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Kim Kardashian Recounts 2016 Paris Robbery Trauma on TV

Published 4 December 2025

Kim Kardashian tearfully recounted the trauma of her 2016 Paris robbery and the pain of her ex-husband's public accusation that she had staged it for her reality television show, during the latest episode of The Kardashians that aired on Thursday.

The episode, which premiered on Hulu, followed Kardashian as she returned to Paris earlier this year to testify for nearly six hours in the trial of the robbers who held her at gunpoint and stole more than $10 million in jewelry from her hotel room during Paris Fashion Week. The incident occurred on October 3, 2016, when armed men, disguised as police officers, entered her suite at the No Address Hotel in the early morning hours. Kardashian, who was alone and wearing only a robe, described praying during the ordeal, fearing she would be raped as the intruders tied her up with duct tape and zip ties and demanded her diamond ring. The robbery lasted less than 10 minutes, but it left a profound mark on her life.

What pained Kardashian most, she revealed in an emotional confessional, was the skepticism from those closest to her. "My ex-husband had said, 'And you faked your robbery for a TV show,' and had said that in front of all these...

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