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Kim Kardashian swept into Harvard Business School on Friday as a guest lecturer to speak on the success of her multi-billion-dollar SKIMS shapewear business — but the internet wasn’t thrilled about it.
Jens Grede, reality star and co-founder of SKIMS, arrived in Boston to speak to students who are enrolled in Moving Beyond Direct to Consumer. Her representative confirmed this to The Post.
NBC10 Boston said that Kardashian received an apology from some seminar attendees. “A” for her nearly two-hour speech about SKIMS, which was valued at $3.2 billion just a year ago, Twitter trolls slammed the lawyer in training — and Harvard itself — for inviting the “talentless”Businesswoman at the top.
“This is hilarious. @KimKardashian can’t spell @Harvard,”One criticism wroteCelebrity and her appearance lasted approximately an hour and 45 minute.
“Kim Kardashian was born into wealth,”Other declared. “Attempted to use a sex tape to launch an acting or singing career; neither launched. Kim K was wealthy enough to make a scripted reality TV show work because she & her family are shameless. Harvard is just as tacky as the Kardashians now.”
“The words ‘Kardashian’ and ‘Harvard’ should never appear in the same sentence…..ever,”Other statedWhile one commenter added, “I’d hate to pay that Harvard tuition $$$$ to only get her as a speaker. Do Better, Harvard.”
“Lim k on speaking at harvard: ‘oh my god, you guys, like i am actually going to speak at harvard, like oh my god, this is such a biggg dealll. (in that whiny voice),’” another made fun of the reality star’Your social media personality.
A lot of users were puzzled by Kardashian’s advice, given that she didn’t hold a college education.
“Schooled them on what? Using the word Literally after every sentence,”One joked.
“And gives advice on what? How to ride the coattails of famous parents?”Other chimed inRobert Kardashian is a cousin and always-present “momager” Kris Jenner.
“How to sell your soul 101,”Other suggested.
“Get your ass up and work that 9-5,”Another one added referencingLast year, her famous and highly-disguised advice to women working in business was a huge success.
One student called Liz told NBC10 Boston that Kardashian taught her a lot.
“I think a lot of people don’t respect her as someone who is co-running a multi-billion-dollar company,”She spoke to the outlet.
“Just to learn from someone who has built such a successful business was really exciting and I think having the privacy of no cameras in the room, being able to have that candid conversation was special too,” Liz added.
The Post reached out to Harvard representatives and professors for comments.
While Kardashian did not visit Harvard Law School — despite her actively studying to become a lawyer — she did recreate Reese Witherspoon’s “Legally Blonde”Harvard Admissions Video for Halloween 2019.
She also accompanied her then-fiancé Kanye West when he spoke at Harvard Graduate School of Design in 2013.
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