Kim Kardashian
was left traumatized by the scary robbery that happened to her in
Paris, so she is understandably upset by reports claiming that she faked
the ordeal. The reality TV star is particularly unhappy with some
articles published by Media Take Out which she has just sued.
Multiple reports can confirm that Kim has filed a federal lawsuit
against the tabloid and its owner Fred Mwangaguhunga for three stories
including one saying that she "staged" the robbery for publicity. MTO
also ran another story suggesting that "French authorities" thought she
set up the whole thing and "let the robbers in" her apartment.
Another report Kim took issue with was about her insurance claim. "If
she faked the robbery ... she just committed a FEDERAL CRIME," the news
outlet wrote. In her lawsuit, the "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star noted that the
website cited "unidentified and clearly uninformed" people off social media as its sources.
"Kardashian was assaulted and robbed by two masked men, who placed a gun
to her head, duct-taped her hands, legs and mouth, and then left her
lying helplessly on the bathroom
floor of her rented apartment while the thieves absconded with millions of dollars in jewelry," Kim's attorney
Andrew Brettler stated in the lawsuit.
"As if that ordeal were not awful enough, Defendants made it worse by publishing on the Website, only hours after the assault, that Kardashian faked the robbery and then committed insurance
fraud by filing a
false claim with her carrier," he added.
Before filing the lawsuit, Kim's legal team said that they had contacted
MTO, demanding the site publish a retraction and apologize. The
requests, however, were ignored. Kim is now seeking general, special,
punitive and exemplary damages.
