Kim Kardashian and the Law: Did She Pass the Bar Exam?
Kim Kardashian may be known for shocking the world with sexy pics, it was her bar exam Instagram post that had most people talking. Kim Kardashian is arguably the most famous woman in the world. Best known for her lavish lifestyle amongst the global elite, she has exhaustively documented her ascension to the pinnacle of superstardom and brought her entire family along for the ride. In addition to her closest kin, she has also had an assortment of highly publicized romantic attachments through the years. RELATED: 100 Powerful Motivational Quotes to Help You Rise AboveHer latest relationship with comedian Pete Davidson progressed quickly, including a number of tattoos the SNL alum inked in support and affection for his new girlfriend. Kardashian expressed specific fondness for one of them during an interview on Ellen, "My girl is a lawyer," embossed on Davidson's collarbone, which invited the question; did Kim Kardashian pass the bar?What Is Kim Kardashian's Legal Background? @kimkardashian/InstagramKardashian registered her intent to practice law with the California State Bar in 2018. She has detailed her journey in interviews with Vogue as well as featuring many of her scholarly milestones on her hit Hulu show, The Kardashians. The mogul enlisted two counselors from the REFORM Alliance to provide mentorship and tutelage in her ambitious endeavor to become an attorney. Erin Haney, who serves as the National Policy Director for the organization, and their Chief Advocacy Officer and co-founder of #cut-50, Jessica Jackson.RELATED: 90 Motivational & Inspirational Quotes for WomenJackson and Kardashian worked together previously helping secure the release of incarcerated inmates who they felt were victims of a failed system. Their documentary, Kim Kardashian West: The Justice Project, chronicles that chapter of their lives and the work that went into freeing individuals from captivity who were running out of options. Their collaboration also includes whipping up support and attention to bipartisan criminal reform legislation during a political climate that could charitably be described as challenging. In part motivated by her late father Robert Kardashian, a lawyer who earned fame as one of O.J. Simpson's attorneys during the Goldman Brown murder trial, Kardashian has been passionate about criminal reform for years. Her unconventional law school journey to becoming a licensed advocate for the people she wants to impact positively begins with a rigorous assessment of her legal acumen. What Is the Baby Bar?California's First Year Law Student Exam, or baby bar exam, is exempt for students progressing through the traditional law school route. Candidates without two years of college work attending a California-accredited or an American Bar Association (ABA)-accredited law school are among those who are required to take and pass the exam before they are eligible to take the California State Bar, according to their website. The exam can only be taken a certain number of times before an applicant becomes ineligible to take it again. The stakes then are incredibly high, as each attempt is accompanied by a diminishing percentage of eventual success. California limits a prospective jurist to four failures. How Many Times Did Kim K Fail the Bar?@kimkardashian/InstagramAccording to Kardashian, the qualifying test has a more difficult pass rate than the Bar itself. The first time she took the exam was in the summer of 2020 and she received word shortly thereafter that she did not achieve a passing score of 560. Within just a few weeks, however, she had registered to take the test again. In November of that same year, after a positive Covid diagnosis, she was informed that she garnered a slightly lower score than her initial attempt. Almost a year later in October of 2021, she shared that her third attempt had also resulted in a failure.While it is true that Kardashian has attained a level of affluence that makes many barriers much more attainable for herself than it would be for others, that should in no way diminish the work and talent that is required to pass this exam. One could even argue that given the lack of need on her part for a career that will surely not pay as well as her current profession as a beauty magnate and reality tv star, her discipline in becoming a lawyer requires the devotion she has verbally espoused. Over a two-year period, Kardashian had taken the test three times. Only one attempt remained before her hopes of attaining this specific dream would be regulated to a shallow well of unfulfilled aspirations. Many have made mention of her ample resources that would allow her to receive private instruction, secure childcare while she studied, and enabled her to pursue this passion unimpeded by financial impediments. Did Kim Kardashian Pass the California Bar Exam?@kimkardashian/InstagramOn her fourth attempt, which she shared with the public in December of 2021, Kim Kardashian passed the baby bar. She shared the good news with her Barbri professor, Chuck Shonholtz, immediately after seeing the results. An instructor with a reputation for speaking at a considerable decibel, the two Facetimed in a Red Lobster parking lot. The restaurant visit was intended to celebrate Kardashian's eldest child winning her first basketball game but served as the site of a combined commemorative family moment. Is Kim Kardashian Really a Lawyer?There is no indication that Kardashian has taken the actual bar exam at this time, so she still hasn't reached her goal. Importantly though, after each setback or public derision of her choices, the entertainment maven never relented. Drawn to the spotlight and accustomed to the slings that come with it, Kardashian has proven to be authentic and transparent in her dedication and open about the ways she has stumbled throughout the process. Her accomplishments in this regard should motivate anyone who has chosen a daunting objective and give comfort to those who have traversed a rocky road to pursue their dreams.
