Kim Kardashian was gagged, tied up and robbed of $10 million in jewelry at gunpoint while staying in Paris for Fashion Week.
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The 35-year-old Keeping Up With the Kardashians star "was held up at gunpoint inside her Paris hotel room [on Monday around 3AM], by two armed masked men dressed as police officers," her representative told E! News.
Kardashian was "badly shaken but physically unharmed," added the rep.
The French Interior Ministry told the website five men threatened a concierge at No Address Hotel with a weapon, handcuffed him and forced him to grant access into Kardashian's private apartment. Two of the men then reportedly entered Kardashian's room.
A source revealed Kardashian was gagged, bound at her hands and feet, handcuffed and held at gunpoint before she was placed in the bathroom.
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"She begged for them to let her live and [said] she has babies at home. Then they wrapped her mouth in tape and put her in the bathtub," the source told E! News. "She thought they were for sure going to kill her."
According to the Paris prosecutor's office, the men stole a jewelry box worth an estimated $5.6 million as well as a ring worth about $4.49 million. Police insiders reportedly said Kardashian's purse, two cell phones and 1,000 euros were also taken.
After the masked men left with "all her jewelry," Kardashian "broke out of her bindings and got out," the source explained.
Kardashian then gave her statement to authorities, left her hotel in two vans with a police escort, and arrived at the airport, where a private jet was waiting to take the reality TV star back to the U.S., according to People.
Her children North, 3, and Saint, 9 months, were not involved with the incident in any way.
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About 30 minutes before the robbery, Kardashian reportedly Facetimed with her brother Rob Kardashian and his fiancee Blac Chyna while in her hotel room to wish them well at their baby shower.
Kardashian's husband, Kanye West, abruptly ended his concert at Meadows Music & Arts Festival in Queens, NY, on Sunday night upon hearing the robbery news.
In the middle of singing "Heartless," West told fans, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Family emergency, I have to stop the show," People reported.
The festival provided a statement confirming West's "family emergency," adding, "Our thoughts are with West and his family."
Kardashian's mother, Kris Jenner, told E! News that her daughter "will be okay."
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