The daily gossip: Kim Kardashian asked to please return an ancient Roman statue, a first look at the Game of Thrones sequel, and more

Kim Kardashian asked to please return an ancient Roman statue, a first look at the Game of Thrones sequel, and more

Kim Kardashian.
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1. The U.S. government is kindly requesting that Kim Kardashian repatriate a smuggled ancient Roman sculpture

This is a case for the FBI: The government wants Kim Kardashian to forfeit an ancient Roman sculpture that was smuggled out of Italy, but she claims innocence. Fragment of Myron's Samian Athena, a limestone statue from the 1st or 2nd century, was purchased in Kardashian's name and detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in 2016, and is still in their custody. In 2018, Italy's Ministry of Cultural Heritage determined the statue was "looted, smuggled, and illegally exported from Italy." A civil forfeiture complaint was filed Friday, but a Kardashian rep told Page Six she did not purchase the sculpture and this is the first time she's heard of it (though it definitely matches her decor). It might be time for Kim to put her law school skills to the test.

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