Kim Kardashian testifies about being held at gunpoint in jewelry heist

washingtonpost.comPublished: 5/13/2025

Summary

PARIS — Kim Kardashian thought her life was over on the night in October 2016 when she was robbed at gunpoint in her Paris apartment. In an emotional testimony, Kardashian recalled being in her room at the Hôtel de Pourtalès, a luxury residence in the quiet and high-end Eighth Arrondissement of Paris, where she was staying during Fashion Week. Kardashian was alone and falling asleep — a friend was downstairs — when she heard the sound of footsteps stomping up toward her. AdvertisementUsing the night watchman to translate from French, the robbers demanded her ring and started looking for jewelry, she said. Another suspect, Abbas, told Kardashian that he “regrets sincerely” the trauma that she was left with.