Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has filed a defamation lawsuit against US celebrity gossip site MediaTakeOut.com.
The move follows the website’s claim that she had faked the Paris robbery at which she was held at gunpoint and was forced to hand over millions of dollars worth of jewelry.
The lawsuit pursues unspecified damages for defamation. It cites both MediaTakeOut.com and Fred Mwangaguhunga, its founder, as defendants.
“After having been the victim of a horrific and traumatic armed robbery in France, Kim Kardashian returned to the United States only to again be victimized, but this time by an online gossip tabloid that published a series of articles in early October 2016 referring to her a liar and thief,” the lawsuit said.
It also stated that Mwangaguhunga declined to publish a retraction and an apology.
Meanwhile an online retailer has withdrawn a Halloween costume which featured a bound and gagged Kardashian lookalike dressed in a white robe and sporting a giant ring.
While the reality TV star was not named in the $70 doll the costume description said: “She has devoted her life to promoting American decadence, youth, and hedonism but all that flashy living caught up with her one night in Paris when armed men bound her, stole her jewelry and her peace of mind.”
Now, following a social media outcry, the company behind the product has withdrawn it from sale and apologised if it “offended anyone”.
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