{"id":50483,"date":"2026-04-14T13:15:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T13:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=50483"},"modified":"2026-04-14T13:15:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T13:15:29","slug":"kim-kardashians-next-career-move-is-taking-her-to-broadway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=50483","title":{"rendered":"Kim Kardashian&#8217;s next career move is taking her to Broadway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>There\u2019s no business like show business.<\/p>\n<p>Kim Kardashian will serve as one of the producers of \u201cThe Fear of 13,\u201d a play starring actors Tessa Thompson and Adrien Brody that gives an honest look at\u00a0the wrongful conviction of Nick Yarris.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the past decade, criminal justice reform has been a deeply personal mission of mine,\u201d the \u201cKardashians\u201d star said in a video shared on her Instagram Stories Monday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve seen firsthand how the system can fail, and I\u2019ve committed myself to fighting for those who have been silenced,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Kim Kardashian (seen above in a video) will serve as one of the producers of \u201cThe Fear of 13.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">kimkardashian\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cI\u2019ve seen firsthand how the system can fail, and I\u2019ve committed myself to fighting for those who have been silenced,\u201d she added in the video. <span class=\"credit\">kimkardashian\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Kardashian, 45, explained that the play will tell the \u201cpowerful, true story\u201d of Yarris, who spent more than 20 years on Death Row for a crime he did not commit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheater has a unique power to move us. When you experience a story like this, live, it stays with you. It challenges you to see the human being behind the statistics,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy hope is that this production sparks a real conversation about the true meaning of justice,\u201d the reality star shared.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Kardashian said that her \u201ccommitment\u201d to criminal justice reform \u201chas always been about more than just policy \u2013 it\u2019s about people.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Kardashian said that the play will tell the story of the wrongful conviction of Nick Yarris. (Pictured: Adrien Brody, Tessa Thompson and other actors in \u201cThe Fear of 13.\u201d) <span class=\"credit\">Fear of 13 Broadway\/Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>They play stars actors Tessa Thompson and Adrien Brody (seen above). <span class=\"credit\">Fear of 13 Broadway\/Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>In 1982, Yarris (seen above at the press night after party for \u201cThe Fear Of 13\u201d in 2024) was convicted of the murder, rape and abduction of Linda Mae Craig. <span class=\"credit\">Alan Chapman\/Dave Benett\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve learned that sometimes the most effective way to change minds is through a powerful story. The \u2018Fear of 13\u2019 is that story,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a raw, honest look at Nick Yarris\u2019 wrongful conviction and the systemic failures that kept him behind bars for twenty years. I couldn\u2019t be prouder to make my Broadway producing debut with a project that carries such vital weight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 1982, Yarris, 65, was convicted of the murder, rape and abduction of Linda Mae Craig \u2014 who was kidnapped from a\u00a0Delaware\u00a0shopping center \u2014 and was sentenced to death.<\/p>\n<p>While proclaiming his innocence, Yarris demanded that DNA testing be conducted on evidence from the crime scene.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>After serving more than 20 years behind bars, DNA testing proved Yarris\u2019 innocence. (Pictured: Yarris, Brody and Justin Martin attend the press night after party for \u201cThe Fear Of 13\u201d in 2024.) <span class=\"credit\">Alan Chapman\/Dave Benett\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Kim (seen above in a bikini) is practicing to become a lawyer, just like her late father, Robert Kardashian. <span class=\"credit\">Kim Kardashian\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A breakthrough finally happened in 2003, when Dr. Edward Blake conducted a final round of testing on the gloves found in the victim\u2019s car, fingernail scrapings from the victim and the remaining spermatozoa obtained from the decedent\u2019s underpants.<\/p>\n<p>That year, Yarris was excluded from all biological material connected with this crime, and the court vacated his conviction. However, Yarris still had a 30-year sentence on his record from a 1985 conviction in Florida for escaping prison and he remained behind bars.<\/p>\n<p>The following year, the state reduced his sentence to 17 years of time served, and he was released from a Pennsylvania prison.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>She failed the State Bar of California last year. (Pictured: Kardashian in a selfie.) <span class=\"credit\">kimkardashian\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The \u201cKeeping Up With the Kardashians\u201d alum (seen above with Alice Johnson) has helped free several individuals serving life sentences for drug offenses. <span class=\"credit\">NBCU Photo Bank\/NBCUniversal via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Yarris now works as an activist, an author and one of the producers of \u201cThe Fear of 13.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Kim is practicing to become a lawyer, just like her late father, Robert Kardashian. The \u201cSkims co-founder\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/12\/13\/kim-kardashian-passes-california-baby-bar-exam\/\">passed California\u2019s \u201cbaby bar\u201d<\/a>\u00a0in December 2021 but<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/11\/08\/celebrity-news\/kim-kardashian-reveals-whether-she-passed-the-bar-exam\/\"> failed the State Bar of California<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cKeeping Up With the Kardashians\u201d alum has <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2019\/05\/25\/inmate-freed-with-help-of-kim-kardashian-flooded-with-job-offers\/\">worked to secure freedom for several individuals<\/a> serving life sentences for drug offenses, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2018\/06\/07\/kim-kardashian-to-meet-grandmother-freed-from-prison\/\">including Alice Marie Johnson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/14\/celebrity-news\/kim-kardashians-next-career-move-is-taking-her-to-broadway\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s no business like show business. 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