Kim Kardashian Switches Between Wedding Special, 'Dancing With the Stars'

"What a night tonight!" the E! reality star tells her 10.3 million Twitter followers.

Kim Kardashian was torn Monday night about watching her brother Rob on Dancing With the Stars, and her own wedding special on E!.

"Dancing With The Stars the Kim's Fairytale wedding! What a night tonight!" she wrote her 10.3 million Twitter followers.

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What did she tune into?

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"Are u guys ready to watch Kim's Fairytale Wedding on E! Sorry Rob but we gotta switch over soon to E! #KimKWedding," she Tweeted.

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Kardashian then spent the next few hours live blogging the second night of her wedding special, which chronicled the Aug. 20 ceremony and reception to former New Jersey Nets forward Kris Humphries.

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"Im so lucky to have Lorraine Schwartz in my life! That diamond headpiece, the 66 carat drop earrings, the art deco bracelets! #Princess4aDay," she wrote, referring to her jeweler.

"I just DIE for @VeraWangGang! She made all of my dreams come true!!!" she added, referring to the designer who created her three wedding dresses.

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The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Kardashian was able to score most of her wedding vendors for free after promising publicity to her millions of Twitter followers and on her E! reality show.

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On Sunday, Kardashian's wedding became a trending topic after she live blogged with fans.

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Kim Kardashian, Kris Humphries Feted at New York Event

The newlyweds were the guests of honor at a party thrown to celebrate her move to New York.

Newlyweds Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries were honored at in New York on Wednesday night at an event hosted by wedding planner Colin Cowie and Niche Media Holdings founder Jason Binn.

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The couple, who wed Aug. 20 at a private estate in Montecito, Calif., were the guests of honor at the "Night of Style and Glamour" soiree held at Capitale, intended to celebrate her move to New York.

Among the attendees were Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick; Paul Schaeffer; Lance Bass; Ramona Singer, Alex McCord and Simon Van Kempen from Real Housewives of New York; and Tinsley Mortimer.

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During the event, a violinist dressed in black lingerie played along with a DJ.

When Kardashian and Humphries arrived, the DJ played Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' "Empire State of Mind," and the duo later cut into a black-and-white cake that read, "Welcome to NYC Kim & Kris."

In fact, the event's color scheme was black and white, in a nod to the couple's nuptials.

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The event was recorded by camera crews likely from E! Entertainment, which airs Keeping Up With the Kardashians and spinoffs including Kourtney & Kim Take New York.

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Kim Kardashian Receives $40K Wedding Gift From 'Jersey Shore's' Pauly D (Report)

The DJ wasn't invited to the reality star's nuptials with Kris Humphries but still gave her a present valued at five figures.

Jersey Shore star Paul "DJ Pauly D" Delvecchio must be a big fan of Kim Kardashian.

Although Delvecchio reportedly wasn't invited to Kardashian's recent nuptials, he decided to give her a wedding gift anyway.

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Kardashian recently asked Delvecchio to DJ an event at her clothing boutique, DASH, in New York for Fashion's Night Out during Fashion Week, according to TMZ. Delvecchio not only said yes but also agreed to wave his usual appearance fee -- which TMZ said is typically around $40,000 -- as a wedding present to his fellow reality star.

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It's not the first freebie Kardashian has received thanks to her Aug. 20 nuptials with NBA player Kris Humphries.

The ceremony -- held at a private estate in Montecito, Calif., and attended by 450 guests -- has been estimated to cost at least $500,000, but those costs were offset by items like a free $20,000 Vera Wang wedding gown and lucrative media deals.

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As The Hollywood Reporter previously reported, People paid an eye-popping $1.5 million for exclusive rights to the ceremony, while Us Weekly paid anywhere from $30,000 and $100,000 for exclusive rights to photos of the couple's Italian honeymoon.

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The newlyweds also were feted last week at a "Welcome to New York" event -- in honor of her move to the city -- that was hosted by wedding planner Colin Cowie and Niche Media Holdings founder Jason Binn.

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Criticisms About Kim Kardashian Wedding Surface

"I guess we'll see if Kim Kardashian's marriage lasts longer than the HP touch pad," one Twitter user wrote.

Chatter on Saturday about Kim Kardashian's wedding to New Jersey Nets basketball player Kris Humphries had some comparing the Santa Barbara nuptials to that of the Royal Wedding between Kate Middleton and Prince William earlier this year. The latter was broadcast live worldwide, while Kardashian's wedding will be shown in October on E!.

