--- title: Jennifer Lawrence Interviews Kim Kardashian on Jimmy Kimmel description: Jennifer Lawrence took over Jimmy Kimmel to interview Kim Kardashian about Kanye, relationships and their friendship in action is wonderful. canonical: https://time.com/5008980/kim-kardashian-west-jennifer-lawrence-jimmy-kimmel-interview/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-11-03T16:04:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:48:29.392Z og:title: Jennifer Lawrence Interviews Kim Kardashian on Jimmy Kimmel og:description: Jennifer Lawrence took over Jimmy Kimmel to interview Kim Kardashian about Kanye, relationships and their friendship in action is wonderful. og:url: https://time.com/5008980/kim-kardashian-west-jennifer-lawrence-jimmy-kimmel-interview/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt041766b557ccb882/6988e47a86f68e26876e717d/kimjlaw.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1454 og:image:height: 818 og:image:alt: KimJLaw og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jennifer Lawrence Interviews Kim Kardashian on Jimmy Kimmel twitter:description: Jennifer Lawrence took over Jimmy Kimmel to interview Kim Kardashian about Kanye, relationships and their friendship in action is wonderful. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt041766b557ccb882/6988e47a86f68e26876e717d/kimjlaw.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Jennifer Lawrence and Kim Kardashian West Is the Friendship We Deserve > Sponsored content. 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While Kardashian West stayed mum on some topics, the rollicking interview is proof that a friendship between Kim Kardashian West and Jennifer Lawrence is the friendship we not only need but deserve. 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