Kim Kardashian Robbed of Millions in Paris

US reality TV star Kim Kardashian was held at gunpoint in her Paris hotel room early Monday morning, by two men who were dressed as police, but also wearing masks.  Kim is there for Paris Fashion Week.

The spokesperson for Kardashian said "two armed masked men dressed as police officers" entered her residence in a chic district of Paris and held her up at gunpoint. According to US Weekly, Kim was tied up and locked in the bathroom as assailants dressed as cops raided the property.

Kim's rep said, quote, "She is badly shaken but physically unharmed." Paris police said the items stolen were worth "several million euros" and were "mostly jewellery".

On hearing the news, Kardashian's husband, rapstar Kanye West, abruptly ended an appearance at a festival in New York, citing a "family emergency".