Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West is recovering after being robbed at gunpoint of an estimated $10 million worth of jewelry at a private apartment in Paris.
The heist was carried out by a gang of men disguised as police officers, officials said.
Kardashian West was left badly shaken, a spokeswoman for the star said, but was not physically harmed.
The heist took place in a rented apartment at a luxury private mansion in Paris' 8th arrondissement early Monday morning local time.
According to a French blog, the mansion has nine apartments that can be rented out for weeks at a time. The residence is hidden from the street by large wooden doors set in a stone wall, which is very common for private homes on the French capital's narrow streets.
The private mansion has proved popular with stars in the past as it is easy to avoid the paparazzi. Kardashian West's husband, rapper Kanye West, has stayed there previously, as have other celebrities.
The French Interior Ministry said the culprits were disguised as police officers. Five men threatened the concierge at the mansion with a weapon, handcuffed him and forced him to open the private apartment.
Two of the men were able to gain entry to Kardashian West's room, according to the Paris prosecutor's office, and a gun was held to her head.
A source familiar with the situation told CNN that Kardashian West pleaded for her life as she was threatened with the gun, and was bound and forced into a bathtub. Tape was placed over mouth.
Kardashian's two children, North West and Saint West, were in New York at the time, the source said.
The men took two cell phones and jewelry worth millions of dollars, according to the Interior Ministry. But only one of the phones belonged to Kardashian West, the source told CNN.
The prosecutor's office said a ring worth an estimated 4 million euros ($4.49 million) and a jewelry box with contents worth about 5 million euros ($5.6 million) were stolen.
It has not been disclosed whether this was her own jewelry or items she had borrowed for Paris Fashion Week, which she was in the city to attend.
Kardashian West owns several highly valuable items. In addition to her original engagement ring from Kanye West in 2013, it was reported that he gave her a second ring last month with a huge stone, which she has been flaunting on social media.
Source: CNN.
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