"Just Let Me Have This": Joey King Defended Her Bleached Eyebrows

Joey King's got a whole new look.

Joey King smiling, wearing a "Bedford Falls" sweatshirt over a collared shirt, with light makeup and wavy hair, at an event with a backdrop
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The actor best known for The Kissing Booth series stepped out earlier this month for W Magazine's Annual Best Performances Party in Los Angeles, and she was strikingly sporting bleached eyebrows. Here she is with Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's daughter Sunday Rose...

Joey King and Sunday Rose Kidman Urban pose together. One wears a matching crop top and shorts with lace detail, the other a checkered blazer dress with a small handbag
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And here she is with Cara Delevingne...

Joey King and Cara Delevingne at a party, one wearing a long coat and the other a patterned blazer dress, smiling and holding drinks. Disco balls are overhead
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And here's Joey with the one-and-only Sabrina Carpenter.

Joey King and Sabrina Carpenter posing together; one in a patterned suit, the other in a satin dress with a thigh-high slit, at an event
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Yesterday, Joey took to TikTok to reveal her thinking behind the style change, as well as how she feels about peoples' reactions.

Person indoors speaking, wearing casual attire with part of a couch and soft lighting in the background
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In the video, she reveals that when she first bleached her eyebrows they were white, but now "they just look like the Lorax mustache.” "But I kind of love it," Joey added.

Joey King on a red carpet wearing a stylish tailored suit, posing confidently with a neutral background featuring sponsor logos
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"But then I saw my mom two days ago and she was like, ‘I just can’t look at you. You look so weird,’” she recalled.

Joey King in brown, oversized shirt and matching skirt poses in front of yellow Max Mara backdrop
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“Guys, I know I look weird. That’s the point. I was like, ‘Mom, that’s the point. The point is that I’m trying something different. I’m gonna dye them back but just let me have this.’”

Joey King with long hair wearing a black halter-style dress, posing in front of a red backdrop
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And Noah Cyrus hopped in the comments to give her seal of approval:

Social media comment from a verified user saying, "i love this look on u," with 6518 likes
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There you have it! You do you, Joey.