SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) — A Paris court on Tuesday awarded 1 euro ($1.15) to Kim Kardashian for having been the victim of an armed robbery in the French capital in 2016, the amount of compensation she had asked for, according to a lawyer involved in the case.
Kardashian has sought to move on since the court last year found eight people guilty for their roles in what the U.S. celebrity described as “the most terrifying experience of my life.”
The court awarded a former receptionist at the Hôtel de Pourtalès 109,516 euros ($126,472), according to his lawyer. Kardashian had been staying at the hotel when the robbery gang targeted her.
The receptionist said he had been traumatized by the Oct. 2, 2016, jewel heist during Fashion Week. He had sought 550,000 euros ($634,868) in damages and interest. His lawyer, Mohand Ouidja, welcomed the decision as a victory.
The lawyer also read the court's written decisions that related to Kardashian and others to The Associated Press.
The court awarded the hotel 50,000 euros ($57,741). It awarded 1 euro — the amount she had requested — to Simone Bretter, Kardashian’s stylist who was present during the robbery.
French lawyers who acted for Kardashian during the trial didn't respond to text messages and phone calls this week from the AP.
Two of the robbers, dressed as police, forced their way into her suite, bound Kardashian with zip ties and tape and made off with more than $6 million in jewelry, including a diamond ring she’d worn that night to a Givenchy show.
Because of their ages, the robbers became known in France as “les papys braqueurs,” or the grandpa robbers. Six of them were in their 60s and 70s when they were tried for armed robbery, kidnapping, gang association and other charges.
With time already served in pretrial detention, none of those found guilty went back to prison. None of them appealed the verdict.
Kardashian said in a statement issued afterward that she was “deeply grateful to the French authorities for pursuing justice in this case.”
“The crime was the most terrifying experience of my life, leaving a lasting impact on me and my family," the celebrity said. “While I’ll never forget what happened, I believe in the power of growth and accountability and pray for healing for all. I remain committed to advocating for justice and promoting a fair legal system.”
FILE - Kim Kardashian, center, arrives to testify regarding a robbery of millions of dollars in jewels from her Paris hotel room in 2016, in Paris on May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors said Tuesday that they won't pursue the death penalty for Nick Reiner in the killings of his parents, actor-director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, who were stabbed at their Los Angeles home late last year.
Nick Reiner, 32, was charged with first-degree murder on Dec. 16, two days after the stunning killings. A grand jury allegation from this summer said he was lying in wait before killing the couple, ages 78 and 70. He has twice pleaded not guilty in the case.
Special circumstances in the allegations made him eligible for the death penalty, including that there were multiple killings and the use of a dangerous weapon, a knife.
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said his office did a thorough review, including speaking to Rob and Michele Reiner’s families and evaluating mitigating factors in Nick Reiner’s favor, before reaching its decision.
The district attorney said the maximum sentence Reiner will be eligible to receive if convicted will be life without the possibility of parole. California still officially has capital punishment, but has not executed a convict since 2006, and Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a moratorium on the practice in 2019.
Reiner's former defense attorney, Alan Jackson, said adamantly after resigning from the case that “pursuant to the laws of California, Nick Reiner is not guilty of murder.” Jackson had to withdraw for undisclosed reasons that he said were beyond his and the client’s control, and a public defender took over for him.
Rob Reiner received an emotional tribute at the Emmy Awards on Monday night. He won a posthumous Emmy at an earlier ceremony for best guest actor in a comedy series for his role on “The Bear,” and was honored by his friend and “Bear” co-star Jamie Lee Curtis.
“He was generous, kind and funny as hell, and a friend to all,” Curtis said Monday. “And we all miss Rob and Michele and all those we lost this year.”
Rob Reiner began as an actor, starring in the TV sitcom, “All in the Family,” as Michael “Meathead” Stivic, the liberal son-in-law to a much more conservative and bigoted Archie Bunker, played by Carroll O’Connor. Reiner won two Emmy Awards for the role, and last month got a posthumous Emmy nomination for his work as a guest star on “The Bear.”
He became a prolific director whose work included some of the most memorable and endlessly watchable movies of the 1980s and ’90s. His credits included “This is Spinal Tap,” “Stand By Me,” “A Few Good Men,” and “When Harry Met Sally…” during the production of which he met photographer Michele Singer. They wed soon after and were married for 36 years.
Nick Reiner was the second of the three children they had together. He and his father co-wrote the script for the 2015 film “Being Charlie,” which was partly based on the son’s teenage struggles with addiction and homelessness.
This story has been updated to correct that Nick Reiner has twice pleaded not guilty in the case, rather than not entering a plea.
FILE - Nick Reiner appears at the premiere of "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues" in Los Angeles on Sept. 9, 2025. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Nick Reiner appears during his arraignment on murder charges for the deaths of his parents, Feb. 23, 2026, in Los Angeles. (Chris Torres/Pool Photo via AP, file)
Jamie Lee Curtis pays tribute to Rob Reiner during the 78th Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
