<p id=”par-1_74″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/kim-kardashian/?swcfpc=1″>Kim Kardashian</a> took the stand in a Paris courtroom on May 13, 2025, delivering a powerful and emotional account of <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/kim-kardashian-shows-paris-jewelry-robbery-trial-7-million-worth-diamonds.html/”>the 2016 armed robbery</a> that forever altered her life. Facing the 12 defendants accused of orchestrating the $10 million heist, <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/kim-kardashian-testifies-in-paris-jewelry-heist-trial-says-she-developed-a-phobia-of-going-out-after-terrifying-attack.html/”>Kardashian recounted how masked assailants</a> bound and threatened her at gunpoint during Paris Fashion Week. Now, we’re looking back at Kanye “Ye” West’s response to the robbery at the time. Here’s how he reacted.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-kanye-ye-west-threatened-violence-after-learning-of-kim-kardashian-getting-robbed-in-paris”>Kanye ‘Ye’ West threatened violence after learning of Kim Kardashian getting robbed in Paris</h2>
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<p id=”par-2_82″>On the night of Oct. 2, 2016, Kim Kardashian was alone in her Paris hotel room during Fashion Week when five masked men, disguised as police officers, broke in. They held a gun to her head and <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/kim-kardashian-explains-the-surprising-way-she-got-sentimental-jewelry-back-after-paris-robbery.html/”>demanded her $4 million engagement ring</a>. After she pointed to the ring, they bound her wrists and legs with zip ties and wrapped duct tape around her mouth and eyes. The assailants then placed her in the bathtub, where she feared for her life. </p>
<p id=”par-3_75″>In the aftermath, Kardashian took a hiatus from social media and public appearances, reflecting on the incident’s impact on her life. The robbery led to significant changes in her security measures and public behavior. She discussed the situation on <em>Keeping Up With the Kardashians</em>. At the time, she was still married to Kanye “Ye” West. When he heard about the robbery, he immediately stopped his performance at The Meadows Music & Arts Festival in New York.</p>
<p id=”par-4_60″>The reality series showed West and Kardashian returning to New York City days after the incident, with Kardashian emotional and shaken. While in an elevator, Kardashian expressed that she didn’t “want to cry in front of the kids. Or let them think anything’s wrong.” West agreed not to discuss it in front of their children: North, 3, and Saint, 1.</p>
<p id=”par-5_14″>“I think it might scare them if they start seeing more security,” Kardashian added.</p>
<p id=”par-6_33″>West then explained how he’d stop at nothing for justice if the robbers hurt his wife. “If anything had really happened to you, I wouldn’t have stopped until they were dead,” he said.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-kanye-ye-west-is-currently-in-mallorca-spain-and-hasn-t-commented-on-the-paris-robbery-trial”>Kanye ‘Ye’ West is currently in Mallorca, Spain, and hasn’t commented on the Paris robbery trial</h2>
<p id=”par-7_68″>While Kim Kardashian gave her emotional testimony regarding the Paris robbery, Kanye “Ye” West didn’t show support for his ex-wife. West is currently in Mallorca, Spain, after reuniting with his wife, Bianca Censori. Recently, West took to X to slam Kardashian for allegedly keeping their four kids away from him. He alleged that he’s spoken to lawyers about attaining full custody, though there’s no current proof of this.</p>
<p id=”par-8_15″>In May 2025, West and Bianca included Bianca’s sister, Angelina, in a spicy photoshoot. </p>
<p id=”par-9_61″>Before the photoshoot news, a source told <a href=”https://www.themirror.com/entertainment/kanye-wife-bianca-censori-spent-1112159″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>The Mirror US</a> that <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/bianca-censoris-visit-medical-center-spain-sparks-speculation-kanye-ye-west.html/”>Bianca and West attended marriage counseling</a> sessions at a rehab facility known as The Balance. According to one of Bianca’s business associates, a “much-needed break away from the USA, where they are alone together” proved a “shot in the arm for their love and commitment to overcome tension and problems.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-the-rapper-said-he-still-felt-like-kim-kardashian-s-protector-post-divorce”>The rapper said he still felt like Kim Kardashian’s ‘protector’ post-divorce</h2>
<p id=”par-10_33″>Kim Kardashian and Kanye “Ye” West finalized their divorce in 2022. After his divorce from Kardashian, West spoke to <a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFdBvDk5koU” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Piers Morgan</a> regarding the split. He explained how he still feels like Kardashian’s “protector.”</p>
<p id=”par-11_29″>“I might be divorced on paper, but I’m not divorced of the idea of being the protector of not only this person, who is so influential …,” West started.</p>
<p id=”par-12_28″>“I absolutely love — I’ll love her for life,” he continued after Morgan questioned whether he still had love for Kardashian. “And, oddly enough, I’ll actually protect her.”</p>
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