Kim Kardashian West has dropped her lawsuit against a celebrity website which claimed she had faked the dramatic Paris robbery after it removed the story and apologised.

The 36-year-old reality TV star was locked in a bathroom in a private residence in the French capital and tied up by armed robbers, who were dressed as police officers and are believed to have stolen jewellery worth $10 million (around £8.2 million).

Kim Kardashian West
Kim Kardashian West (Evan Agostini/AP)

Kim later filed a lawsuit against website MediaTakeOut.com, which reported that she faked the entire ordeal and lied about the assault.

According to DailyMail.com, court documents now state that the case has been “voluntarily dismissed, without prejudice”.

This follows the site issuing an apology online, stating: “After speaking to sources, including some connected to the Kardashians, and getting further details on the sequence of events, we are now confident and without a doubt believe that Kim Kardashian was robbed as was reported to the Paris police.

“Anyone who is still questioning it is wrong.”

Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West
Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West (Clint Spaulding/PMC via AP Images)

The site added: “We can understand how reports questioning if the robbery in fact took place can be hurtful, and so we apologise.”

MediaTakeOut additionally said it has removed posts which suggested she staged the robbery and lied to the police in a retraction notice on Monday.

Kim had filed her lawsuit in Manhattan, with her lawyers saying she was wrongly portrayed as a liar and a thief after she was attacked.

The site’s report came after Twitter trolls mocked the mother of two’s ordeal.

Entertainer James Corden rallied to Kim’s defence, telling people to stop making jokes about the robbery and remember “she’s a mother, a daughter, a wife, a friend. Be nice or shut up”.

Meanwhile, a source close to the star has said Kim, who is married to rapper Kanye West, has “no plans for any work appearances” in the near future.

Kim Kardashian West
Kim Kardashian West (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Speaking to People.com, they added that she is “still figuring out her life” but that she is “more positive” following the robbery.

She marked her 36th birthday last week with a low-key family celebration away from the spotlight.