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The Kardashian family don’t have the best track record, with previous court sketches of the famous clan ruthlessly mocked online.
And it seems that the famous courtroom curse has struck again, with Kim Kardashian’s likeness turned into an unflattering portrait as she testified in the trial for a 2016 jewellery heist in Paris.
The influencer broke down in tears as she told the court she forgives the defendant, despite fearing she was going to be raped and killed during the $10 million heist.
While Kim, 44, took to the stand, sketch artists were on hand to recreate her famous appearance, but in this instance it seemed to miss the mark.
This was echoed by one user, who shared one of the sketches on X with the caption: ‘Nah what has the court sketch artist actually done to lady kim kardashian??!’
This is not the first time that sketches of the Kardashian family have faced brutal scrutiny, as back in 2022, the appearances of Kim and her sisters Khloe and Kylie, as well as momager Kris Jenner, became a huge talking point online.
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Kim Kardashian has once again fallen victim to the courtroom curse, with her likeness turned into an unflattering portrait as she testified in the trial for a 2016 jewellery heist in Paris
The influencer (pictured arriving in court) broke down in tears as she told the court she forgives the defendant , despite fearing she was going to be raped and killed during the heist
While Kim took to the stand, sketch artists were on hand to recreate her famous appearance, but in this instance it seemed to miss the mark
The family were drawn after appearing in court for Blac Chyna’s $108 million lawsuit against them.
‘The court sketches from the Blac Chyna court case are brutal,’ one fan wrote, as the illustrations set Twitter ablaze.
‘Kim is going to sue the hell out of this court room sketch artist,’ another Twitter user joked, while one person remarked that the artist must ‘hate’ Kylie for her harsh representation in the sketch.
Others suggested that the courtroom drawings of the reality stars indicate just how much their faces have changed over the years, with one person describing them as ‘showing how they have deformed themselves’.
‘The courtroom sketch artist is clearly NOT a Kardashian fan,’ the Twitter user wrote, adding: ‘These ugly depictions of Kim, Khloe, and Kylie are hysterical and speak to how they have deformed themselves in a very unattractive way. Good on Kris though. She looks good!’
Meanwhile, some joked that the courtroom sketch artist ‘must be Team Chyna’ as the reality star fared much better in the illustrations.
The sketches were the work of illustrator Mona Shafer Edwards, who states on her website that her work has covered everything from ‘courtroom drama’ to ‘fashion’.
Previous courtroom sketches included on her site feature the likes of Michael Jackson and OJ Simpson.
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This point was echoed by one social media user, who was quick to share their thoughts on X
The images were a far cry from Kim’s typical appearance as she took to the stand in the trial
This is far from the first time that sketches of the Kardashian family have faced brutal scrutiny, as back in 2022, their appearances became a huge talking point online
The sketches, drawn during Blac Cyna’s $108 million lawsuit against the family, sparked a sea of reactions online mocking the images
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The illustrator described herself as ‘bringing a fluid, elegant and evocative style’ to her work, although her latest drawings of the Kardashians failed to impress social media.
Kim arrived at the court wearing a $3 million necklace by Samer Halimeh New York, crafted in 18K white gold and featuring 80 diamonds, culminating in a 10.13-carat pear-shaped center stone.
She added a Sloan Pave diamond ear cuff worth $8,300.
Inside the courtroom, Kardashian broke down in tears as she shared her fears that she thought she would raped that evening.
Kardashian stood in the packed courtroom across from her mother, Kris Jenner. As she entered the Voltaire Room, the star was greeted by cheers of ‘wow’ from the audience.
Her voice broke as she sobbed while telling the courtroom: ‘I just want to be heard and understood. I appreciate the letter, those words. I forgive you. But it doesn’t change the emotion and the feelings, the trauma, and my life being changed forever,’ after the judge read aloud an apology note written to Kardashian in 2017.
‘I came to Paris for fashion week, Paris was always a place that I loved so much. I used to walk around the city when I woke up in the middle of the night. I always felt very safe.’ Kardashian told the court.
