Kim Kardashian
Source: Africa Publicity (Note: parts of our report were curated from a report by CNN)
American billionaire reality TV star, Kim Kardashian, has started testifying in a court in Paris, France, in the trial of the suspected burglars who were accused of tying up and robbing her at gunpoint.
The alleged robbery took place nearly nine years ago. The suspects include nine men and one woman, with their ages ranging from 35 to 78. They face charges including kidnapping, armed robbery and conspiracy. At least eight of the suspects have deny their involvement in the alleged robbery, while two of them have admitted to “lesser offenses”.
On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, Kim Kardashian started giving her testimony about the incident. She is detailing how, during the Paris Fashion Week in 2016, she was robbed of about $10 million cash and jewelry.
The jewelry robbed included a reported $4 million engagement ring gifted to her by her former husband, American rapper and entrepreneur Kanye West. The engagement ring was reportedly never recovered.
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On Tuesday, the ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ superstar was in court with her celebrity mother, Kris Jenner.
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Beginning her testimony, Kim said “Hi, I am Kardashian, and I just want to thank everyone – especially the French authorities – for allowing me to appear before you and let me tell my truth.”
Key Witness’ Testimony
Also in court on Tuesday was Simone Harouche, a childhood friend of Kim Kardashian and key witness in the trial. Kim and Simone have known each other since the age of 12, according to CNN.
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Simone told the court how the reality TV star had begged her burglars to “take everything” and spare her life.
The key witness testified in court through an interpreter, saying she had go to sleep in a room downstairs from the room of Kim Kardashian. She said she was woken by the sounds of the robbery on Kim, saying “I know her [Kim Kardashian] very well. I know her sounds, her mannerisms. So when I heard this sound, it was very different. It woke me up from my sleep – because it was a sound I had never heard from Kim. It was terror.”
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Simone told the court that she heard Kim appealing to the burglars, saying: “I have babies and I need to live. Take everything.”
According to Simone, due to fear that the burglars may enter her room next, she locked herself up in the bathroom, moving on to text Kim Kardashian’s sister, Kourtney, and her bodyguard, Pascal Duvier.
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