Kim Kardashian Turkish Cosmo Controversy

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We never thought we'd see the day when Kim Kardashian was mad about being featured on the cover of a mainstream magazine, but, well, here's the day. TMZ is reporting that Kardashian is upset one of her photos was used on the cover of the Turkish edition of Cosmopolitan because Turkey is "the country that many believe committed genocide on the Armenian people." How'd it happen? "We're told Kim—an Armenian who has been vocal about the genocide—did an international photo shoot that went to various magazines published by Cosmo, but she didn't know it would end up on the Turkish version of the mag. Sources say Cosmo let Kim's people know which international outlets of the magazine would use her picture—but we're told Cosmo never mentioned Turkey to Kim or her reps. Our sources say Kim would never have approved the use of her pic in the Turkish version." [TMZ]