Meet Elon Musk's Children: His Odd But Uplifting Reason for Having 10 Kids
Twitter is now yet another in Elon Musk's impressive portfolio. As a founder, or co-founder, of PayPal, Tesla, and SpaceX, Musk has forged a path to becoming the world's richest human in a very unconventional way. However, as nontraditional as his entrepreneurship has been, his philosophical role as a patriarch to his ever-broadening brood is perhaps even more outside the mainstream. Elon Musk is the father to a total of 10 children.RELATED: 62 Motivational Elon Musk Quotes on Success and LeadershipAccording to a new report from Insider, Musk is the father of twins with Shivon Zilis, a top executive at another of his companies, Neuralink, who specializes in artificial intelligence and human digital interfaces. As his holdings and family expand, it is worth looking at how the most affluent person on the planet goes about the business of parenting. Meet Elon Musk’s Children In January 2000, Musk married Justine Wilson, a writer who he'd met at Queen's College while they were both students, though their romance did not ascend past awkward dates and casual flirtations until some years later. Their firstborn, Nevada Alexander Musk, arrived in 2002 but the baby was only alive for ten weeks before succumbing to sudden infant death syndrome, a mysterious malady known as SIDS that claims 2,300 infants a year in the United States. RELATED: What Elon Musk And Grimes Teach Us About Finding The OneTwo years later, the couple had twins Griffin and Vivian, and two years after that they conceived a set of triplets, Kai, Saxon, and Damian.In 2020 Musk, and the singer Grimes, welcomed their son, X AE A-XII. They had another child, a daughter named Exa Dark Sideræl, in November 2021, and one month later Zillis and Musk welcomed their pair of twins. Elon Musk Just Wants to Be a DadMusk told Page Six that he would have “as many as I am able to spend time with and be a good father.” He has highlighted his close relationship with all his children, except his eldest daughter Vivian.Vivian Jenna Wilson filed in April to have their name legally changed one day after turning 18 and also petitioned a court in Los Angeles to sever ties with Elon Musk as her father. There has been speculation that Wilson took this action in response to some of Elon’s statements on Twitter in regard to the trans community, specifically the preponderance of pronouns in daily discourse. Elon blames Neo-Marxist ideologies for his estrangement from his daughter.RELATED: Mark Cuban Offers Elon Musk a Universal Lesson in Dealing with CriticismThe deterioration of Musk’s relationship with Vivian mirrors the fracturing of his own relationship with his father, a man he has described as an architect of great evil. Though the details of what transpired between the two men aren’t exactly clear, one can surmise that Elon doesn’t wish to be the type of person he perceives his father to be, which can be one of the most powerful motivations in fatherhood.Elon’s own father, Errol Musk, has been a magnet for controversy in recent months. In August during an interview with an Australian radio program, he confided to its audience that he was not proud of his son’s accomplishments. This seemed, at least in part, to derive from some sense that Elon himself was less than satisfied with where he found himself in his career and life at the moment.Errol Musk has also been in the headlines for siring a pair of children with his step-daughter, Jana Bezuidenhout, who assumed the role of paternal parent when she was four years old.How Does Elon Manage Being the CEO of Tesla and the Dad of 10?Some of Elon’s past romantic partners, such as Talulah Riley, have gone on the record professing Musk’s devotion to his family. Riley was quoted “He tries to come home early for family dinners with me and the kids and maybe play some computer games with the boys.” At one point she described a household where nannies were deployed en masse but said that decreased over time. RELATED: Elon Musk Says This Surprising Thing Helped Him Become A Billionaire, Offers Unusual Parenting Lesson In The ProcessMusk has admitted to being hands-off in the children’s life in the early years, suggesting that the mother has more involvement during those foundational years and that his contributions come a little later in their lives. Some notable exceptions to this self-imparted exile are trips abroad where all the children typically accompany him to visit places many only read about. He also has been candid about the influence