Fans of Kim Kardashian are urging her to use her knowledge of the law to assist Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione, a 26-year-old Ivy League-educated individual, was apprehended and is currently facing murder charges.
Despite not being a licensed attorney, Kardashian’s involvement in criminal justice reform and her track record of freeing individuals from prison have led fans to believe that she could help Mangione in his legal fight. Some fans even jokingly suggested that she include Mangione in her clothing brand’s campaign, SKIMS.
Thompson, 50, was fatally shot on Wednesday, December 4 in the middle of New York City in what police determined was a targeted attack on the healthcare boss.
A manhunt was launched and on Monday, Mangione — a 26-year-old Ivy League-educated ‘anti-capitalist’ — was apprehended at a McDonald’s location in Pennsylvania after an employee recognized him and reported him to authorities.
As he remains jailed on murder charges, Mangione has garnered a passionate cult following online, with many praising him for ‘sacrificing himself for society.’
Poking fun at one of Kardashian’s most infamous quotes, one fan reposted Mangione’s mugshot to X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday with the caption: ‘Get your a** up and work @kimkardashian’
‘Somebody please contact kim kardashian and tell her to protect luigi mangione, he cannot go to jail,’ another tweeted.
Many hoped Kardashian would ‘represent’ Mangione in court — despite her not being a licensed attorney — while others jokingly asked her to put the hunky suspect in the next campaign for her clothing brand, SKIMS.
One person on X wrote: ‘[Mangione is] lowkey the modern day prison bae kim kardashian is looking at ways to set him free as we speak!! the inevitable skims campaign will break the internet…’
While many felt it was possible that Kardashian could step up to help Mangione, others felt that it was unlikely that a billionaire, like herself, would go against ‘corrupt rich people.’
Fans are believing in Kim Kardashian and counting on her to step in and help with legal works for Luigi Mangione who is now in the claws of the law for allegedly shooting CEO Brian Thompson.
Flip to the next page for fans’ reactions…
