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In Another Simple Favor climax, Charity and Linda hold a drugged Nicky at gunpoint on a cliffside, forcing a confrontation with Emily and Stephanie.
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 May 2025
McKnight initially claimed that Alexander held the victims at gunpoint during the robbery while McKnight and Copeland searched the house for drugs and money, according to the affidavit.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2025
Kim Kardashian is expected to testify in a French courtroom next month over a 2016 robbery in which she was allegedly tied up and held at gunpoint in her Parisian hotel while suspects stole more than $10 million worth of jewelry.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Nine men and one woman will be tried for robbery and kidnapping, the latter charge applying to both Kardashian and the residence’s concierge, who was forced at gunpoint to lead the group to the reality star’s hotel apartment.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 May 2025
McKnight initially claimed that Alexander held the victims at gunpoint during the robbery while McKnight and Copeland searched the house for drugs and money, according to the affidavit.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2025
Kim Kardashian is expected to testify in a French courtroom next month over a 2016 robbery in which she was allegedly tied up and held at gunpoint in her Parisian hotel while suspects stole more than $10 million worth of jewelry.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Nine men and one woman will be tried for robbery and kidnapping, the latter charge applying to both Kardashian and the residence’s concierge, who was forced at gunpoint to lead the group to the reality star’s hotel apartment.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Gunpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunpoint. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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gunpoint
noun
gun·point
ˈgən-ˌpȯint 
: the muzzle of a gun
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