of the internet in the education of his children, specifically citing Reddit and Youtube during a 2021 Clubhouse interview as primary channels for their educational consumption. Ad Astra, a school Musk founded in 2014, was once located on the grounds of SpaceX and was the instructional hub for many children in his social hemisphere, including his own.What Are Elon’s Plans to Continue to Grow the Family?Elon Musk and ex-girlfriend GrimesErrol Musk has encouraged his son to have as many as 30 children. The elder Musk has always espoused a manifest destiny approach to procreation among the wealthy elite, likening his son to sprawling lineages of European kings. A tweet from Elon in July glibly suggested that he may be in agreement with his father. The tweet said “Doing my best to help the underpopulation crisis. A collapsing birth rate is the biggest danger civilization faces by far.”RELATED: Elon Musk’s #1 Tactic to Never be Afraid of FailureThis sentiment may not be as tongue and cheek as it appears. The hugely successful entrepreneur, despite some of his controversies, seems to be an ardent supporter of a greener planet as well as providing a real alternative habitat in the form of Martian terraforming. As wildly ambitious as that goal may be, Musk is a man who has attained the pinnacle of financial success by investing in the impossible. Despite the challenges he has faced as a parent he has expressed a dedication to doing his part to battle against various existential threats that may extinguish humanity, and population growth is one of them. He has the resources to support a family of almost any size and while his desires may run deeper than narcissism. As with his other endeavors he may feel uniquely suited to solving a global problem and leading by example and in that lens, he is charitably leading by example. KEEP READING: Channing Tatum’s Fear of Single Fatherhood Challenged Him to Become a Better Dad
Five Sad and Heartbreaking Anime That Will Hit You Right in the Feels
Transformers: The Movie traumatized a generation of young viewers raised on the animated weekday adventures of the robots in disguise. Kids accustomed to the consequence-free rivalry between the Autobots and the Decepticons suddenly were confronted with the big-screen slaughter of Optimus Prime and his allies. For many, the 1986 film served as a gateway to more mature content found in the mainstream anime that had migrated from Japan to the United States. However, the emotional gut-punch of the death of Optimus Prime pales in comparison to some of the saddest anime.RELATED: Inspirational Anime Characters That Are Absolutely Perfect for Each OtherHere are just some of the most profoundly devastating anime in the history of the medium. Robotech to the Emotional Depths of Sad AnimeRoy Fokker in RobotechA year before the release of Transformers: The Movie, fighter pilot Roy Fokker died a heroic death in Robotech, the anime series created for U.S. release by stitching together five Japanese shows.RELATED: 120 of the Best Anime Quotes of All TimeHowever, Roy was a supporting character. And, although his loss in the episode "Farewell, Big Brother," was more visceral, it was also less resonant. Robotech nevertheless established for its young audience that anime took greater risks than American animated series, which at the time were largely used to market toys. Lynn Minmei was introduced as protagonist Rick Hunter's love interest. However, despite how much the series devotes to their implicit courtship, the two are not destined to be together. The space opera is encased in layers of uncertainty, eschewing convention with rigid discipline, resulting in greater nuance and unexpected emotional reactions. In the tradition of the best, and saddest, anime, Robotech invited viewers into the minds of its characters by incorporating inner-dialogue into the narrative. The series never flinched in its depictions of war, and often framed its pursuit in allegorical terms full of dissident iconoclasts and a duty-sworn military apparatus. The potential loss of civilization loomed large in Robotech, at a time when nuclear destruction was a very real fear.Berserk Featured the Most Heartrending Betrayal in AnimeBerserkToday, Berserk exists in multiple iterations, all based on Kentaro Miura's renowned dark-fantasy manga. Debuting in 1997, the original anime consisted of 25 episodes, 23 of which followed the exploits of mercenaries known as the Band of the Hawk. The main character, Guts, was a sword for hire who drifted from one battle to