For year, it seemed as if reality star Kim Kardashian-West was untouchable, with her $51 million price tag. But on Oct. 3, French authorities reported that Kardashian-West was robbed while staying at a private apartment in Paris.
Prior to the attack, she attended the Givenchy runway show as part of Paris Fashion Week. The French Interior Ministry said that in order to gain entry to the apartment, five men threatened the mansion concierge with a weapon, handcuffed him and forced him to open the private apartment, according to
Kardashian-West’s bodyguard, Pascal Duvier, is seen close by her in many shots on the day of the incident. She had tweeted a picture of Duvier trailing her, with the caption, “This guy is always in my shot!” just a few hours before the robbery. However, Duvier is yet to comment where he was at the time of the incident.
A source familiar with the situation told CNN that Kardashian-West pleaded for her life as the men tied her up and forced her into a bathtub at gunpoint. The men then made off with nearly $10 million worth of her jewelry, and two cellphones. Her husband, rapper Kanye West, abruptly left his set at Meadows Festival in New York Sunday night after telling the audience there had been a “family emergency.”
A source close to Kardashian-West says that other mansion guests arrived first on the scene. Kardashian-West left France later Monday after speaking with police, an Interior Ministry representative told CNN. A spokeswoman for Kardashian-West said the celebrity was “badly shaken but physically unharmed.”