Kim Kardashian West was robbed at gunpoint Sunday night inside a luxury Paris apartment by two masked men dressed as police officers, according to a spokeswoman. The mayor of Paris condemned the attack, and a police spokesman said that investigators were treating it as a serious crime.
Ms. Kardashian West, a reality TV star, was “badly shaken but physically unharmed,” the spokeswoman told The Associated Press, offering no further details. After the attack, the police were on guard outside the private luxury residence where she was staying while attending Paris Fashion Week — the Hôtel de Pourtalès, near the Madeleine church in the Eighth Arrondissement — but news agencies reported that Ms. Kardashian West and her children had left the country.
The attack was described as a violent robbery, though officials have not provided a detailed account of what happened.
Reuters quoted a spokeswoman for Ms. Kardashian West, Ina Treciokas, as saying that two masked gunmen dressed as police officers had held up the star in her room. The news agency also cited police sources who said she had been left tied up in a bathroom.
Agence France-Presse quoted an unnamed police source as saying that a ring worth around 4 million euros, or about $4.5 million, had been stolen, along with a case of jewelry worth around €5 million and two mobile phones.
The Associated Press, citing the Paris prosecutor’s office, said that two attackers who forced their way into the apartment were among five people being sought by the police.
Details of the attack could not be independently confirmed on Monday.
A spokesman for the Paris police, reached by phone, would say only that a unit responsible for investigating robberies, burglaries and major thefts was on the case and that officers would use “all means at their disposal” to catch those responsible. Representatives of the prosecutor’s office did not respond to phone messages.
The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, vowed that the police would find the perpetrators.
“I condemn the attack Kim Kardashian suffered last night in her hotel,” Ms. Hidalgo said in a statement. “She has my support and will always be welcome here in Paris. I have full confidence that the police force, as part of their investigation, will quickly identify and apprehend the perpetrators of these acts.”
Paris endured major terrorist attacks in January and November 2015, and foreign tourism has dropped substantially. France remains under a state of emergency. Ms. Hidalgo emphasized on Monday that the city was safe to visit.
“This is a very rare occurrence that took place in a private space, and in no way does it call into question the work of our police or the security of our public spaces,” she said. “It is possible to visit the French capital and enjoy all it has to offer in secure conditions.”
Ms. Kardashian West, who is known for her use of social media, had not posted about the episode on Twitter or Instagram as of Monday morning.
Earlier on Sunday, she had attended the Givenchy fashion show, alongside her sister Kourtney Kardashian; her mother, Kris Jenner; and the rock singer Courtney Love.
Later, Ms. Kardashian West attended a private dinner hosted by the fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa and Surface magazine, an American design publication, in the Marais district, leaving with her sister at midnight.
The episode came days after Ms. Kardashian West was almost tackled in a Paris street by an assailant before he was pinned to the ground by her bodyguards. The attacker has been identified as Vitalii Sediuk, who has ambushed several other celebrities.
