Kim Kardashian awarded symbolic €1 damages over Paris jewel heist

REUTERS -- US reality TV star Kim Kardashian was awarded a symbolic €1 ($1.15) in damages on Tuesday from the ​thieves who tied her up at gunpoint in a ‌Paris hotel in 2016 and stole her jewels, including her $4 million engagement ring, a lawyer said.

Kardashian, who had testified that she ​thought she was going to die during the ​ordeal, had sought the symbolic amount from some of ⁠those convicted in May 2025 over the heist in ​a civil damages case, according to a lawyer for ​the hotel’s receptionist - another plaintiff.

The robbers, often referred to in France as the “Grandpa Robbers” because of their advanced ages, wore ski masks and ​were disguised as police officers. The robbery was, at ​the time it occurred, France’s largest in 20 years. Most of ‌the ⁠jewels were never recovered, including the engagement ring given to her by then-husband, rapper Kanye West (now known as Ye).

The hotel receptionist had sought €500,000 in damages, and was awarded about €110,000, ​his lawyer said.

Kardashian’s ​Paris lawyers ⁠did not respond to a request for comment.

Kardashian in court in 2025 told Aomar ​Ait Khedache, the mastermind of the robbery and ​then ⁠aged 69, that she forgave him, but that doing so did not take away the trauma of the events. He ⁠was ​jailed for three years, and seven ​others were convicted for crimes linked to the heist.