Van Jones says Kim Kardashian is ‘going to be an unbelievable attorney’ as he gushes about reality star amid romance rumors
He’s been linked romantically with Kim Kardashian amid her high-profile divorce from Kanye West.
And Van Jones didn’t hold back as he gushed about the reality star during an interview with Ellen DeGeneres.
Asked about Kardashian’s efforts to study law, the CNN political contributor opined: ‘I think she’s going to be an unbelievable attorney and I think she’s one of the best advocates that we have.’
He’s a fan: CNN’s Van Jones gushed about Kim Kardashian and her desire to become an attorney specializing in criminal justice reform during an interview with Ellen DeGeneres
Gushed: ‘I think she’s going to be an unbelievable attorney and I think she’s one of the best advocates that we have,’ Jones opined during his appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Jones, 52, and Kardashian, 40, have worked together on criminal justice reform and she’s been doing an apprenticeship at his nonprofit Dream Corps for four years.
During his appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, the chat show host asked him how Kardashian is doing with her law studies.
‘She’s doing amazing,’ Jones responded.
‘Her dad was a lawyer and she always wanted to be a lawyer and… when she got a taste of what she could do using her platform, using her brain, she hasn’t let up,’ he added.
Growing close? Kardashian, 40, has been working at Jones’ nonprofit Dream Corps for four years and recent speculation has linked her and the political commentator, 52, romantically
Praise: ‘She’s doing amazing,’ Jones shared. ‘When she got a taste of what she could do using her platform, using her brain, she hasn’t let up’
In 2018, Kardashian and Jones worked together to successfully get Alice Johnson pardoned from a life sentence stemming from a 1996 conviction on nonviolent drug charges
Rumors that the relationship between the two was more than just mentor and mentee grew louder back in April, two months after the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star filed for divorce from rapper West after four children and a little over six years of marriage.
In 2018, Kardashian and Jones worked together to successfully get Alice Johnson pardoned from a life sentence stemming from a 1996 conviction on nonviolent drug charges.
And in 2019, Jones ended his 14-year marriage to Jana Carter, the mother of his two sons.
Fueling the speculation, New York Post gossip columnist Cindy Adams wrote for Page Six: ‘I will not wait while everybody tells me I don’t know what I’m talking about.’
Friends: In 2019, Jones ended his 14-year marriage to Jana Carter, the mother of his two sons. In February, Kardashian filed for divorce from Kanye West after four children and a little over six years of marriage