Rabu, 20 Juli 2011

Kardashian sues Old Navy over look-alike




Kim Kardashian wants to quit Old Navy impersonator to advertise their clothes.

Reality Show Starlet and model, continued on Wednesday clothing store and its parent company, The Gap Inc. in a federal court in Los Angeles on their advertisements violated his rights of publicity with ads that feature a woman who looks like him .

A video of an ad with a smile, dark-haired woman who looks like the real Kardashian was seen more than two million times on YouTube channel for Old Navy.

Kardashian is the cause of consumer claims may be confused with the ads and the real model of the certificates, which includes its line of clothing and footwear. The spot, called "super-cute," began in February, ventilation and Old Navy is still using some of the offerings, says the cause.

If all CITES requirements of a modern celebrity: its eight million followers on Twitter, more than five million fans on Facebook and ranks as one of the most sought-celebrities on the Internet.

Kardashian "has invested much time, energy, finance and business development efforts of his considerable professional accomplishments and business success, and the development of its popularity, fame and importance in the public eye," says study.

Louise Callagy, a spokesman for Gap in San Francisco, said the company has not been the case and had no comment.

Kardashian, 31, has rocketed to fame in recent years after gaining importance as a friend of Paris Hilton has a sex tape. She appears with her family in E! Entertainment Television series "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" and regularly through the covers of magazines.

His lawsuit asks for unspecified damages and wants a federal judge to prevent the use of the old Navy Kardashian look-alike model run again.

Announcements model, Melissa Molinaro, takes its name from a lawsuit. He expressed irritation that the similarity was pointed out once again. "If (sic) were still talking about this," he posted on Twitter, says the ad ran five months ago. "Some people have too much time (their) hands."

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