French Trial to Get Star Witness: Kim Kardashian

She will testify in person over 2016 robbery at her Paris apartment
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Apr 15, 2025 1:44 PM CDT
French Robbery Trial Will Have Star Witness: Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian arrives at Chanel's 16th Annual Pre-Oscar Awards Dinner on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.   (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Kim Kardashian will testify in person at an upcoming trial over a 2016 heist in Paris in which armed robbers allegedly tied her up and locked her in a bathroom while they stole millions of dollars' worth of jewelry, her lawyer said Tuesday. Ten suspects accused of armed robbery, kidnapping, or other criminal charges are going on trial in Paris from April 28 through May 23, per the AP. The October 2016 robbery took place in a Paris apartment where Kardashian was staying for Paris Fashion Week.

"We can confirm that Ms. Kardashian will be testifying in person at the upcoming French criminal trial involving the 2016 incident in which she was bound and robbed at gunpoint by a number of masked assailants," lawyer Michael Rhodes said in a statement. The reality TV star and entrepreneur has "tremendous appreciation and admiration for the French judicial system" and "wishes for the trial to proceed in an orderly fashion in accordance with French law and with respect for all parties to the case," the lawyer said.

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