Kim Kardashian Met With Menendez Brothers In Prison

Days after the premiere of a controversial Netflix docudrama about Lyle and Erik Menendez, brothers convicted of killing their mother and father in 1989, Kim Kardashian visited them at the San Diego jail the place they’re serving life sentences.

Kardashian has in recent times used her platform to advocate for felony justice reform and has toured a variety of prisons all through California with movie producer Scott Budnick, who based the Anti-Recidivism Coalition.

The two had already deliberate to go to the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility, Budnick advised HuffPost. But after Kardashian met Cooper Koch, one of many stars of “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” a dramatization of the case, Budnick advised her the Mendendez brothers had been there, and their journey to the jail was “expedited.”

Erik Menendez, performed by Koch in “Monsters,” launched a press release by means of his spouse criticizing the present, calling it “full of lies.” But Budnick advised HuffPost that the brothers “understand the net positive” of the collection, regardless of its flaws.

“I know that both of them understand that, ultimately, the Netflix series is a fair series that shows their arrogance, but also shows that they went through sexual abuse and trauma that none of us would wish on our worst enemy,” Budnick mentioned of the present, which was created by Ryan Murphy.

Kardashian’s mother, Kris Jenner, and sister Khloé joined her on the jail, the place they met with about 40 males, together with the Menendez brothers, Budnick mentioned.

“To me, it was so beautiful, watching the pride on Kris’ face, of her watching Kim find this passion to give back and to help people,” Budnick mentioned. “Kris was very poignant about how inspired she was by everyone’s testimony and their story, and how proud she is of Kim taking up this cause.”

Koch additionally met with Erik Menendez individually, Budnick mentioned.

The jail visits are a “win-win” for each Kardashian and the people who find themselves incarcerated, Budnick added. The actuality TV star’s large platform on social media additionally helps her spotlight rehabilitative applications — however perhaps extra importantly, she brings “hope and inspiration to people on the inside that are working really, really hard to change their lives.”

“The No. 1 thing that I hear from people on the inside is that they feel invisible. They feel like they’re stripped out of society and no one remembers them anymore, and they’re not seen, they’re not heard, and no one knows the person they are today,” Budnick mentioned.

Kardashian who has been finding out regulation, can be taking the bar examination subsequent 12 months, “so letting her see different aspects of the criminal justice system” can also be one among Budnick’s targets, he mentioned.

Kardashian co-starred in the newest season of Murphy’s horror franchise, “American Horror Story: Delicate,” and can reportedly play a divorce lawyer in his upcoming authorized drama.

Budnick advised HuffPost that although the Netflix collection pretty portrays the brothers as smug wealthy children, they’re completely different males right now.

“They’re so accountable and responsible, and they own the crime 100%. There’s nothing that resembles that today at all,” he mentioned. “They’re the most humble, giving kind, always giving back, helping people, tutoring people, mentoring people.”

HuffPost reached out to Kim Kardashian and Koch, in addition to the Menendez brothers’ legal professional, Alexandra Kazarian, however didn’t get a right away response.

Kardashian made headlines in 2018 for her White House assembly with then-President Donald Trump in a profitable bid to commute the life sentence of a lady who’d served 20 years for a first-time, nonviolent drug offense.

She returned to the White House in April to once more talk about felony justice reform, this time with Vice President Kamala Harris.