Fans of actress Elizabeth Gutiérrez are defending a photo of her and her son that the telenovela star shared on her Instagram account.

When the actress posted a photo of herself kissing 9-year-old Christopher, her son with actor William Levy, she could not have predicted the negative comments it would elicit.

"Taking advantage of every second of his childhood before he becomes a man, my beautiful boy, love you too much!! My Toty," the star captioned the photo.

A photo posted by Ely (@gutierrezelizabeth_) on Sep 25, 2015 at 9:04am PDT

Some people were quick to criticize and called the photo inappropriate, while others criticized Gutiérrez for putting her child at risk of humiliation from other kids his age, reported TVNotas.

Her dedicated fans came to her defense, explaining that intimacy is a part of the bond between a parent and child, and that Gutiérrez wasn't doing anything wrong.

Another fan noted that only a "sick mind would think anything bad about a kiss between a mother and her son."

Gutiérrez didn't directly address the photo, but she did retweet a fan's post that showed images of Gutiérrez and Levy both kissing their kids on the lips, calling them "parents who love their children."

However, others continued to criticize the Mexican star. Some argued that the children in the pictures are two different ages, making Levy kissing his daughter acceptable but Gutiérrez kissing her son inappropriate.

Regardless of the drama, this isn't the first time that the mother of two, who constantly shares images of her children, posted a photo like this.

In March 2015, the "Brujas" actress shared a photo of herself giving both her kids kisses on the lips, and later shared one that her son had posted on his own Instagram account when he wished his mother a happy birthday.

A photo posted by Ely (@gutierrezelizabeth_) on Mar 28, 2015 at 1:16pm PDT

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