Kim Kardashian has fled France on a private jet after being robbed at gunpoint at a Paris apartment early on Monday morning.
The reality star, 35, had millions of dollars worth of jewellery stolen by five armed masked men dressed as police officers. The men stole a jewellery box worth €6 million ($6.7 million) and a ring worth €4 million ($4.5 million), prompting fears that the valuables were personal ones, and not just jewellery Ms Kardashian was borrowing for fashion week. An insider said the total worth could be as high as $16 million.
Kim also lost two of her prized smart phones – ones that are likely to contain a great deal of personal information.
At around 2.30am, the robbers entered the building after the concierge let them in. Handcuffed and at gunpoint, he then led them to the starlet's flat. They entered Kim's room, threatened her with a weapon, tied her up and locked her in the bathroom.
The mother-of-two, who is in the city for Paris Fashion Week, is 'badly shaken but physically unharmed', a spokeswoman told DailyMail.com.
The incident comes just five days after Kim praised her personal bodyguard Pascal Duvier as 'the best in town' after he saved her from being tackled by serial prankster Vitalii Sediuk. However, Pascal was pictured out with Kourtney Kardashian on Sunday night, indicating he was not with Kim when the raid took place.
Husband Kanye West was told of the raid halfway through a headline performance at the Meadow Music and Art Festival, New York, and immediately cancelled the set. Their daughter, North, three, and 10-month-old son Saint, are not believed to have been in the room at the time.
On Monday morning, Kim boarded a private jet back to the U.S. accompanied by her assistant and Pascal. She covered her head in a black scarf as she was led across the tarmac to the waiting plane.
The actress' family was placed under police protection at the George V palace after the incident.
Kim had only just got in from dinner when the attack happened. On Sunday, she visited the Balenciaga and also the Givenchy show at Paris Fashion Week, before going for a meal with friends.
A barman who works opposite Ms Kardashian’s flat said: ‘She’s been popping in and out all the time.
‘It’s always the same drill – a people carrier with dark windows turns up, along with the paparazzi and then we see here. Unfortunately too many people seem to know that she lives her!’
A photographer, who has been following Kim since she arrived in Paris, is being questioned by police. He is said to have gained access to a restaurant where she and her family were dining earlier this week by posing as a policeman.
The terrifying event early on Monday happened between the hours of 2 to 4 am (CET).
It took place in a discreet luxury residence used by celebrities and wealthy individuals behind the French capital's Madeleine church. Kim has stayed there at least once before, in 2014, before her marriage to West.
The Kardashian home in Paris is in a luxury block apartment block called Hotel Pourtalès.
It is not a proper hotel, but instead a portered building containing nine flats designed for multi-millionaires.
The Hotel Pourtalès was built in 1839 and classified as a historic monument in 2002.
Neighbours of the Kardashians have included Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the Manchester United football star who lived there for a time while playing for Paris St Germain. The concierge attacked during today’s raid was left tied up, gagged, and hidden in a cupboard in the stairwell of the building, said investigating sources.
Kim's spokesperson Ina Treciokas told DailyMail.com: 'Kim Kardashian West was held up at gunpoint inside her Paris hotel room this evening by armed masked men dressed as police officers.
'She is badly shaken but physically unharmed.'
A Paris police official confirmed there was a robbery involving Kim but she was unharmed, and an investigation was underway.
The official was not authorized to be publicly named speaking about ongoing investigations.
At around 4.30am Kendall Jenner was seen leaving the apartment under police protection. Model Jasmine Sanders, Hailey Baldwin and actor Terrence J accompanied her.
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