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Thursday 21 July 2011

Kim Kardashian sues a company for using lookalike model

So Kim Kardashian is angry that a clothing brand, Old Navy, used a lookalike, Melissa Molinaro, in their new ad campaign. She says the company is using the double in order to make people believe she is associated with the label, so now she's suing the clothing company for 'the unauthorised use of her name, likeness, identity, and persona', for about $15 million.

Melissa's music video-inspired campaign promoting the brand's jeans has had over 1.7 million hits and in the video her hair and make-up was styled to look just like Kim Kardashian.

And adding insult to injury, Melissa is currently dating Kim's ex, Reggie Bush. Probably the real reason Kim is ticked off...lol

38 comments:

How to Approach a Girl said...

Let's be serious here . I do not think kim has a case as far as there is actually a look alike.

Person fit resemble person naa. That wan na crime again ?

As far she didn't use her name..abi?

Infact this new chick even fine pass self !

naijagal said...

she chill abeg is she the only one on earth haba what is she famous for? again? http://naijagal.com

wivesroundtable said...

Silly!They sue just cos they can.if they are not sueing for having a look alike,they are sueing for being likened to a chocolate,they can even sue for being looked at.too much time on their hands with nothing to worry about!

Anonymous said...

Lol,But melissa is finer than kim sha.She should move on jooo and forget about Reggie Bush.I think Kim is Still hurt over Him

9jaFOODie said...

She has no legal grounds against old navy, they didn't use her name. the fact that people "assume" it's her isn't old navys problem. hahahah.. I can understand why she is pissed off though, it's like the chick is taking over her life.

Beauty Magnet said...

Kim shd only be so happy Melissa looks like her, prettier in my opinion..... sans the cheek implants and botoxified lips Kim has. But wait this old navy ad, wasn't it from last year? So why does Kim want to sue them now. Shes giving herself bad publicity cos now she is actin like a woman scorned! Loll

Cannime said...
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Anonymous said...

Well, Dating her ex could be part of the reason for KK's action but really, d coy hv no right to use her name, ds Kardashians gals sha, i no too dig em....Pshewwwwwwww

Awele said...

Sorry kim,I like u but truth be told,ur being unreasonable. If that’s how things are done,then Genevieve woulda sued Nengi for looking like her and becoming popular in Uniport on her account and Tonto Dike would do the same to me,if she sees me.

Funny thing is Melissa Molinaro looks more like Eva Longoria, Nicole Scherzinger and some other talented pple. Plus the chic is more talented, beautiful and more mature in every sense.

Kim has got loads of money and is an awesome entrepreneur but her noise about the issue has made the Melissa chic more popular. That’s a business mistake “giving too much credit and existence to a petty issue”....anyways the girl has already started disrespecting Kim, “she’s got so much time on her hands”.....that’s what she said.

Anonymous said...

Kim Kardashian is clearly insecure and jealous that "Mel" is dating her ex, while Kim is stuck pretending she wants to marry Kris Humphries. C'mon, Throw out this garbage!

Anonymous said...

Seriously Linda... I cannot even believe she started this drama!!?? Are you kidding me? Personally she just made herself look like a jealous hater...LOL...and totally insecure. Wow, so any girl who look like her and models...is going to get sued?? Seriously she is so dumb it isn't even funny!! It's pathetic!!

Keji said...

It's actually $20M and I fully support Kim. Even all the shows like Access Hollywood ati gbogbo e have been calling the girl "Kim's look-alike" and the girl was in an interview where she said she's happy that people think she looks like Kim.

Her case definitely has some merit. As for Reggie, I doubt she's bothered.

RT said...

Kim needs to chill out men. She got her nose so far up her ass. She just needs to say she ain't completely over Reggie yet. Mchewww!

Anonymous said...

So when God created kim he stopped work eh? the nerve of her. Melissa should counter sue becasue kim had a nose job. How are we to know she wasn't modeling it after Meilisa.

Nonsense woman..!@#$%^

Anonymous said...

If this story is true then seriously she is maaaad what is she feeling like a lady who is famous for no obvious reason other than her sex scandal with ray jay this is an obvious proof that she a true hustler for she is already demanding 15million hard earned us dollers some people are just looking for easy ways to ride others and end up clubing .ashawoo. If this story is true then seriously she is maaaad what is she feeling like a lady who is famous for no obvious reason other than her sex scandal with ray jay this is an obvious proof that she a true hustler for she is already demanding 15million hard earned us dollers some people are just looking for easy ways to ride others and end up clubing .ashawoo.

