Yesterday we saw photos of unlikely couple Kim Kardashian and Gabriel Aubry taking in a Lakers game and looking like they were on a date. There was a lot of speculation that those two had possibly just run into each other at the game, or had somehow scored tickets next to each other. Photo agencies had pictures of them arriving together, (but walking a few paces apart) and Life & Style went on to claim that it wasn’t the first date for cat-face and the impossibly beautiful Canadian male model, and that Aubry had even met Kim’s mom and sisters! Say it isn’t so!

Last night mama bear Kris Kardashian was on the George Lopez show, and answered questions about Kim’s high profile date with Gabriel. She seemed to indicate that she had met the guy, and said that Gabriel was “just friends” with her daughter Kim. That’s not good news. I was hoping for “just ran into each other.”*

She said “Gabriel Aubry, he’s so nice he’s a friend of Kim’s… just friends!”

Lopez said “he’s a beautiful guy.”

Kris agreed “Isn’t he hot? They’re not dating, they’re just friends.”

Let’s hope that Gabriel was hoping to make his ex, Halle Berry, jealous in light of her high profile romance with Olivier Martinez. We’ve heard that he doesn’t approve, and this could have been a misguided attempt to turn the tables.

*Note that Kris said “You never know who you’re going to find at a Laker Game,” she didn’t say “You never know who you’re going to run into at a Laker game” as E! reported. She also didn’t seem to understand who Lopez was asking about until after she said that. So it doesn’t sound like Kim and Gabriel just ran into each other there.

Here’s Kim promoting those Skechers ShapeUp shoes which are not really recommended for most people and generally considered a waste of money. She’s also shown at some jewelry event yesterday and with Gabriel outside the Lakers game on Sunday. I hope this is the last we hear about those two.

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