News | Entertainment
11 Nov 2024 8:41
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Kim Kardashian returned to the White House on Thursday to discuss her criminal justice reform work

    The 43-year-old reality superstar joined Vice President Kamala Harris and public engagement director Steve Benjamin and even some pardoned former inmates to discuss lobbying for prison reform and clemency.


    The SKIMS founder, who passed the Bar exam in a bid to become a lawyer, famously met with then-President Donald Trump at the famous Washington D.C. residence, in 2020, to urge him to offer clemency to wrongly incarcerated men and women.

    Praising Kim at the start of a roundtable shared on YouTube, Vice President Kamala Harris said: "I want to thank Kim for your advocacy and for using your platform in a way that has really lifted up the importance of talking about and being dedicated to second chances."

    The 'Kardashians' star admitted her previous visit to the White House inspired her to train to become a lawyer and do everything she can to get those who have been wrongly imprisoned freed.

    Kim said: "It was actually this very room that I was in years ago, my first clemency meeting, that really inspired me to take a journey of really helping to figure out how I can be helpful and how I can tell the amazing stories that I would hear from the success stories of individuals like yourself.

    "I didn't know a whole lot."

    She added: "I was inspired to go to law school and really further my education to see what I can do to help and not rely on these two women behind - who have been coming with me everywhere, my attorneys - to kind of translate everything for me because I really couldn't grasp what all of this means.

    "I am super honoured to be here to share your stories today, and I think it's so important to share them and amplify them because there's so many people that are in your position that can use the inspiration."

    Kim was at the White House around four years ago on behalf of Alice Marie Johnson, a woman who received a life sentence in 1996 over nonviolent drug charges and was granted clemency after 21 years behind bars when Kim intervened.

    © 2024 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     09 Nov: Cara Delevingne has urged her friends to unleash four years of "hell" on Republicans after Donald Trump was elected the new US President
     09 Nov: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will likely remain in America despite Donald Trump's election as the nation's 47th president
     09 Nov: Liam Payne's death investigation has reportedly sparked raids on the homes of two hotel employees and a "friend" of the tragic singer
     09 Nov: Tom Brady has shared a cryptic message about the "stumbles" of a "strong man"
     09 Nov: Bette Midler has quipped that the White House is once again "adorned by a downright moron" after Donald Trump was re-elected
     09 Nov: Travis Kelce has gushed that Taylor Swift was "rocking" during his recent visit to 'The Eras Tour'
     09 Nov: Paul Rudd went viral after he handed out bottles of water to queuing US election voters in Pennsylvania
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Some selection food for thought for All Blacks coach Scott Robertson ahead of the final two tests of the year More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Inflation at the checkout should be easing More...



     Today's News

    International:
    Russia and Ukraine launch drone strikes on each other as Kremlin eyes Trump's next move 8:37

    Politics:
    There are renewed calls for stricter regulation of employment advocates 8:27

    International:
    Gastro cases in Australia are at a 20-year high and health officials don't know why 8:17

    Cricket:
    A five-run comeback victory by the Black Caps to level their T20 cricket series 1-all against Sri Lanka in Dambulla 8:07

    International:
    From vilified ‘drug cheat’ to Olympic gold: Inside freestyle swimmer Shayna Jack’s extraordinary comeback 8:07

    Motoring:
    Motorists heading north on Auckland's Southern Motorway are being warned of delays following a crash near Ramarama 7:57

    Business:
    Inflation at the checkout should be easing 7:37

    Business:
    A busy day ahead for the catering team at Christchurch's Addington Raceway 7:27

    Auckland:
    Three people are injured -- two critically -- after a crash on State Highway 16 at Kumeu in Auckland 7:17

    Law and Order:
    Dozens of people have been arrested, during the Mongols' fifth anniversary event in Christchurch 6:17


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2024 New Zealand City Ltd