A painful incident that ended with a symbolic resolution. Reuters reports that on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, Kim Kardashian received symbolic compensation of 1 euro from the thieves who robbed her at a Paris hotel in 2016. The robbery, which made headlines around the world, caused Kim great fear—she was even threatened with weapons during the incident—and among the stolen jewelry, the engagement ring given to her by her then-husband Kanye West, valued at approximately $4 million.
A lawyer reported this to the news agency, and this is corroborated by the testimony of another legal representative of a receptionist at the hotel where the incident took place—who is also a victim— who stated that Kardashian had in fact simply sought symbolic monetary compensation, as part of a civil lawsuit for damages, from the perpetrators of the robbery, who were convicted in May 2025.
Reuters further explains that most of the jewelry stolen from Kardashian by force has never been recovered. And that in the civil lawsuit for damages, the hotel receptionist mentioned earlier had sought 500,000 euros in compensation but was awarded “only” 110,000 euros. In short, this was a sordid chapter—one that received sensational media coverage—which has finally come to a close.
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