I Kidnapped Kim Kardashian
One of the men accused of robbing Kim Kardashian at a Paris hotel in 2016 has written a tell-all book.
Yunice Abbas goes into detail on his involvement, in the publication titled, I Kidnapped Kim Kardashian.
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Kim was tied up and robbed of jewelry worth millions of euro by a gang of masked men in October 2016.
The following year, a number of people, including Abbas, were arrested in connection with the robbery.
The crook is currently awaiting trial.
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The book
An excerpt of the book was published in the French magazine Closer earlier this month.
According to Page Six, it details a number of shocking moments from the heist.
The alleged thief recalled how he had bumped into a police officer moments after the robbery took place, but they didn't suspect him of anything.
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While escaping the scene, Kim's phone started ringing inside a bag of items they had stolen.
When he picked it up, he was shocked to see Tracy Chapman's name appear on the screen.
Abbas said he remembered thinking, 'It’s not possible. I must be hallucinating.'
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'She's not my generation'
The thief had no idea who Kim Kardashian was, and wasn't aware of her level of fame.
In an interview with Le Figaro newspaper, he said that while he knew she was a star, he had no idea how famous she was.
As quoted by MailOnline, he explained she's, 'not [his] generation.'
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According to MailOnline, Abbas claimed his role in the robbery was to stand in for the hotel's concierge.
It's after the employee was taken up to Kim's room by the other's involved in the robbery.
'I was supposed to greet guests if any arrived, but no one arrived,' the publication quote him saying.
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According to Page Six, Abbas reveals in his book how they enlisted the help of elderly accomplices to scout the hotel.
They quote him saying, 'What’s more reassuring than the elderly, who are as peaceful as they are anonymous, to gather a maximum of information on scene.'
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While Kim wasn't injured in robbery, her jewelry was never recovered.
She recently broke down crying while talking about the robbery with David Letterman.
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