Kardashians Deny Sweatshop Charges

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This morning, Star magazine reported that several of the factories sub-contracted to the Kardashian empire are being investigated for human rights violations. The factories, all in China, have ties to K-Dash by Kardashian, the Kris Jenner Kollection, and Kim Kardashian's member-based shopping site ShoeDazzle. Now, ShoeDazzle COO Deborah Benton tells TMZ that not one of its factories uses child labor as charged. [Racked National]