Kim Kardashian's lawyer says the reality TV star will testify in person at an upcoming French trial over a 2016 heist in Paris.

The reality TV star and entrepreneur was tied up and held at gunpoint, and jewelry worth nearly $9 million was stolen in the incident.

Prosecutors and defendants were set to begin selecting jurors Monday as French courts made the necessary preparations to hear witness testimonies in the trial of those accused of stealing jewelry worth $9 million at gunpoint from Kim Kardashian.