"As payback for the Royal Wedding, we should interrupt British TV and force them to watch Kim Kardashian's," comedian Andy Borowitz wrote. "People who said prince william & kate middleton's wedding wasn't important are the same people who's talking about kim kardashian's wedding," wrote another.

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Modern Family writer Danny Zuker relayed something that was said on Good Morning America. "GMA called Kim Kardashian's wedding "America's Royal Wedding" in case you were looking for something to write in America's obit," he wrote.

A Twitter user compared to the recently discontinud HP Touchpad to Kardashian's wedding: "I guess we'll see if Kim Kardashian's marriage lasts longer than the HP touch pad."

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E! host and Community star Joel McHale recently appeared on Ryan Seacrest's radio show to tout his new film Spy Kids: All the Time in the World in 4D, and joked about losing an invite to Saturday's Kardashian wedding. “You’re not going to believe this. My invite must have been lost in the mail," he deadpanned. "I thought for a moment that they would have me [at the wedding] but then I did review some of The Soup jokes that we made about them and that took like two days to get through and I realized, ‘Hm. Maybe they’re not going to invite me after all.' "

But McHale joked that had he been given an invite, he'd wear something "really flowing" with "lace."

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Author-television writer Caprice Crane wrote on Saturday, "Kim Kardashian is getting married today. Instead of throwing rice, wedding guests are expected to pee on her." Actress Jenna Elfman wrote three days before Kardashian is set to say, "I do," "Per Kim Kardashian's tweets, it seems that everyday is a spa day for her."

Chelsea Lately writer Jeff Wild joked, "Big wedding day for Kim Kardashian! The best man speech tonight will be given by Khloe." A Gifted Man co-star Julie Benz was shocked to learn that the wedding is worth upwards of $30 million. "Insane! I hope they didn't spend that much…," she wrote.

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Comedian Hal Sparks wrote, "#worstfeeling is listening to people who actually care about Kim Kardashian's wedding... talk about a Fright Night.. #Dontever mention it."

A user named Casey Hawaii asked, "Am I the only one that thinks its odd that @KimKardashian will be married to a man with the same name as her mom?" Kardashian's mother's name is also Kris.

But not all reaction was negative. Russell Simmons wished Kardashian luck on her big day one night before her wedding to Humphries, "kim and kris are a beautiful, beautiful couple. wishing them more happiness tmw."

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Kim Kardashian Wedding Guests: What Attendees Are Saying About the Big Day

Welcoming the new Mr. and Mrs. Humphries were some 450 guests at a lavish private ceremony in Montecito, Calif., and while E! reality star Kim Kardashian and New Jersey Nets forward Kris Humphries forced all attendees to fork over their cell phones during the wedding ceremony and party, many were itching to tweet once they were handed back their devices.

Kim reportedly wore not one, not two, but three Vera Wang gowns throughout the night. Wang tweeted after the event was over, “Wow! @KimKardashian What a joyous, beautiful, magical night! Wishing you and Kris all the blessings in the world xxVera."

Ryan Seacrest, friend and producer of Kardashian’s reality show, Keeping Up With the Kardashians, tweeted, “Beautiful..kim looked regal, a perfect night.I just danced w the whole family."

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Before the ceremony, PR guru Jonathan Cheban tweeted his excitement for his “best friend’s” wedding. Afterward, “NOW that is what I call a wedding...Style, Elegance, Sophistication and Glamour! @KimKardashian @KrisHumphries Congratulations LOVE u guys!"

Cheban's PR partner in crime Simon Huck called it the “wedding of the century!”

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South Beach marketing guru, Dave Grutman of LIV and the Arkadia, was in attendance and particularly felt the sting of being torn away from his beloved phone. He tweeted: "Now that was some wedding. So nice to get my cell phone back."

New Jersey Nets General Manager Billy King was able to celebrate with the couple (despite reports that Humphries’ teammates would not be able to attend the wedding because of the current NBA lockout). "Congrats to Kim and Kris," he tweeted. "Beautiful wedding."

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HauteLiving CEO Kamal Hotchandani tweeted about the party bringing together old friends. In response to Scottie Pippen's wife Larsa: "Amazing time w u and my bro @ScottiePippen RT @larsapippen: @KimKardashian was gorgeous!!! The wedding was crazy fun."

Sugar Ray Leonard’s wife, Bernadette, was a happy tweeter about her goddaughter’s ceremony. Sugar Ray, by the way, is the godfather of Kim’s sister, Khloe Kardashian. The two snapped photos together before the wedding and tweeted them out to fans before their phones were confiscated. "Well all I can say us it was the wedding of the century. Kim was the most beautiful Queen we have ever seen. The reception you'll have to see."

