Kim Kardashian had 'gun to her head' after Kanye West sparked 'raid' in Uganda, biographer claims

Kim Kardashian was famously robbed at gunpoint in Paris in October 2016, but now it is claimed that she had a gun held to her head yet again in a different incident just two years later.

The now 46-year-old mogul had a gun to her head during an October 2018 trip to Uganda with then-husband Kanye West according to her biographer Jonathan Van Meter.

The journalist released his book, Citizen Kim: The Woman Who Created the Future, on Tuesday as it detailed Kardashian and West's, now 49, trip to Africa as 'things reached a point of no return' between the former couple.

The Daily Mail has reached out to representatives for Kardashian and West.

Van Meter wrote: 'Farnaz Farjam, the executive producer of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, told me that she first realized how bad things were for the couple during a 2018 trip to Africa.

'They were shooting at a remote location in Uganda when Kanye became paranoid and agitated.'

It was alleged that things escalated from there according to Farjam who told Van Meter of West: 'He basically got the local police to believe that there were people trying to drug him, and so they came and they had guns out. He had them raid everybody’s rooms.'

The biographer continued describing the incident as it was alleged at one point 'one of the policemen had a gun to Kim's head' which Farjam described as 'intense.' 

Fearing for their safety, television producer Farjam told Van Meter: 'I ended up having to get a private jet and get my crew out of there.'

Though the tense incident resulted in chaos for herself and her team, Farjam 'forgave Kanye for the Africa fiasco ‘because he lives with bipolar disorder, and he was in a manic place.'  

Kardashian and West made a trip to Uganda in October 2018 as they handed out Yeezy sneakers to Ugandan children and even met with president Yoweri Museveni.

The two began dating in 2012, got engaged in October 2013, and ultimately wed in Florence, Italy back in May 2014.

They faced tumultuous times including Kardashian's aforementioned armed robbery in Paris in 2016, this trip to Uganda, and West's public mental health struggles before Kardashian filed for divorce in February 2021. 

Their divorce and joint custody settlement was finalized in November 2022.

Last month, Kardashian was awarded one euro ($1.15) in compensation by a Paris court for having been the victim of an armed robbery in the French capital in 2016.

Kardashian lost $10million-worth of jewelry in the terrifying October 2016 raid, including a $4million engagement ring from her ex-husband, the rapper Kanye West, that has never been recovered.

Two of the robbers, dressed as police, forced their way into her suite, bound Kardashian with zip ties and tape, leaving the reality star fearing she would be raped or murdered.

Because of their ages, the robbers became known in France as 'les papys braqueurs,' or the grandpa robbers. Six of them were in their 60s and 70s when they were tried for armed robbery, kidnapping, gang association and other charges.

Kardashian has sought to move on since the court last year found eight people guilty for their roles in what the celebrity described as 'the most terrifying experience of my life.' 

The one euro was the amount of compensation she had asked for, according to a lawyer involved in the case. 

In last month's joint statement with stylist Simone Harouche, who was present during the robbery, Kardashian expressed gratitude to the French justice system.

'The experience was deeply traumatic, and its impact has stayed with us. Today´s decision is not about the compensation, but about accountability and recognition.

'We are thankful to the Court and everyone who supported us throughout this process, and we hope to now move forward and continue to heal.'

The court awarded a former receptionist at the Hôtel de Pourtalès 109,516 euros ($126,472), according to his lawyer. Kardashian had been staying at the hotel when the robbery gang targeted her.

The receptionist said he had been traumatized by the October 2, 2016, jewel heist during Fashion Week. He had sought 550,000 euros ($634,868) in damages and interest. His lawyer, Mohand Ouidja, welcomed the decision as a victory.

The court awarded the hotel 50,000 euros ($57,741). It awarded 1 euro – the amount she had requested – to Harouche, Kardashian´s stylist who was present during the robbery.

With time already served in pretrial detention, none of those found guilty went back to prison. None of them appealed the verdict.

Kardashian said in a statement issued after their conviction that she was 'deeply grateful to the French authorities for pursuing justice in this case.'