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| Kim Kardashian West sues over claims she faked robbery | Kim Kardashian West sues over claims she faked robbery |
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| US reality TV star Kim Kardashian West is suing a celebrity gossip website for claiming that she faked being the victim of a robbery in Paris last week. | US reality TV star Kim Kardashian West is suing a celebrity gossip website for claiming that she faked being the victim of a robbery in Paris last week. |
| The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages for defamation and names both the site, MediaTakeout, and its founder, Fred Mwangaguhunga. | The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages for defamation and names both the site, MediaTakeout, and its founder, Fred Mwangaguhunga. |
| The star was tied up by gun-wielding robbers who broke into a Paris flat earlier this month, police say. | The star was tied up by gun-wielding robbers who broke into a Paris flat earlier this month, police say. |
| They made off with jewellery worth about $10m (£8m). | They made off with jewellery worth about $10m (£8m). |
| How do you sell high-profile diamonds? | |
| Robbery no joke, warns social media | |
| The lawsuit filed in federal court in New York said that after being "the victim of a horrific and traumatic armed robbery in France, Kim Kardashian returned to the US only to again be victimised, but this time by an online gossip tabloid that published a series of articles in early October 2016 referring to her a liar and thief". | The lawsuit filed in federal court in New York said that after being "the victim of a horrific and traumatic armed robbery in France, Kim Kardashian returned to the US only to again be victimised, but this time by an online gossip tabloid that published a series of articles in early October 2016 referring to her a liar and thief". |
| The articles, it said, "claimed, without any factual support whatsoever, that Kardashian faked the robbery, lied about the violent assault, and then filed a fraudulent claim with her insurance company to bilk her carrier out of millions of dollars". | The articles, it said, "claimed, without any factual support whatsoever, that Kardashian faked the robbery, lied about the violent assault, and then filed a fraudulent claim with her insurance company to bilk her carrier out of millions of dollars". |
| Mr Mwangaguhunga refused to publish a retraction and an apology "for calling her a liar and a criminal," the lawsuit added. | Mr Mwangaguhunga refused to publish a retraction and an apology "for calling her a liar and a criminal," the lawsuit added. |
| MediaTakeout has so far not commented. | MediaTakeout has so far not commented. |
| The 35-year-old mother-of-two, who is married to rapper Kanye West, became a household name thanks to the reality TV series Keeping up with the Kardashians. | The 35-year-old mother-of-two, who is married to rapper Kanye West, became a household name thanks to the reality TV series Keeping up with the Kardashians. |