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Terius Nash, otherwise known as producer The-Dream, only had one thing to say: the bride "LOOKED HOT AS F**K!"

Maria Menounos tweeted a photo of her white dress for the wedding. This wasn’t an attempt at outdoing the bride, she explained to her twitter followers: the dress code for the event was strictly black and white. Like Pippa Middleton at her sister Kate’s royal wedding, Kim’s sisters in the bridal party were also clad head-to-toe in white.

Dina Lohan arrived with daughter Lindsay Lohan, but according to Menounos had a bit of a fashion faux pas: "dina lohan was annoyed by her long dress so I tied it at the bottom.haha macguyver menounos!"

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The bride, however, "looked like a princess..ceremony was beautiful.Mason, kourtneys son stole the show-when you see the show you'll see.lol sooo cute!"

She continued: "I've never seen people hit the dance floor the second they got to a wedding! noone wasted any time.some great surprise performances too! ... extravagant and yet kim and her whole family were still gracious and spent time w/each guest.food was gr8."

Video from inside the wedding will be featured in a special early edition of E! News on Sunday, August 21 at 6 pm ET/PT.

STORY: Kim Kardashian's Wedding to Air on E! as Two-Part Special

So, what’s next for the happy couple? Well, no honeymoon—for now. But the couple is planning a big celebration in New York with Niche Media founder Jason Binn and Colin Cowie. The exclusive event is set to take place August 31 at Capitale.

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Kim Kardashian Wedding Backlash Lights Up Twitter

"Oh i meant to check out the Kim Kardashian wedding coverage but i was too busy driving blunt pencils into my eyes," reads one tweet about the reality star’s nuptials with Kris Humphries.

"Am I the only one who doesn't care about kim kardashian's wedding?"

That was a message sent out Sunday on Twitter from a user named Reem Abdulaziz. And based on a scan of messages posted by other tweeters, the answer is a resounding no.

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Amid the media hoopla over Saturday's nuptials between Kardashian and NBA player Kris Humphries — held at a private estate in Montecito, Calif. --  several people took to Twitter to express their lack of interest in the event.
Among the tweets:
Modern Family writer-producer Danny Zuker
GMA called Kim Kardashian's wedding "America's Royal Wedding" in case you were looking for something to write in America's obit.

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B! BakedBeanzy.com! (in response to a tweet to a post featuring "first photos")
Yaaaawwwnnnns!
Mike Barfield
The booming voice of James Earl Jones announcing "This is CNN" followed by coverage of Kim Kardashian's wedding is America in decline.
J&DS
Yeah, I didn't care about Kim Kardashian's wedding yesterday, and guess what? I still DON'T CARE!!

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Megan Johnson
Oh i meant to check out the Kim Kardashian wedding coverage but i was too busy driving blunt pencils into my eyes

Firas Al-Atraqchi
For those of you bored with #Libya   coverage, Kim Kardashian got married yesterday. 3 wedding dresses!
Mike Quick
I'm going to really enjoy the 3 weeks of peace in between Kim Kardashian's wedding and divorce

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Tyler Oakley
The average American wedding COSTS $28,000. Kim Kardashian is EARNING $17,900,000 off of her wedding. WHAT?!

Singing comedy duo Paul and Storm
[P] BREAKING: Libyan rebels have Kim Kardashian's wedding surrounded; Khloe Kardashian kaptured.
Downtown Josh Brown
America glued to the television tonight as the first images emerge of Kim Kardashian wedding <

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Monique
i dont think her wedding gonna last long (Kim Kardashian)

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Kardashian Kollection Accused of Design Piracy

[Update]: The Kardashian sisters respond to accusations that one of their designs is a copy of the handbag line Botkier.

The Kardashian Kollection—a line of women’s clothing, accessories and intimates—arrived at Sears this week, and wasn’t completely well-received.

The collection, which is designed by sisters Kim, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian, came under fire from luxe handbag line Botkier. Womenswear designer Monica Botkier felt that her ‘Clyde’ bag looked exactly like one of the Kardashian Kollection purses.

After recently participating in the ‘You Can’t Fake Fashion’ project for CFDA/eBay, as one 50 designers trying to take a stand against design piracy, Botkier took to her blog August 10 in a post titled ‘K is for Knock-off.’

“We just discovered how our Botkier ‘Clyde’ was simply copied by Kardashian Kollection for Sears,” she said. “They say imitation is the highest form of flattery but we don’t think so.”

Sears has since removed the bag from their website, but the sisters will continue to promote their label with a Kardashian Kollection for Sears launch party in Hollywood August 17.

