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Jessica Simpson<\/strong><\/a> looks more like a Kardashian than ever with her various cosmetic enhancements and Hollywood spotlight aspirations, but it\u2019s bumming her out she\u2019s not getting much face time with Kim<\/strong><\/a> or other members of the klan.<\/p>\n \u201cJessica lives in the same neighborhood as Kim and at one point they were starting to get really friendly but she was hoping it would go a lot further than it has,\u201d a source exclusively tells Life & Style<\/em>. \u201cShe feels like she really hasn\u2019t been let into the circle and it\u2019s kind of frustrating for her since she\u2019s tried so hard.\u201d<\/p>\n Kim, 43, and Jessica, 43, both live in Hidden Hills \u2014 an exclusive Los Angeles community. Their daughters, North West and Maxwell Johnson, share a close friendship and were teammates on the basketball team coached by Jess\u2019 husband, Eric Johnson<\/strong>. Insiders close to the situation say that the \u201cIrresistible\u201d songstress is struggling with her friendship with the Skims founder, as Kim has \u201cher sights set on hanging with this new high-roller crowd that Jessica wouldn\u2019t really fit in with.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201c[Jessica\u2019s] even tried hiring the same people they do and has been hanging out with a lot of their old friends, but it really hasn\u2019t made a dent with Kim,\u201d the insider explains, noting the Kardashians<\/em> star hasn\u2019t \u201cdone anything rude\u201d toward the Texas native.<\/p>\n