Melissa Molinaro

Kim Kardashian at The Weinstein post-Golden Globes Party in. Beverly Hills (1/15)

Remember when Kim Kardashian sued Old Navy for featuring her doppelganger Melissa Molinaro in a commerical, which created "marketplace confusion" and supposedly damaged her reputation? It backfired on her because now parent company The Gap is claiming that Kim never had a reputation to damage in the first place. From the New York Post:

The Gap has hired high-profile lawyer Louis Petrich to launch an investigation into Kardashian's reputation. Experts predict that resolving the case could take about a year and that Kardashian herself could end up on the witness stand.

One of Kardashian's lawyers' key pieces of evidence is reportedly consumer surveys showing that the commercial did manage to leave fans scratching their heads. Members of the media who reported on the commercial, and its likeness to Kardashian, could also be questioned in the case.

As the Hollywood Reporter explains, The Gap has a few routes to defend themselves against the lawsuit. One is to prove that Kardashian is "libel-proof," meaning that her reputation is so bad that no single thing could cause true damage.

I never thought I'd live to see this day. Judgement Day. It's the Event Horizon, or the title of any other shitty movie about the world ending you can think of. We've finally hit the point where we can say that Kim Kardashian is such a reprehensible piece of trailer trash that she can no longer be besmirched. This sets legal precedence, btw. Once The Gap trounces Team Pig in court, BoycottKim.com will have no problem with them either:

Defense Lawyer: "Your Honor, this woman is a piece of shit."

Judge: "Guilty."

Kim's Lawyer: "But this is a jury trial..."

Judge: "Guilty! The dirty sow, guilty!"

*15 Kim Kardashian pictures total in the gallery:

Melissa Molinaro leaving BOA Steakhouse in West Hollywood (6/3)

No Kim Kardashian did not dump Kris Humphries to date Reggie Bush again. Reggie's just dating a Kim lookalike . . . minus the ass. From Popeater:

The stunner on Bush's arm is Melissa Molinaro, an actress trying to make it in the business with a little help from her Kardashian-like looks. Molinaro's highest publicity gig so far was the Old Navy commercial spot that had many doing a double take, wondering if the Kardashian clan's queen bee was the newest face of the affordable brand.

Bush even celebrated the Molinaro's birthday with the famous Armenian-American impersonator earlier this month at Beverly Hills' Boa Steakhouse.

If the guy has a particular taste in women, can you really blame him for going after a girl that's his "type"? At least with this chick, Reggie doesn't have to keep reminding himself that millions of other dudes have seen her naked or that he'll have to buy toilet paper by the pallet. Of course, there is one thing that this chick presumably won't have that Kim does: media attention a Sasquatch look-a-like for a sister an AVN Award.

*20 Melissa Molinaro pictures total in the gallery:

Paparazzi photos from Thursday, May 12

Cheryl Cole at the premiere of Habemus Papam (We Have a Pope) at the 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival in France (pics start here)

Will Smith on the set of Men in Black III in New York (pics start here)

Claudia Schiffer running errands in London (pics start here)

Model Melissa Molinaro out and about in West Hollywood (pics start here)

Vanessa Hudgens at Calvin Klein's Tribute to the "Women of Cannes" at the 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival in France (pics start here)

Famke Janssen out and about at the 64th Cannes Film Festival in France (pics start here)

Olivia Palermo out and about in New York (pics start here)

Ryan Reynolds arriving on a flight at LAX airport (pics start here)

Geri Halliwell leaving Annabel's club in London (pics start here)

Erika Christensen riding her bike in Hollywood (pics start here)

Joanna Krupa leaving Hemingway's nightclub in Hollywood (pics start here)

Michelle Rodriguez leaving Madeo restaurant (pics start here)

Alessandra Ambrosio at the 6th Annual "What is Sexy? List: Bombshell Summer Edition" event held at The Beverly (pics start here)

Minka Kelly walking her dog in New York (pics start here)

*116 paparazzi pictures total in the gallery: