Reality star Kim Kardashian, 44, testified at the trial for individuals accused of being involved in a 2016 robbery in Paris.
The social media influencer took the stand and described her experience of being held at gunpoint in her hotel room, saying, “I absolutely did think I was gonna die,” per BBC News. Kardashian also described what happened, saying she was wearing nothing but a robe when she was tied up by the assailants.
She said her robe opened when one of the men was handling her, “exposing everything” on her body.
“They threw me on the bed and the smaller one started to tie my hands,” she said during the testimony. “I started to freak out.”
“I was sure that I was going to be raped,” Kardashian testified before adding that at that point, her legs were tied together.
The celebrity said she kept repeating, “I have babies and I need to get home to my babies,” to the men. Kardashian said she believes one told her to “shut up” at one point, the outlet noted.
“Then they tied me up and I was hysterical. When he was about to tape my mouth, he leaned toward me and said in English ‘shh’ and ‘you’ll be OK.’”
She recalled continuing to fear for her life and being worried for the safety of her mother Kris Jenner and her sister Kourtney, who were with her on the trip, but not in the room at the time of the burglary.
“At that point, I was sure that’s when they were going to shoot me,” Kardashian said, according to the BBC. “So I said a prayer for my family and my mom and my sister and best friend.”
She said she believed she “would be shot dead on the bed and [Kourtney] would see that and have that memory forever.”
Kardashian added that after the men made away with jewelry worth nearly $9 million, they left her tied up on the bathroom floor. She didn’t try to escape for a while until she knew they were truly gone.
The social media influencer said she used to feel safe in Paris, but now travels with four to six bodyguards everywhere she goes.
The men on trial are part of a group that’s referred to as the “Grandpa robbers” by French media due to how old they were at the time, per NBC News.
One of the suspects, Yunice Abbas, 71, has publicly admitted to being involved in the robbery. He is also co-author of the 2021 book “I Kidnapped Kim Kardashian,” a title which he later said he didn’t choose.
Most of Kardashian’s stolen jewelry was never recovered, the outlet noted.
The men were arrested three months after the robbery occurred, but the legal process has been plagued by delays and due to the age of the accused, not all of them are physically able to stand trial. One suspect died before the case went to court.
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Reality star Kim Kardashian, 44, testified at the trial for individuals accused of being involved in a 2016 robbery in Paris.
The social media influencer took the stand and described her experience of being held at gunpoint in her hotel room, saying, “I absolutely did think I was gonna die,” per BBC News. Kardashian also described what happened, saying she was wearing nothing but a robe when she was tied up by the assailants.
She said her robe opened when one of the men was handling her, “exposing everything” on her body.
“They threw me on the bed and the smaller one started to tie my hands,” she said during the testimony. “I started to freak out.”
“I was sure that I was going to be raped,” Kardashian testified before adding that at that point, her legs were tied together.
The celebrity said she kept repeating, “I have babies and I need to get home to my babies,” to the men. Kardashian said she believes one told her to “shut up” at one point, the outlet noted.
“Then they tied me up and I was hysterical. When he was about to tape my mouth, he leaned toward me and said in English ‘shh’ and ‘you’ll be OK.’”
She recalled continuing to fear for her life and being worried for the safety of her mother Kris Jenner and her sister Kourtney, who were with her on the trip, but not in the room at the time of the burglary.
“At that point, I was sure that’s when they were going to shoot me,” Kardashian said, according to the BBC. “So I said a prayer for my family and my mom and my sister and best friend.”
She said she believed she “would be shot dead on the bed and [Kourtney] would see that and have that memory forever.”
Kardashian added that after the men made away with jewelry worth nearly $9 million, they left her tied up on the bathroom floor. She didn’t try to escape for a while until she knew they were truly gone.
The social media influencer said she used to feel safe in Paris, but now travels with four to six bodyguards everywhere she goes.
The men on trial are part of a group that’s referred to as the “Grandpa robbers” by French media due to how old they were at the time, per NBC News.
One of the suspects, Yunice Abbas, 71, has publicly admitted to being involved in the robbery. He is also co-author of the 2021 book “I Kidnapped Kim Kardashian,” a title which he later said he didn’t choose.
Most of Kardashian’s stolen jewelry was never recovered, the outlet noted.
The men were arrested three months after the robbery occurred, but the legal process has been plagued by delays and due to the age of the accused, not all of them are physically able to stand trial. One suspect died before the case went to court.
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