Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian Feud? Starlet 'Steals' Songstress' Designer Nicola Formichetti During Hip Surgery Recovery, Mother Monster 'Fuming'

Oh, the celebrity drama Star magazine likes to brew up for no apparent reason at all! This time such gossip concerns a feud between pop megastar Lady Gaga and infamous reality starlet Kim Kardashian - two gals who barely even know each other. The shady tabloid claims that the Mother Monster is currently "fuming" because Kim K allegedly "stole" her personal designer (Nicola Formichetti) while the poor "Just Dance" songstress was stuck recovering from her recent hip surgery. Yeah, right...

The Star story goes a little something like this:

The pregnant Kim K "convinced" Nicola Formichetti, popular Italian/Japanese designer/editor and Gaga's leading fashion man, "to work for her" while the "You and I" crooner recovers from hip surgery. Apparently, Mother Monster did not "take well to Kim encroaching on her territory."

Catty!

According to an alleged inside source, "Gaga was fuming when she discovered Nicola was working with Kim... She's fiercely protective of the people she works with and she's always been determined to have Nicola all to herself."

That's crazy. Formichetti is a renowned fashion designer to the stars. Meaning he works with SEVERAL of them. Not just Gaga.

FYI - Formichetti styled Kim K for a recent Elle photo shoot, because he was HIRED by the mag to do so. Considering it's his job.

Gossip Cop got in touch with a source close to Gaga, who insists that the story is a complete fabrication. It doesn't seem like something that Gaga would make such a big deal about, anyway. So no, Mother Monster and Kim K are not in a feud with one another. That'd be kind of fun though, wouldn't it!