One of the men involved in the infamous 2016 Paris hotel robbery that left Kim Kardashian tied up in a bathtub has come out to say he doesn’t feel bad for how things played out for the reality star.
The Skims founder, who later said she feared she was going to die the night a group of men showed up at her hotel room demanding that she handed over all of her pricey belongings, was left shaking after the incident, mainly since she had no security in tow when the crime occurred.
Yunis Abbas would serve two years in prison for the senseless act, but in a recent interview with VICE News, he told the publication that he didn’t feel bad for Kardashian, stressing that she “should be a little less showy” on social media. “Since she was throwing money away, I was there to collect it, and that was that. Guilty? No, I don’t care,” he argued.
“They should be a little less showy towards people who can’t afford it,” Abbas continued, referring to not just Kardashian but celebrities in general, adding that it’s insensitive to be flashing their wealth to others. Among the items stolen during the heist were $10 million worth of jewelry, which included the $4 million engagement ring the TV personality was given by Kanye West.
A whopping 12 people robbed Kardashian when she was alone in her hotel room, many of them were said to have been in their 60s but disguised their appearance with the use of face masks. Abbas was released from prison after 22 months due to health-related issues.
He recalled how seeing Kardashian flash her expensive possessions made her an easy target when she flew out to the French capital, as Abbas remained downstairs to keep guard while the rest of his conspirators handled the mother of four and tied her up while they searched through her room to grab hold of any valuables.
“Madame Kardashian’s secretary called for help. But she called 911 in the United States, which scared us, and made them lose a lot of time. And when we got out, there was a bunch of police outside who didn’t know anything about the robbery,” he recounted.
Despite seemingly having no regrets for how things played out, Abbas admits that the situation must have been “traumatizing” for Kardashian because going through something like that can change someone’s entire outlook on life. “You don’t come out of it unscathed,” he retorted.