Kanye West is reeling after Kim Kardashian was bound and held at gunpoint during Paris apartment heist, and 'vows to boost security to protect his wife and two kids from danger'

  • Kanye abruptly ended his set at the Meadows Festival in New York City on Sunday after learning his wife had been held at gunpoint in Paris
  • Men stole about $11million in jewelry after binding star's wrists and ankles 
  • Kim pleaded for her life while bodyguard Pascal Duvier was out at Arc nightclub less than two miles away with sisters Kourtney and Kendall
  • Kanye was feeling 'helpless' after realizing how vulnerable Kim was, a source close to the rapper told People
  • Kim doesn't want to be alone, and has been bursting into tears, source said

Rapper Kanye West has been reeling after wife Kim Kardashian was bound and held at gunpoint by five masked men who stole millions of dollars worth of jewelry from her luxury Paris apartment early Monday. 

Kanye learned about the incident at the Meadows Festival in New York City on Sunday and abruptly announced a 'family emergency' mid-song before walking off the stage during the headline set. 

A source close to the rapper told People: 'He's usually in control. And now he realizes that he could have lost her, and there wasn't a thing he could do about it.'

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Rapper Kanye West has been reeling after wife Kim Kardashian was  held at gunpoint by five masked men who stole millions of dollars worth of jewelry (pictured in New York on Monday)

Rapper Kanye West has been reeling after wife Kim Kardashian was held at gunpoint by five masked men who stole millions of dollars worth of jewelry (pictured in New York on Monday)

Kanye is intent on finding the men behind the armed robbery, furious that they would terrorize his wife, who told police she thought she was going to be raped, a source said
Kanye is intent on finding the men behind the armed robbery, furious that they would terrorize his wife, who told police she thought she was going to be raped, a source said

 Kanye is intent on finding the men behind the armed robbery, furious that they would terrorize his wife, who told police she thought she was going to be raped, a source said

Kanye met his wife at the airport in New York after the 35-year-old reality star boarded a private jet hours after the robbery to return to the US.

The pair were pictured entering their Tribeca apartment Monday afternoon, and a large security presence remained posted outside. 

The mother-of-two, who was in France for Paris Fashion Week, was left 'badly shaken but physically unharmed', a spokesperson told DailyMail.com.

And now Kim, who was bound, held at gunpoint, and left pleading for her life, doesn't want to be left alone as she bursts into tears 'every few minutes', the source told People.

Even though Kanye is intent on finding the men behind the armed robbery, he knows it's best to stay by Kim's side, the source said. 

But Kanye is furious that they would terrorize his wife, who told police she thought she was going to be raped, the source said.

Realizing how vulnerable his wife was, Kanye is intent on protecting his Kim and their two children North and Saint with increased security, the source said.

Kanye learned about the incident at the Meadows Festival in New York City on Sunday and abruptly announced a 'family emergency' mid-song 

Kanye learned about the incident at the Meadows Festival in New York City on Sunday and abruptly announced a 'family emergency' mid-song 

'He's really spooked by the whole thing, because he knows that they are targets now,' the source told People.

Kim had been asleep in just a robe early Monday when she heard the robbers barreling up the stairs of her two-story apartment behind La Madeleine church in the city's 8th arrondissement, TMZ reported.

Kim's personal bodyguard Pascal Duvier was out with sister Kourtney at the time of the robbery

Kim's personal bodyguard Pascal Duvier was out with sister Kourtney at the time of the robbery

While Kim's phone was snatched out of her hands before she could call for help, her quick-thinking friend Simone Harouche sprung from her bed downstairs and locked herself in a bathroom, the website reported.

The fashion stylist and long-time friend of the Kardashians called Kim's personal bodyguard Pascal Duvier, who was out at the Arc nightclub with Kourtney and Kendall less than two miles away. 

Meanwhile, the 35-year-old reality star begged for her life, screaming that she had two children as five men bound her wrists and ankles with zip ties and duct tape before leaving her in the bathtub.

Kim, didn't understand the French-speaking robbers amidst the chaotic scene, but she heard them repeating 'ring, ring'.

She soon realized they were searching for the 20-carat emerald-cut Lorraine Schwartz ring given to her by husband Kanye West, TMZ reported.

She soon told them where she left the ring, which was last seen on Kim's finger in a Snapchat post earlier that night.

The specific items that were stolen have not been confirmed, but a jewelry box worth $6.7million along with a $4.5million ring and two cell phones were reportedly stolen.    

The specific items that were stolen have not been confirmed, but a jewelry box worth $6.7million along with a $4.5million ring and two cell phones were reportedly stolen

The specific items that were stolen have not been confirmed, but a jewelry box worth $6.7million along with a $4.5million ring and two cell phones were reportedly stolen

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