Lagerfeld questions Kardashian security decisions in light of theft

Record ID: 83153

  • Title: Lagerfeld questions Kardashian security decisions in light of theft
  • Date: 4th October 2016
  • Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (OCTOBER 4, 2016) (REUTERS) CEILING OF GRAND PALAIS AFTER CHANEL SHOW / AUDIENCE CHANEL CREATIVE DIRECTOR, KARL LAGERFELD, TALKING TO SINGER, USHER VARIOUS OF LAGERFELD BEING INTERVIEWED (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHANEL CREATIVE DIRECTOR, KARL LAGERFELD, SAYING: "It's a very bad thing for Paris. But I don't understand why she was in a hotel with no security and things like this. If you are that famous and you put all your jewellery on the net, you go to hotels where nobody can come near to the room." LAGERFELD BEING INTERVIEWED (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHANEL CREATIVE DIRECTOR, KARL LAGERFELD, SAYING: "We have to see in what times we live. You cannot display your wealth and then be surprised that some people want to share it with you." LAGERFELD SURROUNDED BY MEMBERS OF AUDIENCE AFTER SHOW
  • Embargoed: 19th October 2016 12:47
  • Keywords: Lagerfeld Kardashian robbery theft Chanel Paris
  • Location: PARIS, FRANCE
  • City: PARIS, FRANCE
  • Country: France
  • Topics: Celebrities,Arts/Culture/Entertainment
  • Reuters ID: LVA00152LB613
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld said on Tuesday (October 4) that he had been surprised by security failings which allowed masked thieves to rob Kim Kardashian of 10 million dollars' worth of jewellery in Paris.
    The reality TV star was held up at gunpoint in her luxury apartment during Paris Fashion Week. Speaking after his latest show for Chanel, Lagerfeld said he was surprised that she had not chosen to stay in a hotel with better security.
    "I don't understand why she was in a hotel with no security and things like this. If you are that famous and you put all your jewellery on the net, you go to hotels where nobody can come near to the room," he said of the famously media-savvy star.
    "We have to see in what times we live. You cannot display your wealth and then be surprised that some people want to share it with you," he added.
    Kardashian's sister Kendall Jenner has modelled for Chanel in the past but was absent from Tuesday's show.
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