10 People Who Have Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Who Are Less Deserving Than Kim Kardashian

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Let it be known that the wrath of Kanye West is not a force to be reckoned with. After Jimmy Kimmel targeted the artist in a skit featuring two kids spoofing Kanye's interview with Zane Lowe of the BBC in "Kimmel Kid (re)Kreation," the late-night prankster found himself in a Twitter feud with the genius behind Yeezus. Kimmel joked, "Finally, I'm in a rap feud." No games, bruh.

The two have since made up, and one of the more interesting moments to come out of the air-clearing conversation came when Kanye defended Kim Kardashian's right to a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (She was recently denied a spot). It would certainly be controversial, but we're with Kanye on this one. Kim Kardashian is a thoroughly modern star, the biggest name in her field, reality television.

Kim went from being Paris Hilton's BFF and a sex tape star to the queen of her own empire. Her popularity turned the spotlight on her family, which spawned Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Kourtney and Kim Take New York, and Kourtney and Kim Take Miami. It's because of her that Khloe, Kris, Kourtney, and everyone else in the Kardashian klan are even a thing. It's because of her that you quote Scott Disick. And admit it, you can binge watch all these shows like crazy.

But her power isn't confined to reality TV. She spun her success into film and TV roles—namely a starring role in Disaster Movie—and into a pop single that made it onto U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. And don't even get us started on the amount of products her name sells.

With over 18 million Twitter followers, Kim Kardashian is the definition of a modern celebrity, and that should be recognized. Here are the Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Who Are Less Deserving Than Kim Kardashian.

The Victoria's Secret Angels

Here's the justification for why the lingerie brand's got its own star: its supermodels have become celebrities and its got its own website, calendar, televised fashion show, and phone app. In that case, where's Hooters' star?

Donald Trump

This is just a sad reminder that you can buy a star on the Walk of Fame. Apparently, to be a part of Hollywood history, all you need is a shit-ton of cash, manipulative negoitation skills, and a shitty reality show (The Apprentice). If this hairpiece for brains gets a star, Kim K needs two.

The Rugrats

The Rugrats weren't the first cartoon characters to earn a spot on the Walk of Fame, they were the first fictional babies in diapers to catch one. Their legacy lives on in childhood memories, Nick at Nite reruns, and '90s memorabilia lunchboxes, while Kim Kardashian's larger-than-life reality-TV persona is a phenomenon in itself. How does that compare to a series that exists now as a dull glimmer of Nicktoons' nostalgia.

Thomas Edison

Nobody said the Hollywood Walk of Fame was for nice people, but Edison was a grade-A asshole. He was notorious for stealing ideas (including the light bulb) and ruthlessly undermining competition. Once Edison staged an elaborate public execution for Topsy the elephant just to slander alternating current and promote his "safer" direct current method (it's not). He killed an elephant, guys!

The quintessential Scrooge selfishly hoarded most of the patents related to motion-picture technology under the Edison Trust monopoly, forcing many filmmakers and producers to set up shop in this little place called Hollywood. While Kim Kardashian has her own fair share of haters, at least she's made a name for herself without ripping off others...or killing innocent animals. Her only casuality has been Kris Humphries, but considering he had the gall to call her fat, we don't have much sympathy.

Simon Baker

After receiving a receiving a coveted spot on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, The Mentalist star emotionally dedicated the achievement to his oddly named children (Stella Breeze, Claude Blue and Harry Friday). If a fake psychic who tracks down killers (that's really the only thing he's known for) can get a star, there's no reason why Kim K shouldn't be next in line. She has built an empire out of shoes, diet pills, hair care, and beauty products and we live in it. He just starred in one more mediocre CBS procedural.

Terry Bradshaw

The fomer Steelers' quarterback is the only NFL player to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. After retiring in 1983, Bradshaw became a game analysist for CBS and later co-hosted NFL Sunday on Fox. Like Kim K, he is an entrepreneur (he worked as a used car salesman during the NFL offseason), recording artist (his cover of "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" made Billboard's Top 20 country chart in 1976) and has been mocked for scandalous nudity (his nude scene in Failure to Launch was the butt of many jokes). Only difference is, Bradshaw has a star and the biggest name in reality TV doesn't—what gives?

Billy Dee Williams

Williams's breakout role in Brian's Song (1971) earned him an Emmy nomination, though he's better known for his role as that badass in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) who owned the Millennium Falcon and froze Han Solo in carbonite. Since Return of the Jedi (1983), Williams' career has slowed. He has made guest appearences on popular shows like Lost, Scrubs and General Hospital, but has taken time off to focus on painting (his work is displayed at the National Portrait Gallery in D.C). Today, most people recognize him as the spokesman for Colt 45 malt liquor. If appearing on posters for forties is becoming of a Hollywood star, we'd like to point you to Kim Kardashian's line of cosmetics. They won't fuck you up.

Absolut Vodka

Absolut's star is a thinly veiled corporate fundraising attempt from Hollywood's "Friends of the Walk of Fame" program. It's the equivalent of donating to your local library and having a brick inscribed with your name. Except it's a brand, not a person. Point for Kim K.: She is an actual human being.

John Tesh

Tesh is best know for co-hosting Entertainment Tonight from 1986-1996, although he has dabbled in investigative journalism (he won an Associated Press award), sports commentary (for the Olympics), radio hosting, and music (he toured with his good friend Yanni and wrote the Chicago Bulls' victory march "Roundball Rock").

It's all fine, but if we're comparing resumés, Kim K. wins by a long shot. She's a 21st century entrepreneur who has her well-manicured hands in everything from the music business to the fashion industry. If it's a matter of influence, Tesh's Intelligence for Your Life radio show reaches 14.2 million listeners per week, but Kim has over 18.5 million Twitter followers that hang onto her every character.

Strongheart

At the tender age of eight (56 in dog years), Strongheart is technically the youngest actor to receive a walk of fame star. Unlike Kim K., Strongheart has never been divorced or at the center of a sex scandal, (was he even neutered or did he just let it all hang out?), but he did change his name.

Born Etzel von Oerlingen in Wroclaw, Poland, the canine actor who appeared in White Fang in 1925 was originally trained in kennels as a police dog and has an upstanding record of service in the German Red Cross in World War I. He is trained to tear clothing of a person, scare intruders and even kill. Giving a star to a trained killer seems a little wrong. Also, Strongheart is a dog. A dog has a star, but not Kim Kardashian.