Zoe Beaty

1 month ago | independent.co.uk | Zoe Beaty

In FocusIn just 24 hours, dispatches from courtrooms where Gerard Depardieu and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs stood trial and Kim Kardashian gave evidence laid bare some uncomfortable truths about modern celebrity, says Zoë Beaty – especially when it comes to who the real victims areInside the Palais de Justice, which houses France’s highest court, anticipation had been building for hours by the time Kim Kardashian arrived on Tuesday afternoon.

1 month ago | independent.co.uk | Zoe Beaty

in focusThe fact is, women have more stuff to carry than men, which is what makes a ruling against Ryanair’s carry-on rules this week so satisfying, says Zoe BeatyIt’s a tale of triumph, tenacity, and the timeless struggle of fitting a week’s worth of essentials into a bag the size of a breadbox – passengers from all over the world inched forward in the age-old battle with airline luggage restrictions this week, after one brave passenger took Ryanair, no less, and won.

1 month ago | independent.co.uk | Zoe Beaty

Nearly a decade after she was bound, gagged and robbed at gunpoint, the reality star gave harrowing testimony in the trial of the men accused of the so-called ‘heist of the century’. But it was the woman behind the celebrity that left the court stunned, reports Zoe Beaty from Paris“Hi, I’m Kim Kardashian,” she says. The voice was instantly recognisable, of course – from endless hours of reality TV consumed by millions, from thousands of social media posts and parodies.

1 month ago | independent.co.uk | Zoe Beaty |Alex Croft

The criminal trial heard the Californian star was tied up and gagged by a gang of burglars who stole millions of dollars worth of jewellery from the central Paris apartment where she was staying in 2016 Kim Kardashian told a Paris courtroom she feared her sister Kourtney would find her “shot dead” on the bed in the apartment after the violent 2016 Paris robbery.

1 month ago | independent.co.uk | Zoe Beaty |Alex Croft

Celebrity stylist Simone Harouche tells court she heard Kardashian pleading for her life as 10 people face trial over $10m jewellery heist in Paris apartment in 2016Kim Kardashian’s stylist Simone Harouche has told a courtroom she heard the star screaming in a nearby room the night the influencer was bound and gagged in a Paris apartment during a $10m jewellery heist.