'It's either an inside job or a publicity stunt' blasts Kim's ex-bodyguard

Kim Kardashian’s ex security guard has shockingly revealed that he believes her robbery could have been a set-up.

Steve Stanulis worked briefly for Kim and Kanye at New York Fashion Week in February, and the Met Gala in May, and reckons the attack - which saw five armed men wearing ski masks tie Kim up in her hotel bathroom and steal $14million worth of jewellery - was an 'inside job'.

“This was a crime waiting to happen. Kim is lucky to be alive,” he tells The New York Post.

“I would say it’s either an inside job or publicity stunt. That hotel is so secure, somebody must have tipped them off that she was alone inside, or shown them a way in.”

It is believed the five men, who also wore clothing with police markings on, gained access to Kim’s exclusive Hotel de Pourtalès by handcuffing the concierge and forcing him to take them to Kim’s apartment at gunpoint.

The reality star reportedly 'begged for her life' and urged them to think of her two children, North and Saint, as they held a gun to her head.

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Meanwhile, her main bodyguard Pascal Duvier is believed to have been out clubbing with her sisters Kourtney and Kendall Jenner.

And, Steve, who got sacked by Yeezy for reportedly being too chummy with Kim, reckons the couple need to rethink their approach to security.

“When I worked with them, Kanye would ask me to walk 10 feet behind him, which makes it so hard for anyone working their security to do anything if someone lunges at them. There was numerous times he’d try to ditch his security. He’d jump in a car and tell me to take a taxi,” he says.

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