Kim Kardashian’s bodyguard
as at the time the reality star was robbed at gunpoint in Paris in 2016 has
been sued.
American International
Group (AIG) is suing Kim Kardashian West’s former bodyguard for negligence
after the reality TV star was robbed of millions of dollars’ worth of jewellery
in Paris and the insurer was left to fit the bill.
The insurance giant is
seeking $6.1 million (about £4.7 million) from Pascal Duvier and his company
Protect Security, according to court documents filed on Wednesday in Delaware.
AIG claims Duvier - a
seasoned security consultant who has worked for various celebrities including
singer Ciara and the Black Eyed Peas - “negligently, carelessly, and/or
recklessly performed their protection, security, monitoring, inspection, and/or
surveying of” Kardashian West and the apartment she stayed in during Paris
Fashion Week in October 2016.
In the incident
two-years-ago, Kardashian West was robbed at gunpoint by a gang of five men
disguised as police officers. They took an estimated $10 million (about £7.7
million) in cash and jewellery, including a ring thought to be worth $4.49
million (about £3.5 million) and a jewellery box containing about $5.6 million
(about £4.3 million).
According to a CNN report,
AIG claims the defendants left Kardashian West alone in her room and failed to
correct a number of security breaches in the apartment. The alleged breaches
include a missing or broken lock, a malfunctioning intercom and the lack of
CCTV in the building. The insurer also says the private apartment’s concierge
“did not have any security training and/or background.”
CNN also reported that a
source close to the incident said Kardashian West’s security detail was with
her sisters at a nightclub at the time of the robbery. It’s not clear if Duvier
was with them or not.
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