the next, devoid of any nurtured aspirations. The band's leader, Griffith, eventually evaluates Guts' battle prowess, and he's brought into their service. This somewhat-involuntary initiation resolves over the course of their collaboration into true respect and friendship. After many decisive victories, the Band acquits itself as a significant force in the regional political landscape. Guided by the tactical brilliance of Griffith's second-in-command, Casca, the Band is loyal to their leader -- to the point of zealotry. However, Griffith's ambitions and momentary lapse of judgment brand them as outlaws, which results in his capture and subsequent torture. Griffith is little more than a tongueless husk when the Band rescues him a year later. Still, the mercenaries swear to fight in his name, and protect him with their lives.RELATED: 15 Amazing Female Anime Characters and What Your Favorite Says About YouA quartet of powerful demons selects Griffith to become its fifth member, but only if he sacrifices his loved ones. He not only accepts their offer, he also assaults Casca while Guts is forced to watch. Guts loses an eye and a forearm in the struggle but is unable to stop his former leader. The series ends with Guts vowing revenge and setting off into the wild to exact his penance. As brutal as the dismemberment of the Band of the Hawk is, Casca's assault is stomach-churning. Guts saved Griffith from unending torment only moments earlier. And now he's repaid for his loyalty with unspeakable atrocities. The shift takes place over the final two episodes, and nothing in Berserk to that point suggested that Griffith was capable of such treachery. Granted, Griffith always made clear he would let nothing stand in the way of his desires. But this evil moment is beyond anything the audience was prepared for. It remains one of the most reprehensible acts in fiction. Basilisk Is Romeo & Juliet Meets Hunger Games, Only SadderBasiliskA centuries-long feud between two ninja clans, the Iga and the Kouga, ends in Basilisk only after they're forced into an uneasy truce beneath the shogun's banner. But when a succession dispute ignites between his two grandsons, the old shogun tries to impose stability by arbitrarily assigning a clan to each of them. The last clan standing will determine who seizes the mantle of leadership. RELATED: These Disney “Failures” Prove Your Idea of Success May Be WrongGennosuke and Oboro, the chiefs of the Iga and Kouga, respectively, are engaged to one another. Their connection represents hope that centuries of animosity can be set aside. However, the competition between 10 of the best ninja from each family goes on without their knowledge. That is, until the mounting body count becomes impossible to ignore. Once Gennosuke and Oboro become aware, they must go along with the contest, or else risk the futures of their clans.Basilisk unveils its merciless format in the first episode as, one by one, each of the primary characters is slaughtered in combat. Finally, only Gennsuke and Oboro remain. In honor of their love for one another, they refuse to fight. However, Oboro won't doom what remains of her clan. She turns her blade on herself to spare Gennsuke from making a similar decision. He, in turn, commits suicide so might reunite with his true love, in a realm far from war. Fullmetal Alchemist Is the Saddest Family Drama of All TimeFullmetal AlchemistEdward and Alphonse Elric are two brothers who lose their mother to illness. In the world of Fullmetal Alchemist, alchemy is an established scientific discipline with concrete rules that revolve around the principle of equivalent exchange. This maxim is both a narrative engine and a thematic cornerstone of the series. The two young prodigies use their academic understanding to attempt a forbidden rite, human transmutation, in an effort to resurrect their mother. RELATED: Walt Disney’s Life Story: A Mouse, Eternal Life, and a Stolen RabbitThe botched experiment consumes Alphonse's body, as well as Edward's left leg. Edward sacrifices his right arm in the process, to attach his brother's soul to an empty suit of armor. Edward is so guilt-stricken that he spends the rest of the series attempting to recover Alphonse's lost body. Sacrifice, and the power it represents, are central to Fullmetal Alchemist's themes. Children are abandoned in pursuit of technological advancement, and genocide is a tool of indigenous vengeance. Every action is balanced by counterweight of repercussions that ripple throughout the series. The Elric brothers find a