For the first time since her release from prison, Alice Marie Johnson finally met with reality TV star and business woman, Kim Kardashian West, who he
For the first time since her release from prison, Alice Marie Johnson finally met with reality TV star and business woman, Kim Kardashian West, who helped secured her release from prison after Alice Marie Johnson served 21 years of her life sentence over a first-time non-violent drug offense. This was after Kim went to the White House to speak with President Trump about Alice’s sentence.
In a joint interview with Today‘s Hoda Kotb, Alice Marie said that when Kim first tweeted about her story, she didn’t even know who the reality star was because she’d been in prison for so long.
“I did not know her name. I didn’t know Kim,” she said. “As soon as I found out who she was, I started getting every magazine I could find. I started reading everything that I could about her. And everyone was amazed. And I was amazed, too.”
Kim brought the case to her attorneys, and soon enough she was on the phone with Ivanka. Then she visited the White House where she and President Trump talked about Alice. Hoda asked Kim about her passion on this issue, saying she lights up when she talks about it, and whether it inspired her to think about pursuing a career in politics in the future.
“No. I’m still doing me, but I enjoy this,” Kim said. “This has, like, fulfilled my heart and so since I feel so fulfilled, why would I stop that?”
She said she’s already brought other cases to her lawyers and the White House.
Kim Kardashian West first became interested in Johnson’s case last fall after watching a viral video of her sentencing. In the months following, Kardashian connected with lawyers and the White House in hopes of freeing the 63-year-old great-grandmother, who had already served nearly 22 years in prison.
Last Wednesday, the White House announced Johnson’s sentence would be commuted, citing the fact she has accepted responsibility for her past behavior and acted as a model prisoner.