‘It was around three in the morning. I heard stomping up the stairs when I was in bed. I kept calling out for my sister and one of my best friends, but no one answered me. And in my bedroom come in a few police officers, or what I ᴀssumed were police officers as they were in police uniforms,’ she said, recalling the night of the robbery.
She told the court that the attackers arrived dressed as police officers, with the concierge in handcuffs.
Kardashian described how they tied her hands with cable ties, dragged her to the bathtub and pointed a gun at her temple.
One robber gestured toward her ring. ‘Then I heard one of the gentlemen forcefully say ‘Ring! Ring!’ in English, with an accent, pointing’.
The suspects are accused of tying up Kardashian with zip ties and duct tape before making off with jewellery, including a $4million engagement ring given to her by her then-husband rapper Kanye West (now known as Ye), according to investigators.
‘And I was still in such shock, because honestly a lot of terrorist attacks were happening in the world, and I thought it was some sort of terrorist attack, and I didn’t immediately understand it was for my jewellery.
‘They pulled me back in the room once they realised they had everything, and they threw me on the bed.
‘I was pretty hysterical and I just looked at the concierge and told him what is going to happen to us, I have to make it home to my babies,’ Kardashian said.
She said at one point she feared she was going to be raped as the robbers threw her on the bed and one of them grabbed her leg. ‘But he ended up tying me up and closed my legs,’ she added.
‘I thought about my sister, thought she would walk in and see me sH๏τ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ and have that memory in her forever.
‘I absolutely thought I was going to die.
‘After a few minutes, I didn’t hear anything, so I (moved over) to the sink, and it was a marble sink so I cut my ties.
‘When I got downstairs, Simone (her stylist) let me know that she had called my sister Kourtney, and her and the security were on the way. We weren’t sure at that point if they were going to come back. So we ran on the balcony to hide in the bushes.
‘I remember calling my mom from the bushes to let her know what happened. And then I think while we were waiting for my security, we were trying to come up with a plan, if we should jump from the window, as it was just a one-storey building.’
French prosecutors say the men who orchestrated the heist – most in their 60s and 70s – were part of a seasoned criminal ring that tracked Kardashian’s movements through social media.
Two of the defendants have admitted being at the scene. One claims he didn’t know who she was.
Twelve suspects were originally charged. One has died and another was excused due to illness.
The French press dubbed the group les papys braqueurs – ‘the grandpa robbers’ – but prosecutors insist they were no harmless retirees.
Yunice Abbas, 71, who is among the 10 suspects standing trial, many in their late 60s or 70s and dubbed ‘the grandpa gang,’ has told French media that he and others who took part in the robbery did not know who Kardashian was.
‘It’s not her, it’s her diamond we targeted,’ Abbas told C8 TV a few years ago. Abbas has admitted his participation in the robbery – writing a book about his role.
In interviews with French media, he said he was sorry for what he did and wanted to apologise to Kardashian.
Kim arrived at the court wearing a $3 million necklace by Samer Halimeh New York, crafted in 18K white gold and featuring 80 diamonds
The suspects are accused of tying up Kardashian with zip ties and duct tape before making off with jewellery, including a $4million engagement ring given to her by her then-husband rapper Kanye West
There is no possibility of a guilty plea in such cases and Abbas is standing trial despite admitting to playing a role in the robbery.
Frank Berton, a lawyer representing 68-year-old Aomar Ait Khedache, nicknamed ‘Omar the Old,’ said last month he hoped the fact that Kardashian is a global star won’t affect the trial.
Khedache is accused of being the gang’s ringleader, which he denies.
‘This trial attracts international attention because of who the plaintiff, the victim, is,’ Berton said.
Kardashian jetted into the French capital on Monday, sharing a picture of her view from the plane that she captioned simply with a French flag.
While it is not known what the SKIMS founder got up to the night before her day in court, her mother Jenner took to Instagram to reveal she had spent the evening at dinner with partner Corey Gamble and Michael Coste.
The suspects in the trial are accused of tying up billionaire Kardashian with zip ties and duct tape before making off with jewels, including a $4 million engagement ring given to her by her then-husband rapper Kanye West (now known as Ye), according to investigators.
Cameras are usually not allowed in courtrooms in France, and Kardashian’s testimony will not be broadcast live.
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