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Years after Kim Kardashian announced plans to become a lawyer, the reality star will see the inside of a courtroom − though this time on the witness stand.
Kardashian’s lawyer confirmed to USA TODAY Wednesday that she would testify during the upcoming trial in France over a 2016 burglary in which the television personality-turned-businesswoman was robbed at gunpoint.
“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,” her attorney, Michael Rodes, wrote in a statement.
“At this time, Ms. Kardashian is preserving her testimony for the Court and jury and does not wish to elaborate further on it at this stage.”
The incident, which was later chronicled on her family reality series “Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” saw Kim traumatized after a gang of robbers entered her Paris hotel room and tied her up while stealing valuable jewelry, including a multi-carat diamond engagement ring from then-husband Kanye West, now known as Ye.
“She has tremendous appreciation and admiration for the French judicial system and has been treated with great respect by the French authorities,” Rhodes wrote. “She wishes for the trial to proceed in an orderly fashion in accordance with French law and with respect for all parties to the case.”
Officials told the Associated Press in 2016 that armed assailants tied Kardashian up and locked her in a bathroom during the robbery.
The thieves left with more than $10 million of jewelry, police said. The list of taken items included a jewelry box containing valuables worth $6.7 million, as well as a ring worth $4.5 million, according to the AP.
None of the stolen property was ever recovered.
The assailants gained access to the building after a concierge let them in, according to police statements to the AP. The concierge, handcuffed and held at gunpoint, led them to Kardashian’s room.
Contributing: Charles Trepany, Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY
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