Kim Kardashian Reveals Gypsy Rose Blanchard 'Reached Out' to Her on Social Media About Prison Reform

Kim Kardashian reaches out to Gypsy Rose Blanchard.

During the 4th of July episode The KardashiansKim revealed that Gypsy Rose recently approached her in the hope that the SKIMS founder could help her get involved in prison reform.

“I’m going to see her on Wednesday,” Kim told mom Kris Jenner and sisters Khloé Kardashian and Kendall Jenner.

While her family expressed their shock at the revelation, Kim explained to Gypsy: “He has to get his parole officer [involved], that’s the whole thing. So hopefully her parole officer will approve it.”

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In the confessional, Kim elaborated on their upcoming meeting, saying, “Gypsy Rose Blanchard has just been released from prison for her involvement in her mother’s murder.”

She contacted me on social media, Kim continued. “She’s expressed a desire to get involved in prison reform, and I think with what she’s learned from being in prison herself, I think there’s such an opportunity for her to use her platform in a really important way.”

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Gypsy was charged with murdering her mother, Dee Dee, in June 2015. Her then-boyfriend, Nick Godejohn, was also charged with murder at the time.

After her arrest, it was revealed that Dee Dee had subjected Gypsy to unnecessary medical treatments and convinced her daughter and others that her daughter had suffered from a number of illnesses as a child. It was claimed in court that Gypsy was a victim of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a form of child abuse that involves the caregiver exaggerating or inducing illness to gain sympathy.

Gypsy pleaded guilty in 2016 and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. In 2019, Godejohn was sentenced to life in prison without parole after a trial for first-degree murder, Springfield News-LeaderKY3 and KOAM reported at the time.

In December 2023, Gypsy was released from the Chillicothe Correctional Center in Missouri after serving more than eight years in prison.

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As for Kim, fans know she’s had a long road to becoming a lawyer. Since 2019, he has been vocal about his passion for law and his private education. The reality star consistently advocates for wrongfully convicted prisoners or those with unjust sentences. Her first legal success came when Kim successfully campaigned for a pardon for grandmother Alice Marie Johnson, who was sentenced to life in prison for a nonviolent offense.

In April 2023, she revealed in front of the cameras that she would be ready to give up her life in order to dedicate herself to her profession. “I would be just as happy being a full-time lawyer,” she said at the TIME100 Summit, adding that she hopes becoming a lawyer will be “the most meaningful work of her life.”

“I always joke with my mom — who’s my manager — that Kim K. is going to retire and I’m just going to be a lawyer,” she added.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard.

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While fans will have to wait until next week’s episode to see what happens during Kim and Gypsy’s conversation, Gypsy previously told E! News that their meeting was very productive.

“First of all, meeting Kim was a huge honor,” Gypsy told the paper in May. “She’s a really sweet woman and I really appreciate her taking the time to talk to me. We had a lot to talk about in terms of prison reform. I know she’s done some really amazing things with prison reform. And it’s very close to my heart because I was on that side of the fence.”

Gypsy also noticed that the two had a lot to talk about and was blown away by how nice Kim was.

“It really opened my eyes because you read the headlines, you think you have a sense of who someone is,” she explained of the reality star. “But when I met her, I was like, ‘Wow, she’s so down-to-earth’. And I didn’t expect that.”

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