Kim Kardashian can’t wait to ‘put her nose up’ at conspiracy theorists who claimed £8million Paris robbery was a publicity stunt, her lawyer says
KIM Kardashian will "put her nose up" at conspiracy theorists after 17 suspects were arrested over her Paris heist horror.
The social media star's lawyer Jean Veil added it would put an end to "outrageous speculation" that the terrifying raid was a staged publicity stunt.
Seventeen suspects were arrested in raids this morning over the jewellery heist - one of them labelled a "major thug" in his 70s.
And Veil said: "These arrests are a nice surprise because on the one hand, it will perhaps make it possible to find the jewellery.
"On the other hand, it puts an end to the outrageous speculation by some, who thought it was intelligent to pretend that this robbery was staged, or a publicity stunt organised by Ms Kardashian."
Veil indicated that Kardashian, 36, would look forward "putting her nose up" at those who had doubted her.
The gang 'veteran criminals' arrested in connection with the armed robbery were earlier pictured arriving at a Paris police station for questioning.
Cops confirmed they tracked down the crooks, who stole over £8million worth of jewellery from the reality star in October, after one of them left his DNA in her apartment.
The 'career criminals', including a 72-year-old man, were arrested after a series of “coordinated” dawn raids which took place this morning, reports the .
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A source told the news outlet: “Coordinated raids took place at 6am today.
“The men were arrested at addresses in greater Paris and in the Gard department.
“The oldest suspect is 72, while others are in their 50s and 60s. All are well known to the police.”
Investigators found DNA belonging to one of the suspects on the tape used to gag the superstar, police confirmed.
After three months of checks, it was finally found to correspond to a well-known criminal who had been involved in numerous armed robberies.
He has not been named but – like all the others in custody – can be held for up to 96 hours before being charged or released.
The sixteen men’s homes are still being searched, with documents and other potential evidence being seized.
Raids are also underway at other key premises, including a jewellery shop in the centre of Paris.
The source confirmed that ‘months of surveillance’ has taken place, including phone taps.
Spending patterns have been looked at, and attempts to re-sell the jewellery stolen in October.
Beyond the five thought to have been directly involved in the crime, others include so called ‘fences’ who can dispose of stolen goods.
One theory is that many of Ms Kardashian’s jewels ended up in Antwerp – the diamond capital of Europe.
Belgium police are known to be involved in the investigation, and are carrying out checks in a number of businesses in the port city.
Kim reportedly ‘feared she was about to be raped’ as the robbers held a gun to her head while she begged “Please don’t kill me, I have children.”
And after being left tied up and left in the bath, the mum of two was able to make a desperate escape from her ties and yell to neighbours.
Last week, a new video showed the reality star sobbing as she talked about being held at gunpoint.
The emotional scenes have been shown in a preview clip for the new episodes of her reality TV show Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
In the 30-second video, Kim is shown discussing her terrifying ordeal with her family members saying she thought she was going to be shot.
She said: "They're going to shoot me in the back... There's no way out.
"It makes me so upset to think about it."
In November, it was reported that Kim was being plagued with “nightmares and flashbacks” following the robbery.
The mum-of-two was reportedly struggling to cope with the trauma of the Parisian crime and according to friends was having daily therapy sessions.
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