measure of redemption and healing through their good works and passionate pursuit of the truth. Grave of the Fireflies May Be the Saddest Movie of All TimeGrave of the FirefliesUnlike the other entries on this list of saddest anime, Grave of the Fireflies is a film instead of a series. Nevertheless, it crafts more heartache in its 89 minutes than all of the other titles combined. The movie is based on the childhood of Akiyuki Nosaka, an artist and politician who lived through World War II. His short story of the same name inspired the cinematic adaptation, written and directed by Isao Takahata, with some notable distinctions. RELATED: 20 Sad Movies on Netflix That Make You Appreciate What You HaveGrave of the Fireflies begins with the narrator, a boy named Seita, describing the date of his death. The audience watches his emaciated form, leaning on a pillar of a railway platform. The entire film is a flashback to how he wound up alone and discarded in a train station during the final days of the war. With his father serving in the Japan's navy, Seita must care for his ailing mother and 4-year-old sister, Setsuko. His mother then dies in an air raid, ieaving Seita to watch after his sister. They travel to the home of their aunt, who's resentful of their presence and objectively cruel. Seita discovers a pair of man-made caves nearby, and convinces himself he can provide Setsuko with everything she needs. The two children set out for an adventure that reveals itself to be an exercise in misplaced hubris. Setsuko's bright energy is animated with all of the authenticity and innocence inherent to a toddler. Grave of the Fireflies never blinks as it examines her dimming buoyancy under the rigors of starvation. Seita is willing to do anything to keep his sister alive, but neither his thieving from local farmers nor the burglary of their neighbors during frequent aerial bombings is enough to support them. Sestuko's subsequent death is all the more tragic because it's wholly unavoidable. They spend their nights in laughter among the fireflies. However, Seita never confronts the hard truth: He could have gone back to his aunt's home at any time. The children's decay is marked by triumphs among hardships, and an incredible devotion shared in their suffering. Watching them succumb to the quiet horrors of war is more shocking than the whistling bombs that serve as the dirge of their short lives. KEEP READING: Why Prey Did Not Kill [REDACTED] - and How That Subverts a Traumatic Trope
Halle Berry's Hilarious Reaction To The Little Mermaid Mix Up Is a Must See
Many of the classic adventures that built the Walt Disney company's reputation as the pre-eminent American animation studio have been adapted to live-action films going back more than a decade. In 2019, it was announced that The Little Mermaid would join the ranks of other legacy properties like Pinnochio and The Jungle Book and become remade with flesh and blood characters.RELATED: Halle Berry’s Response To Troll Is An Inspiration To Anyone Who’s Gone Through A BreakupThe Little Mermaid has been somewhat unique in its pre-release reception when compared to its predecessors that made the transition from two to three-dimensional representation. The Lion King, Mulan, and Aladdin are all recent examples of reimagined tales that made this leap however they also enjoyed widespread positive anticipation. The Little Mermaid has endured a very vocal mixed reaction - with some mistakenly directing their ire to actress Halle Berry. How Has the Little Mermaid Casting Been Controversial?The Little Mermaid was written in 1836 by the prolific Danish author Hans Christian Andersen and published a year later. It was among a collection of fables bound together in Fairy Tales Told for Children, which included Thumbelina, The Emperor's New Clothes, and The Princess and the Pea. While Andersen's parable has been translated into hundreds of languages and fashioned into various forms of media, the animated Disney film from 1989 is considered to be the story's modern-day definitive incarnation, supplanting the original source material entirely. RELATED: What Happened To Halle Berry? The Truth About Her Relationship TroublesIn that movie Ariel, the titular little mermaid, is depicted with flowing red hair, peach skin, and luminous blue eyes. When 22-year-old Halle Bailey was cast in the musical live-action adaptation, whose acting and vocal accomplishments include being a four-time Grammy nominee, the uproar was deafening. The bad faith indignation was reignited when the trailer