J said...

This gel abi na beach must be high on the botox shes been injecting in her face
Ode
I promised I wont be mean again
But I cant help it.......

Sigh

Bee said...

Kim must be stupid...... Get out of here.

Oya go and start harassing every one that looks like you. idiot.

This is what happens when people become celebrities without having any talent/skill. They start looking for easy ways to make money to maintain their acquired lifestyle.

As long as they did not mention her name, she has no case. Abi when did it become a crime for someone to have a look alike

Anonymous said...

Shes famous for having a sex tape with Ray J

Anonymous said...

Laugh laugh laugh e catch monkey

*ajalahtravel*

Noble E. said...
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Anonymous said...

that serves her right. Did she not steal Paris shine? and now she wants to sue because someone that is better looking than her is coming up.

Anonymous said...

immitation is the best form of flattery!kim u for fashi dis newbee chick who obviously wants attention hence indirectly impersonating u!u cud hav had d upper hand dat way!now u just seem petty and u hav proved to her that she obviously is a threat 2 u!not cute!

Cannime said...

Hmmmmm... Interesting.. Beef or what?
Everyone already knows its Melissa and not her.. so whats the big deal??

Anonymous said...

Kim is just being Stupid.com. So because d girl looks like u she shouldn't get modelling jobs again so as not to be mistaken with Her Royal Majesty......Arrant B.S in my opinion. Kim needs to be flogged.

Ayodeji said...

Laff wan tear my belle. I'll like to see her try to prove that tho.

eloho said...

Kim is just bored and looking for attention!

Anonymous said...

Ah una sef. She's suing Old Navy, NOT the girl.

Anonymous said...

Kim K is an idiot. You cant sue everyone that looks like you. And moreso Kim doesnt have an iota of talent in her body. What exactly is she known for again?
i watched the commercial, if anything it reminds me of a Black Eyed Peas rendition. I guess Fergie Ferg should sue too.

Wild Boy said...

No wahala if she looks like kim, if her name is mentioned in the campaign or anywhere around it, then Old navy goofed and should be made to pay. As regards the ex-im positive she aint bothered...she's Kim Kardashian and has access to unlimited FREE guys.

the white enchantress said...

now d last sentence says it ll. plsssss has reggie gotn over kim for him to date her look alike?

J baby said...

Must Kim K make it obvious that her bank accts are going red!!!! and she needs to reload????? WOW!!! jobless chic! she is suing old navy y?? bcos of the gurl they used, so it is still one and the same tin.
she is just suing under the umbrella of old navy so that people would not know her real intentions or would i say beef.

Jermaine said...

I dnt knw if u guys go school self,kim she is sueing old navy and nt the gurl,u bone heads.kim is jst angry that she is datin her ex-G

Anonymous said...

some people are just too silly, in fact they are just as silly as Kim K. y is she suing Old Navy, isn't it bcos they used someone that looks like her? OH! and on top of that someone that is dating her ex.... to me it is still one and the same thing.

Anonymous said...

she fine pass kim welwell!!!!

babe said...

but sincerely is anything wrong in the Melissa acknowledging that she is honored to be called Kim's look a like...i like oyinbos sha sa... if they slip they wld sue the snow or council that built the road...nonsense.

ChiChiLuv said...

Y'all need to understand, Kim and Kris are inviting 1000 people to their wedding, she even registered for a $7850 crystal vase which is exorbitant even if her friends are rich so she needs this $15mil to pay for this wedding because I doubt E! is paying for 1000 people, she's going to have to come up with some herself. She is a shrewd business woman, there is NOTHING that family does that is NOT calculated down to the last detail lkm.

This law suit has NO merit. And quite frankly, it makes her look insecure and like she's still pining for Reggie Bush even if she not, perception!perception!perception trumps fact in the media everytime.

Anonymous said...

It violates her public rights, she's a product. People think its Kim kardashian and thats what Old Navy is doing using Kim's fan to get to their product which is wrong and illegal. She's going to win this case

Anonymous said...

KIM IS BEING SILLY, SHE JUST PLAYED INTO MELLISA'S HANDS. MELISSA MOLINARO AKA MELLISA S.(from making the band 3,search for the next pcd ETC)HAS ALWAYS BEEN SEARCHING FOR ATTENTION ONE WAY OR THE OTHER,I BET KIM MADE HER DAY BY ACKNOWLEDGING THE FACT THAT KIM IS AWARE SHE EXIST.

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