Kim Kardashian’s new legal drama All’s Fair has captivated viewers with its glossy aesthetic, its unmistakably camp tone—and reviews that have been far from glowing. The series has climbed from 0 percent to 5 percent on Rotten Tomatoes since it first aired on November 4.
Despite low ratings, people are fascinated by the show, and it reached number 1 on streaming platforms Hulu and Disney+ worldwide.
Behind Kardashian’s character is a real woman, Laura Wasser, whose career has shaped how Hollywood thinks about divorce.
What Is the Show About?
Ryan Murphy’s series follows a team of female divorce attorneys who leave a male-dominated firm to launch their own powerhouse practice. The team navigates high-stakes breakups, scandalous secrets, and shifting loyalties—both in court and within their own ranks.
In a world where money talks and love becomes a battleground, these women don’t just play the game—they change it.
The series also stars: Naomi Watts, Niecy Nash-Betts, Teyana Taylor, Matthew Noszka, Sarah Paulson and Glenn Close.
At the center is Allura Grant, Kim Kardashian’s character, inspired by Wasser.
Meet the Real Allura Grant: Laura Wasser
Kardashian has personally hired Wasser—the 57-year-old powerhouse attorney—for her own divorces. Now, Wasser’s work and persona have helped shape Kardashian’s fictional counterpart.
Wasser recently spoke to Lauren Bans at The Cut, reflecting on her unusual path, her celebrity clientele, and her reputation for redefining what divorce looks like in the public imagination.
A Pop-Culture Fixture Before ‘All’s Fair‘
As The Cut reported, Wasser’s likeness was already embedded in Hollywood long before All’s Fair. In 2019, Noah Baumbach created a character loosely based on her in Marriage Story: Laura Dern’s Nora Fanshaw, the fierce attorney representing Scarlett Johansson’s character. Baumbach even filmed some of Dern’s scenes inside Wasser’s office building.
The irony was striking—Wasser had previously represented Dern, Johansson, and Baumbach’s ex-wife Jennifer Jason Leigh in their real divorces.
However, Wasser told the outlet she didn’t see herself reflected in Dern’s portrayal. Instead, she identified more with Alan Alda’s portrayal of Bert Spitz, a gentle and communicative attorney.
A Family Legal Legacy
Wasser’s father, Dennis, was a renowned family lawyer who represented Tom Cruise during his divorce from Nicole Kidman. Despite being given the initials L-A-W, she resisted the idea of joining the family business for years.
Her parents’ own amicable split influenced her belief in peaceful, communicative separation. Her brother became a therapist—whom she described to The Cut as “less cutthroat”—and their family’s experience helped shape her philosophy of reciprocal, respectful divorce.
Wasser’s 2013 book It Doesn’t Have To Be That Way promoted this very mindset, pushing to destigmatize divorce. As she told The Cut: “We have all these women out there now trying to normalize menopause; I just want to normalize divorce. And not just divorce but communication around it.”
Her Rise Through Hollywood
Unsure of her path, Wasser initially worked at a nonprofit before eventually asking her father for a job. Thanks to friends in the entertainment industry, she began building a client base early on, and, by her 30s, had become one of Los Angeles’ most trusted and effective divorce attorneys.
Wasser’s roster has since included some of the biggest names in Hollywood—among them, Angelina Jolie, Kevin Costner, and Heidi Klum.
Wasser became known for keeping clients out of court whenever possible and for refusing to take on cases rooted in unrealistic expectations. In 2007, she stepped down from representing Britney Spears in her divorce from Kevin Federline when the case descended into tabloid chaos.
Her Personal Life: Unmarried and Pragmatic
Wasser is candid about her own nontraditional setup. She co-parents amicably with the fathers of her two children, whom she refers to as “baby daddy 1” and “baby daddy 2.” She has never married either man—something she says she doesn’t necessarily advise to clients, but which works for her.
Wasser told The Cut she plans to spend Thanksgiving in London with Baby Daddy 1, both children, and her new boyfriend of eight months. She added that she doesn’t typically maintain long relationships, but joked that this one felt different—describing him as a foot taller and a hundred pounds heavier than her.
The Tooth Diamond Incident
Wasser also spoke about the aspirational glamour of All’s Fair, noting that, while she “must be one of the highest-paid attorneys in the country,” she does not have a private jet. She does, however, enjoy small flashes of personal style.
Inspired by CeeLo Green, she once had a tiny diamond placed on her top-right lateral incisor. She told The Cut that, during one court appearance, a judge called her over to ask whether she had a diamond on her tooth. Wasser said she braced herself, thinking it might be an issue. Instead, the judge reportedly told her it wasn’t a problem—only that it was now all he could see—and encouraged her to keep smiling because she was winning.
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