for the film was released on September 9th and audiences got their first glimpse of Bailey in the role, belting out the signature song beneath the CGI waves and enveloped in shimmering scales below the waist. The argument has taken on various permutations but at its core is the idea that Hollywood is chasing a false mandate for diversity by painting faces of color over traditionally white roles. What Was the Halle Berry Mix-Up?One user on Twitter who joined the chorus of discontent went somewhat far afield of the original objections. Without investing the required amount of attention to the trailer, which clearly featured Halle Bailey, or parsing too finely the sonic variance in "Bailey" versus "Berry," the user expressed real concern that Halle Berry had been cast in the role. “Halle Berry is nearly 60 playing the role of a 16-year-old girl,” the person uttered in a tweet that has since been deleted. “This is what happens when you upset a fandom.”RELATED: The Best Thank You Quotes and Sayings for Friends, Family, Coworkers and TeachersThe confusion wasn't limited to those who were inclined to deride the casting. There were other users on social media who lauded the selection of Halle Berry in the role as well as those who admitted to their initial confusion. Halle Berry has been a household name for decades and has a name unique enough to be easily referenced without the need for a surname in most instances. Halle Bailey is a young woman who is coming into her fame and the public at large is still acclimating itself to "another" Halle. What Was Halle Berry’s Response?Halle Berry could have received the mistaken identity portion of this brewing controversy as a perceived slight. After all, she is a woman who has seemingly defied aging and could have taken the opportunity to remind the world of all the habits that have maintained her throughout the years. Instead, she chose to acknowledge the mistake with grace and humor. In direct response to the now-deleted tweet, Berry expressed her own disbelief with a memorable meme that captures the moment perfectly of a group of women with a dead stare. RELATED: 135 Friendship Quotes: Best Friend Quotes That Show the True Meaning of FriendshipThis however was only the most recent bit of confusion surrounding the two women and the upcoming film. Late last year Halle Berry responded to a separate individual on Twitter who made the same mistake. In response to a tweet that said "Can't wait to see you under da sea!" Berry responded with "… wrong Halle lol. I can’t wait to see her too though!" a sentiment she reiterated after the trailer's release. What Is The Significance of Halle Berry’s Support of Halle Bailey?Halle Berry is one of the most powerful women in entertainment, but that level of influence did not come easily. Berry has stated on more than one occasion that she has had to fight for most of the roles she's claimed throughout her career and her journey behind the camera as a producer and director has been equally hard-won. Halle Bailey is more unaccustomed to the arrows slung her way through no fault of her own, but by simply inhabiting a space that others feel the freedom to opine on and critique. As a groundbreaking Black woman who has tackled professional and personal obstacles with poise and strength, Berry's supportive endorsement holds a lot of weight.RELATED: You’re Making Friends Wrong – Here’s How To Make Good FriendsHalle Berry often inspires when it comes to responding to private matters in the public eye. Her personal relationships in particular have been fodder for public consumption throughout her career and the director has been candid about the scars such scrutiny has left on her soul. As Halle Bailey is in the process of carving out her own sphere on her own terms, having the metaphorical hand of a living luminary on her shoulder not only elevates Bailey, but the culture as a whole. Prominent Black people can often be placed in false competitive narratives with one another and play into those paradigms to the detriment of the larger shared community. Sometimes these conflicts spill outward into the social media arena where proxies weigh in, taking on the role of shield and sword for their patron celebrity, but ultimately to the diminishment of collective dignity. It's gratifying to see Berry continue to provide an example of strength and humor in lieu of searching out fictitious insults and its something that other successful paragons would do well to adopt. KEEP READING: The TRUTH About Being Friends With Jennifer Aniston
