Kim Kardashian wins symbolic compensation from Paris robbers

American television personality Kim Kardashian was awarded symbolic compensation of €1 from the robbers who held her at gunpoint at a hotel in Paris in 2016.

The robbers stole her jewellery, including her engagement ring, which was valued at $4 million, a lawyer said, CE Report quotes ANA-MPA.

Kardashian testified that she feared the robbers would kill her and sought the symbolic compensation from some of those convicted in May 2025 over the robbery.

The award was confirmed by the lawyer for the hotel receptionist, who was also a plaintiff in the case.

According to Wikipedia, Kim Kardashian first got media attention because of her close friendship with Paris Hilton and for being the daughter of Robert Kardashian. She became better known after appearing in a sex tape with her then-boyfriend Ray J.

Following a lot of fame from the sex tape, a reality TV show about her family was made called Keeping Up with the Kardashians. The show ran from 2007 to 2021 and has had multiple spin-off shows including Kourtney and Kim Take New York, Kourtney and Kim Take Miami and also The Kardashians.

Kardashian has created many businesses including Skims and KKW Beauty. She also has a video game named Kim Kardashian Hollywood. Kim Kardashian has also made several appearances on talk shows and also made cameo appearances as herself in movies and television series.

On October 2, 2016, while attending Paris Fashion Week, Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint in the apartment where she was staying. Five individuals, dressed as police officers, bound and gagged her, then stole $10 million worth of jewelry. Kardashian was physically unharmed and the thieves escaped.

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