are becoming increasingly didactic as the public rushes to teach those in the public eye a lesson or two. As even the most innocuous image demonstrates, you can never win, you will always offend someone and, most importantly, the internet never forgets.