Why Twitter went berserk over Kim Kardashian robbed at gunpoint in Paris
The weather, if not the climate, changed in Paris dramatically as the queen of celebrities - Kim Kardashian-West - was tied up, held at gunpoint and robbed of $14m worth of jewellery in the city of love and fashion, reports quote the police saying.
Balenciaga. No make up today. pic.twitter.com/l2WknhHoiy
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) October 2, 2016
@KimKardashian do you have mascara on ?
— Loretta ❄️ (@Loretta126x) October 2, 2016
But this big Paris heist has left Twitter in a tizzy of emotions, rolling in good old celeb bashing as well as using the incident as a peg to hang their respectives rants on.While sources said the reality TV star was “badly shaken but physically unharmed” after the armed assailtants tied Kardashian up in the flat’s bathroom before fleeing the scene, social media went on an overdrive of speculation.
BREAKING: Spokeswoman says Kim Kardashian held up at gunpoint at Paris hotel room by men dressed as police.
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 3, 2016
BREAKING: Kim Kardashian held at gunpoint inside Paris hotel room by armed men who stole millions of dollars worth of jewellery
— The Int'l Spectator (@intlspectator) October 3, 2016
Kim Kardashian was reportedly held at gunpoint tonight in her Paris hotel. She is said to be "badly shaken but physically unharmed."
— Sharon Carpenter (@sharoncarpenter) October 3, 2016
The moment Kanye heard Kim Kardashian was being held at gunpoint by armed men inside her hotel room in Paris pic.twitter.com/azWb6sTaKD
— E (@esheikh_) October 3, 2016
Hmmm Kim K held up at gunpoint in Paris hotel?NO Security guards?NO TV Crew?Maybe Stop putting Your Every Move on SM https://t.co/vkcQsnXaIV
— Zendaya's ShoesRule (@myfeetonfleek) October 3, 2016
The five armed men, who were still at large, stole "a jewellery box containing valuables worth €6m (£5.2m) as well as a ring worth €4m, and mobile telephones", according to reports.
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| Kim Kardashian-West with husband Kanye West. [Photo: Reuters] |
It was a heist made for Hollywood with the French media reporting that a lot of handcuffing, gun flashing and tieing up the celebrity victim and locking her up in the guess where, yes the bathroom, happened that is likely to keep the tabloids occupied for days to come. The men apparanetly wore masks, fake police vests and their late night entrè looked too fit for celluloid than reality.
Even if you're not a Kim Kardashian fan, there is nothing remotely funny about a woman of two children being tied and held at gunpoint.
— Georgia Cutts (@grgctts) October 3, 2016
Moreover, Paris landmarks such as Rue Tronchet building, Madeleine church and Elysèe Palace, haute-couture boutiques such as Rue du Fabourg-Saint Honorè were part of the script making it a fantastic candidate for possible cine adaptation later.
The 35-year-old had been spending quality time in Paris since last week for the fashion week and had attended the Balenciaga show earlier on Sunday. The evning of course had a different show in place.
If you're laughing at Kim Kardashian being held at gunpoint just because she's Kim Kardashian we've all learned VOLUMES about your character
— Stephanie Soteriou (@StephanieRiou) October 3, 2016
Stop laughing at Kim Kardashian being held at gunpoint. It doesn't matter how famous or wealthy someone is, it's bloody awful.
— Mimi Black (@AymieBlack) October 3, 2016
Y'all think Kim Kardashian being held at gunpoint in funny? 2 Children could have lost their mother. Still funny??
— spooky jill???????? (@SunflowerSkip) October 3, 2016
whether you like kim kardashian or not being held at gunpoint is nothing to be joked about. she's a wife & most importantly a mother of 2????
— sophie jones (@sophsjonesy) October 3, 2016
Her pop singer superstar husband, Kanye West, dutifully halted his performance at the Meadows music and arts festival at Citi Field in New York on Sunday night, and citing a “family emergency” made a dramatic exit.
Kanye Wets cut his concert short tonight after Kim Kardashian was held up at gunpoint in her hotel room in Paris, her rep says. CRAZY!
— Perez (@ThePerezHilton) October 3, 2016
Due to an emergency, Kanye West had to end his performance early. Please get home safely.
— The Meadows NYC (@themeadowsnyc) October 3, 2016
Kanye West ends festival set early, Kim Kardashian reportedly held at gunpoint https://t.co/mMmxFzZj7T pic.twitter.com/udPEEceBdM
— billboard (@billboard) October 3, 2016
Confirmations of the pop star ending his show made global headlines.
Kanye West ends festival set early, Kim Kardashian reportedly held at gunpoint https://t.co/mMmxFzZj7T pic.twitter.com/udPEEceBdM
— billboard (@billboard) October 3, 2016
But that meant that Twitterati got their fangs out and bit into a slice of the social media pie being cooked at the expense of the reality TV star. From harmless jibes to nasty jokes, it got a little out of control in no time.
People need to relax. If your spouse was held at gunpoint, your ass would stop performing too. #KanyeWest #KimKardashian
— Michelle (@_mich0o) October 3, 2016
i can't do my homework knowing kim kardashian was held at gunpoint tonight
— ya girl cam (@cam1618) October 3, 2016
sorry mom i can't go to school tomorrow kim kardashian was held at gunpoint
— lexa (@alexaa_rayy) October 3, 2016
Not every one LOVES Kimmy as much as she LOVES herself...easy target. Kim Kardashian held at gunpoint, robbed @CNN https://t.co/hlMrGK2yKE
— MARY BERG (@JoyfulLaRue) October 3, 2016
Bathed in super-luxury, Kim Kardashian is synonymous with glamour at its rawest and unabashed. The private apartment where the fashion icon and reality TV star was staying, called the Hôtel de Pourtalès, is a piece of history itself, built in 1838.
On the famous Paris boulevard, where heritage now meets 24X7 consumer culture, the high-society-frequented 8th arrondissement had Kardashian follow the famous footsteps of Leonardo DiCaprio, Madonna, Prince and Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, among a host of other movers and shakers.
Kim Kardashian held at gunpoint and robbed of $10M in jewelry...My first question would be who the hell carries that much jewelry...
— President Killswitch (@IamKillswitch) October 3, 2016
However, the Kardashian mugged episode also got tongues wagging about the menace that is celebrity culture and the unbelievable limelight it gets at the expense of hard news such as children dying in Aleppo, or black youth killed by white cops of America and Europe.
Kim Kardashian allegedly gets held up at gunpoint trends in an hour. Black man shot & killed, "We Need all the evidence first"
— Coop (@KillemAllCoop) October 3, 2016
Kim Kardashian held at gunpoint gets worldwide press. People dying everyday due to war gets nothing. Our fault for being celebrity obsessed.
— Parveen Agnihotri (@Parveen_Comms) October 3, 2016
Yet, Kardashian, forever unflappable and hardly ever without makeup, beat Twitter with this post: hauled up security with a dash of style that she knows the world will lap up no matter what.
This guy is always in my shot! pic.twitter.com/7LC6ewaYPO
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) October 2, 2016