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Bound-and-gagged Kardashian Halloween costume pulled from online store

An online retailer has pulled a Halloween costume that made light of the recent jewelry heist involving Kim Kardashian West

'Parisian Heist' costume includes rope, gag and ring

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Kim Kardashian, seen in a May 2016 photo, was shaken up but physically unharmed after the Paris incident, according to her rep. (Andrew Medichini/Associated Press)

An online retailer has pulled a Halloween costume that made light of the recent jewelry heist involving Kim Kardashian West.

Time reports that the listing for the "Parisian Heist" costume on Costumeish featured a bound and gagged Kardashian lookalike dressed in a white robe and sporting a giant ring. The listing didn't include Kardashian's name. The costume was being sold for $70 US.

This 'Parisian Heist' Halloween costume featured a bound and gagged Kardashian lookalike dressed in a white robe and sporting a giant ring. (Costumeish)
The company's founder, Jonathon Weeks, told Time that the costume was designed to provoke a strong reaction. He says he didn't want to "make light of a serious situation," and added that the company wasn't mocking her.

The costume prompted outrage from some social media users. The company's Twitter account announced Tuesday the costume had been pulled and apologized if it "offended anyone."

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