--- title: Kim Kardashian West Posts First Instagram Since Robbery description: Kim Kardashian West has returned to Instagram after a three month hiatus that came about after she was robbed at gunpoint in Paris. canonical: https://time.com/4621107/kim-kardashian-west-posts-first-instagram/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-03T20:47:57.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-07T07:12:21.677Z og:title: See Kim Kardashian West's First Instagram After a 3-Month Social Media Hiatus og:description: She hadn't posted since being robbed and held at gunpoint in October og:url: https://time.com/4621107/kim-kardashian-west-posts-first-instagram/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbff1978f4224febf/6988b450e20a87c220a93a03/kim-kardashian-west-posts-first-instagram.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Givenchy : Front Row - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2017 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See Kim Kardashian West's First Instagram After a 3-Month Social Media Hiatus twitter:description: She hadn't posted since being robbed and held at gunpoint in October twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbff1978f4224febf/6988b450e20a87c220a93a03/kim-kardashian-west-posts-first-instagram.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 00:46 video:published: 2017-01-03 section: entertainment topics: celebrity social media, Paris robbery, jewelry theft, family photo, marriage strain, Kanye West health, holiday reunion, private life genre: celebrity news, entertainment reporting tones: informative, sensational, personal, reassuring emotions: concern (medium), relief (medium), affection (low) sentiment: neutral audience: celebrity news followers, pop culture readers, social media users people: Kim Kardashian West, Kanye West, North West, Saint West organizations: People, Instagram products: Instagram content_suitability: crime [00:00-00:16]; financial distress [00:16-00:16]; health controversy [00:26-00:26] transcript_source: automatic transcription transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # See Kim Kardashian West's First Instagram After 3-Month Social Media Hiatus > Sponsored content. 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Kim Kardashian West has officially returned to social media three full months after her terrifying Paris heist_ Description, summary, key points, chapters, key quotes, questions and transcript, where present, were produced automatically from the video or its captions and were not reviewed. ## Summary Kim Kardashian West has returned to Instagram three months after she was attacked in Paris during Fashion Week, when masked men stole millions of dollars worth of jewelry from her hotel. Her return post is a family photo with Kanye West and their two children, North and Saint, captioned "Family." The video notes she had vowed to lead a more private life and reports that sources say the robbery and Kanye's health issues strained their marriage. It concludes that the couple celebrated the holidays together and that an insider says they are getting along better. ## Key points - Kim Kardashian West returned to Instagram three months to the day after she was attacked in Paris during Fashion Week. (00:00) - Her return post on Tuesday was a photo with Kanye West, North and Saint, captioned simply "Family." (00:08) - This was the first photo she posted after vowing to have a more private life following the Paris robbery. (00:16) - Masked men stole millions of dollars worth of jewelry from her at her Paris hotel. (00:16) - Sources confirmed to People that the robbery and Kanye's health issues put a strain on the couple's marriage. (00:26) - The couple celebrated the holidays together, and the family flew to Oklahoma City to visit West's mother's grave. (00:26) - An insider told People that Kim and Kanye are getting along better and things are looking better for the new year. (00:26) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:16] Kardashian West's Instagram return. She resumes posting on Instagram three months after the Paris attack, sharing a family photo. - [00:16 to 00:46] Private life and reported marital strain. The video describes her vow of privacy and reports on the strain on her marriage and the couple's recent holiday and reconciliation. ## Key quotes - [00:08] Kim Kardashian West: "Family." - [00:26] An insider: "he and Kim are getting along better. Things are looking better for the new year." ## Questions this video answers - When did Kim Kardashian West return to Instagram? [00:00] - What did Kardashian West post when she returned to social media? [00:08] - What happened to Kardashian West in Paris? [00:16] - Why did Kardashian West say she would have a more private life? [00:16] - How are Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West's marriage reportedly doing? [00:26] - What did the family do over the holidays? [00:26] ## Content suitability - crime [00:00-00:16]: References an armed robbery in which masked men stole jewelry from her hotel room in Paris. - financial distress [00:16-00:16]: Mentions theft of millions of dollars worth of jewelry. - health controversy [00:26-00:26]: Mentions reported health issues affecting Kanye West and their marriage.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jan 3, 2017 8:47 PM UTC Kim Kardashian West has officially returned to social media three full months after her terrifying Paris heist  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jan 3, 2017 8:47 PM UTC [Kim Kardashian West](http://time.com/4573660/kardashians-jenners-forbes-highest-earning-reality-stars-2016/) has returned to Instagram with a sweet family photo that she published on the social media platform on Tuesday. This is Kardashian West’s first Instagram since going silent on all social media feeds for three months after [she was robbed at gunpoint during Paris Fashion Week in October](http://time.com/4516165/kim-kardashian-held-up-at-gunpoint-in-paris-hotel-room/). In the post,which [features her with Kanye West](http://time.com/3822917/kanye-west/) and their [two children, North and Saint](http://time.com/4599168/beyonce-mariah-carey-family-photo/), Kardashian West and the rest of the family are dressed in matching white and black outfits; the reality TV celebutante kept her caption succinct, stating merely: “Family.” Although this is her first Instagram since the incident, Kardashian West also [posted a video of the family on her personal app earlier on Tuesday](http://time.com/4620972/kim-kardashian-home-video-with-kanye/). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4621107/kim-kardashian-west-posts-first-instagram/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4621107/kim-kardashian-west-posts-first-instagram/"},"headline":"See Kim Kardashian West's First Instagram After 3-Month Social Media Hiatus","datePublished":"2017-01-03T20:47:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-10-07T07:12:21.677Z","description":"She hadn't posted since being robbed and held at gunpoint in October","url":"https://time.com/4621107/kim-kardashian-west-posts-first-instagram/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","Kanye West","Instagram","celebrity","Kim Kardashian","kim kardashian west","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbff1978f4224febf/6988b450e20a87c220a93a03/kim-kardashian-west-posts-first-instagram.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbff1978f4224febf/6988b450e20a87c220a93a03/kim-kardashian-west-posts-first-instagram.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Givenchy : Front Row - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2017","caption":"Givenchy : Front Row - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2017","creditText":"Dominique Charriau—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4621107/kim-kardashian-west-posts-first-instagram/","name":"See Kim Kardashian West's First Instagram After 3-Month Social Media Hiatus"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Kim Kardashian West Returns to Social Media with Family Photo 3 Months After Paris Attack","description":"Kim Kardashian West has officially returned to social media three full months after her terrifying Paris heist","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/NKDgRrPk/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2017-01-03T21:09:29.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/NKDgRrPk.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4621107/kim-kardashian-west-posts-first-instagram/","duration":"PT46S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4621107/kim-kardashian-west-posts-first-instagram/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```