A
spokeswoman for Kardashian West said the celebrity was "badly shaken
but physically unharmed" following the incident, which took place early
Monday morning local time.
Kardashian was staying at an apartment inside a luxury private mansion that can be rented out for days or weeks at a time.
The
French Interior Ministry said five men threatened the mansion concierge
with a weapon, handcuffed him and forced him to open the private
apartment.
Two of the men were
able to gain entry to Kardashian West's room, according to the Paris
prosecutor's office, and a gun was held to her head. A
source familiar with the situation told S.E
that Kardashian's two children, North West and Saint West, "were not present" at the time of the incident.
that Kardashian's two children, North West and Saint West, "were not present" at the time of the incident.
She
was locked in a bathroom while the men took two cell phones and jewelry
worth millions of dollars, the Interior Ministry said.
Jewelry, phones stolen
The
prosecutor's office said a ring worth an estimated 4 million euros
($4.49M) and other jewelry worth about 5 million euros ($5.6M) were
among the items stolen.
Kardashian
West was in France for Paris Fashion Week, along with her mother, Kris
Jenner, and sisters Kourtney Kardashian and Kendall Jenner. She was
staying at a private mansion in Paris, according to CNN affiliate BFM
TV.
The French Interior Ministry
said no one was hurt during the incident and that the men did not fire
their weapons. It's not clear if Kardashian West's family, including her
two young children, were present at the time.
Kardashian West left France later Monday after speaking with police, an Interior Ministry representative told CNN.The most famous of the Kardashian clan is undoubtedly Kim, who has gained publicity for everything from "breaking the Internet"
to bleaching her hair blonde to ... well, pretty much everything she
does gains publicity. At the least, she can usually be seen with her
family on the E! series "Keeping Up With the Kardashians." The middle
Kardashian daughter is married to rap star Kanye West and has a
daughter, North, Kardashians." The middle Kardashian
daughter is married to rap star Kanye West and has a daughter, North,
born in 2013. She gave birth to a son on December 5
Kanye cancels show
Her
husband, rapper Kanye West, abruptly left his set early at the Meadows
Festival in New York Sunday night after telling the audience there had
been a "family emergency."
The Meadows NYC's official Twitter account confirmed West would not be coming back to finish his set.
Concert attendees shared videos of the abrupt departure. The crowd gasped in surprise.
"Dude
just ran on stage and grabbed Kanye and he said, 'Sorry guys, family
emergency I have to leave the show' and just ran off the stage," Twitter
user Joe Berg said.
"It was wild, too, because
Kanye ignored the dude at first like on some 'I can't leave' and dude
wouldn't leave without Kanye leaving with him."
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CNN's Frank Pallotta was at the concert and tweeted that people were shocked at the way it "just ended."
Just
a few hours before the robbery, Kardashian West attended the Givenchy
runway show where her sister Kendall was walking. Kim and Kanye are very
close with Givenchy's creative director, Riccardo Tisci. "Kimye," as
the couple is collectively known, visit Paris regularly and also held
part of their lavish wedding there in 2014. The couple hosted their
rehearsal dinner at Versailles, with Lana Del Rey performing.
Exclusive: In the dressing room with Kim Kardashian
Earlier in the day, Kardashian West posted a picture of her outfit on Instagram with the caption, "Details."
It hasn't been an easy week for the reality star. In Paris Wednesday, Kardashian West was rushed by prankster
Vitalii Sediuk, who tried to kiss her famous rear end. Sediuk, who has
pranked celebrities such as Bradley Cooper, Will Smith and Gigi Hadid,
was immediately tackled by her bodyguard.
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