The Kardashian's fired back at the allegations in the following statement:

We are aware of claims being made by Monica Botkier in the media that one of the bags in the Kardashian Kollection for Sears is similar to a Botkier bag. It is our understanding that, contrary to media reports, Sears has not received any cease and desist letter on behalf of Botkier.

Jupi is nevertheless investigating the matter, as we take this issue seriously. In any event, it is our understanding that the Kardashian Kollection bag in question has not yet been offered for general sale. Nor is it available for sale online. Pending our investigation of the matter, we have undertaken appropriate preventative measures regarding the handbag.

The Kardashian Kollection handbag was independently created. Jupi was surprised to hear of the complaints by Botkier since Jupi is aware of preexisting handbag designs bearing substantial style similarities to the 2009 Botkier Clyde handbag, dating back to 2005. Jupi was also surprised by Botkier’s statements in the media about purported "knock offs" of Botkier handbags in light of other comments in the media noting the similarity of Botkier bags to preexisting Balenciaga bags.

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Can Kim Kardashian Win Her Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuit Against Old Navy? (Analysis)

Kim Kardashian is reportedly quite upset over an advertisement for Old Navy (watch below) that she believes intentionally features a look-alike. The socialite and reality TV star, who would probably prefer walking around in the nude to wearing bargain-basement clothing, has filed a lawsuit against the retail chain for unspecified damages.

"I’ve worked hard to support the products I’m personally involved with and that I believe in,” Kardashian says in a statement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter. “Kim Kardashian is immediately recognizable, and is known for her look and style. Her identity and persona are valuable. When her intellectual property rights are violated, she intends to enforce them,” adds her intellectual property attorney Gary Hecker.

She'll hope to imitate other celebrities who have found success pushing lawsuits against brands using impostors to imply false endorsements.

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Among the lawsuits over the years: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis once got an injunction to prevent Christian Dior from from featuring a look-alike in a print advertisement; Bette Midler once sued Ford Motors into submission for using a sound-alike to voice a television commercial touting one of its automobiles. And Vanna White emerged semi-triumphant against Samsung Electronics for using a look-alike in a television commercial.

In that last case, the look-alike was a robot in a blond whig who was hosting a futuristic game show. White claimed in the lawsuit that her identity had been misappropriated to confuse the public into believing she was endorsing a tech product.

The dispute went all the way up to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which noted that if advertisers were given nine methods of avoiding a publicity rights claim, the list of no-no's "merely challenges the clever advertising strategist to come up with the tenth."

Unfortunately, judicial reluctance to create bright-line boundaries has encouraged celebrities to file all sorts of claims over the years, including over, among other things, imitated golf swings, impersonated sports vehicles, and lookalike furniture.

Kardashian's lawsuit doesn't go quite that far.

Instead, it's a basic lawsuit that we imagine would allege false advertising and the violation of her publicity rights and trademark. What matters most here is whether consumers will be shown to be confused by Old Navy's purported switcheroo, and if so, whether, as the judge in the Midler lawsuit put it, "the defendants...for their own profit in selling their product did appropriate part of her identity" by using a look-alike.

It remains to be seen whether the connection between Kardashian's likeness and the one in Old Navy's print advertisment can be easily made, and whether or not Kardashian's lawyers can turn up any documents in discovery that show Old Navy's clever advertising strategist thought about Kardashian when conceiving the advertisement. Some celebrities have struggled here. See Lindsay Lohan's lawsuit against eTrade over a "milkaholic" baby named Lindsay for an example of the ways that lawyers will sometimes stretch themselves to find a connection.

This lawsuit might be much more simple. No robots. No babies. If you didn't know anything about this print advetisment, would you quickly associate the featured woman as being Kim Kardashian? If so, was it intentional?

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Kim Kardashian Debuts New Look

Kim Kardashian debuted her new locks earlier this week.

The 30-year-old reality star, engaged to NBA basketball player Kris Humphries, recently dyed her jet black hair to a light-brown shade and showed off her new look while out and about in Southern California, according to published reports.

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"I dyed my hair lighter for summer," E!'s Keeping Up With the Kardashians star wrote on her official Twitter account recently.

"I'm loving it! I feel younger!," Kardashian wrote.

Will she keep up the new look in time for her wedding to Humphries? So far, no word on whether that'll happen.

Kardashian sported a cornrows look for a music video shoot earlier this year and dyed her hair blonde in 2009 shortly after breaking up with NFL player Reggie Bush, says Us.

In May, New Jersey Nets' Humphries popped the question to Kardashian with a 20.5-carat Lorraine Schwartz ring.

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