Kim Kardashian West was held at gunpoint inside her Paris hotel room on Sunday evening, a spokesperson told The Huffington Post.
The two “armed, masked men” were dressed as police officers.
West, who was in the city for Paris Fashion Week, was left “badly shaken but physically unharmed” by the incident.
Authorities told Reuters that millions of dollars worth of jewelry, as well as two cell phones, were taken. French officials told CNN that the thieves were let into West’s room after threatening the building’s concierge.
As the news broke, her husband Kanye West stopped his show in New York about 45 minutes into his set, apologized to the audience, announced a “family emergency” and left the stage.
The moment was caught on video from several angles:
He left ! @teamkanyedaily #themeadows #kanye #kanyewest pic.twitter.com/Ur4RFvRAnL
— jmunoz (@munozjm22)
this is a video of Kanye West starting Heartless then leaving @themeadowsnyc abruptly pic.twitter.com/2sPgj6LczW
— Jenna (@chickenCARM_)
Kanye West cut his show short in NY due to a family emergency. pic.twitter.com/OE30PjAr0l
— THE COVET (@thecovet)
“I’m sorry,” West said as the music for “Heartless” cut off. “I’m sorry, family emergency ― I have to stop the show.”
One concertgoer described the moment on Twitter:
Dude just ran on stage and grabbed Kanye and he said "Sorry guys, family emergency I have to leave the show" and just ran off the stage. Son
— Joe Berg (@JoeBleedsBlue)
Kanye JET off the stage, too. Son, someone find out what happened and how serious it is.
— Joe Berg (@JoeBleedsBlue)
It was wild, too because Kanye ignored the dude at first like on some "I can't leave" and dude wouldn't leave without Kanye leaving with him
— Joe Berg (@JoeBleedsBlue)
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo offered her support on Twitter.
“I want to tell her that she will always be welcome in Paris,” she said.
Je condamne l’agression subie cette nuit par @KimKardashian à Paris et je tiens à lui dire qu’elle sera toujours la bienvenue à Paris.
— Anne Hidalgo (@Anne_Hidalgo)
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