Kim Kardashian gets symbolic 1 euro payout over terrifying Paris robbery

Kim Kardashian is closing the chapter on her 2016 robbery one euro richer.

The SKIMS founder, 45, was awarded one euro, worth approximately $1.15, in damages 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, Reuters reported a lawyer said on Tuesday, Sept. 15.

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.

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