Can YOU guess who these celebrities are meant to be? Eight of the worst court sketches as Kim Kardashian takes the stand in $10m jewel heist trial
Stars like Rebekah Vardy, Paris Hilton, Brad Pitt and Kim Kardashian have all had their famously flawless visages ripped to shreds.
Most recently Kim Kardashian's likeness was turned into a cartoonish portrait as she testified in the trial for a 2016 jewellery heist in Paris.
And famously he sister Kylie Jenner was no doubt left shocked by the portrait that was produced for the defamation case against her sister-in-law Black Chyna in 2022.
But they're not the only ones to be savaged by the artist's brush but can you guess who these stars are from their unflattering court portraits?
Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian broke down in tears as she told the court she forgives the defendant, despite fearing she was going to be raped and killed during the $10 million heist.
While Kim, 44, took to the stand, sketch artists were on hand to recreate her famous appearance, but in this instance it seemed to miss the mark.
Instead of a perfect pout, the reality star was shown with a pinched face looking shocked as she addressed the court.
Kylie Jenner
And she's not the only Kardashian to have fallen foul of the curt room sketch artist.
In 2022 the Kardashian-Jenner clan including Kim, Khloe, Kylie, and Kris attended legal proceedings for Blac Chyna's $108 million case against them where they were accused of making statements that ruined or defamed the reality star's reputation and of plotting to get her TV show Rob and Chyna axed.
While the Kardashians managed to win their legal battle and Chyna was not awarded any damages, the reality stars were none the less left worse off after seeing their court sketches.
The make-up mogul Kylie Jenner was no doubt left shocked after seeing a portrait of her with bulging lips and long lashes as she stared down at her lap while hearing the verdict read out.
Tom Brady
The legendary quarterback ended up in federal court in New York in 2015 after being suspended for four games by the NFL over the 'Deflategate' ball tampering scandal.
Tom Brady's suspension was overturned and he was allowed to compete in the rest of the 2015 season but NFL fans were less interested in Brady's football career and more interested in the depiction of him during the trial.
In his court sketch the sports star was shown in a dark suit, leaning heavily on the table with his eyes closed.
Fans were unable to recognise the football legend who appeared to be melting and whose features and hair were a far cry away from his usual aesthetic.
Taylor Swift
She's a pop icon worth more than $1.6billion but even Taylor Swift isn't immune to an unflattering portrait or two.
During a one-week trial in 2017 where she counter-sued David Mueller, a former Denver DJ who accused the singer of falsely accusing him of groping her at a photo shoot, Swift became just one of the many victims of the artist's pen.
The judge found in her favour but much less favourable was the portrait where the Bad Blood singer was barely recognisable in a black dress and her hair swept back in a bun.
Sat with her lawyer and her mother Andrea, Swift stared down at the judge with her eyebrow raised.
Rebekah Vardy
The sensational 'Wagatha Christie' trial saw Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney embroiled in court room drama.
Mrs Vardy unsuccessfully sued the I'm A Celeb star in the High Court in 2022 after she was publicly accused of leaking stories about her to the press.
The catalyst for the famous Wagatha Christie case was a dramatic open letter written by Mrs Rooney and posted on social media in October 2019 in which she revealed she had turned detective to figure out who had been leaking details of her personal life.
And it seems the £1,190,000 legal bill wasn't the only blow to the wife of footballer Jamie Vardy who was rendered rather unflatteringly in a sketch.
But luckily for her she wasn't the only one and Wayne Rooney and his wife were also painted - literally - in a bad light with a group portrait of the warring trio huddled round a table in The Royal Courts of Justice in 2022.
Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt
Once Hollywood's golden couple, Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt appear unrecognisable in a quick court sketch from the early 2000s.
Between 2000 and 2005, the Friends star sued a photographer for breach of privacy after he snapped and sold topless pictures of her sunbathing in her back garden.
During her court appearance, she was supported by her then-husband (a heavily bearded) Brad Pitt but you'd never have guessed by the artist's sketch which shows Pitt with long hair and straggly facial hair and Aniston with a loose ponytail and striped shirt.
Aniston eventually won the case, landing a final settlement of $550,000 after claiming the snapper caused her serious emotional distress.
Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton appeared in court in Los Angeles in 2007 for violating her probation and the socialite was no doubt upset by the way she had been rendered in the sketch.
At the time a judge ruled that Hilton spend 45 days in jail for knowingly driving without a valid license after a traffic offence from a previous instance.
The judge sentenced her to jail time, specifically ruling against work release, furloughs, alternative jail placements, or electronic monitoring.
According to The Guardian, Hilton shouted 'It's not right,' and cried for her mother, who was seated behind her in court as she was led away by sheriff's deputies.
In the court sketch Hilton was shown with her blonde hair swept back in to a low bun, in a black strappy top with a chunky necklace.
At the time a judge ruled that Hilton spend 45 days in jail for knowingly driving without a valid license after a traffic offence from a previous instance.
Jude Law
In 2014 actor Jude Law took to the stand at the Old Bailey to give evidence in the News Of The World phone-hacking trial.
Former editors Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson were on trial accused of conspiracy to hack mobile phones.
Law told the jury that press attention intensified when he was nominated for an Oscar in 2001 for The Talented Mr Ripley and continued through his divorce from actress Sadie Frost.
And to add injury to insult, Law's court sketch, showing him dressed in a dark suit with a spotty tie, bared little resemblance to his actual appearance - other than his famous widow's peak hairline.
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