*Us magazine is reporting that 26-year-old Kim Kardashian, most recently seen in a sex tape with ex-boyfriend Ray J, is now out in the open with her man, 22-year-old New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush.     

      Introduced last year by Kim’s homegirl, Paris Hilton and Bush’s former USC teammate, Matt Leinart, the two began dating casually earlier this year after Kardashian broke up with Nick Cannon in January, Us reports.  But their down low romance has since blossomed into a full public display of affection, according to the magazine.   

     While attending an April 15th Samsung party at an L.A. mansion, the couple was seen holding hands and kissing in VIP, then leaving the party together. Last Saturday night, they dined together at the posh Ivy restaurant on paparazzi-littered Robertson Blvd. in Beverly Hills. Last May 10th, they were seen "grinding" and "making out" on the dance floor of L.A. nightclub Teddy’s, reports Us.    

See what we've been talking about? This is why every Utility-grade celebrity chick should make a sex tape. Do the math. Had anyone heard of this girl before  Ray J fired up the digital video camera? No chance. Being the daughter of one of OJ's lawyers ten years after the trial doesn't get you in the sack with the biggest young star in the NFL. Now she's running with the big dogs.

As a side note, for my money Bush is going to be THE celebrity swordsman in the NFL in the years to come. I still say Tom Brady will settle down once his baby is born, leaving the sexual field wide open for Bush. Bush has already boinked Nia Long and been kicked out/not kicked out of the Playboy mansion, and he hasn't even played out his rookie contract. Plus he's been a guest of the semi-doable Condoleeza Rice at the White House. I see an unlimited upside for this kid's penis.