{"id":2504450,"date":"2026-07-16T12:18:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2504450"},"modified":"2026-07-16T12:18:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:18:18","slug":"kardashian-family-bodyguard-mason-haynes-dead-at-52","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kardashian-family-bodyguard-mason-haynes-dead-at-52\/","title":{"rendered":"Kardashian Family Bodyguard Mason Haynes Dead at 52"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Mason Haynes<\/strong>, a bodyguard who worked closely with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/kim-kardashian\/\"><strong>Kim Kardashian<\/strong><\/a> and mom<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/kris-jenner\/\"><strong> Kris Jenner<\/strong><\/a>, among others, has died at age 52.<\/p>\n<p>A <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/honouring-mason-haynes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GoFundMe<\/a> page created to support Haynes\u2019 family and cover his funeral costs said Haynes died on July 4, \u201ctwo days before what would have been his 53rd birthday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMason\u2019s life was taken far too soon in a tragic road traffic accident. He leaves behind his devoted wife <strong>Fay<\/strong>, his daughter Brooke, his son Noah, a loving family, and an extraordinary circle of friends spread across the world,\u201d the GoFundMe page reads.<\/p>\n<p>The page describes Haynes as a \u201cman who made people feel welcome from the moment they met him. A man who would cross countries to help a friend. A man who never let a loved one down and who saw the deep qualities in people that others often overlooked.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kim-kardashians-paris-robbery-trial-what-to-know-9-years-later\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kim-kardashians-paris-robbery-trial-what-to-know-9-years-later\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Kim Kardashian\u2019s Paris Robbery Trial Begins: What to Know<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tKim Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint during a 2016 trip to Paris. Kardashian visited the French capital during Paris Fashion Week, where she heard someone enter her hotel room. \u201cI knew someone was there, like, someone was there to get me. You feel it,\u201d Kardashian recounted to David Letterman in a 2020 interview, noting she [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cA protector. A mentor. A prankster. A giant in every sense of the word, with an even bigger heart,\u201d the GoFundMe page description continues.<\/p>\n<p>According to the page, money generated by the online fundraiser will \u201censure Mason gets the send-off he truly deserves \u2014 a celebration of a life that touched so many people. Beyond that, they will help ease some of the immediate financial pressures that inevitably follows such a sudden and devastating loss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour support will give Fay and their family the time and space to grieve, heal and begin rebuilding their lives, without Fay having to make impossible decisions that she could never have imagined she would have to face,\u201d adds the page.<\/p>\n<p>Haynes\u2019 employer, Trojan Security UK, paid tribute to him in a July 6 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DacsvBsoNYv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> post. \u201cWe would like to pay homage to an absolute legend in the Close Protection game. Big Mason. Gone too soon. Rest easy and fly high Brother \ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f,\u201d the company wrote alongside a photo of Haynes and Jenner, 70.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kim-kardashian-testifies-in-paris-robbery-trial-9-years-later\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Feature-Kim-Kardashian-Testifies-in-Paris-Robbery-Trial.jpg?crop=0px%2C27px%2C1200px%2C678px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Feature-Kim-Kardashian-Testifies-in-Paris-Robbery-Trial.jpg?crop=0px%2C27px%2C1200px%2C678px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Feature-Kim-Kardashian-Testifies-in-Paris-Robbery-Trial.jpg?crop=0px%2C27px%2C1200px%2C678px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Feature-Kim-Kardashian-Testifies-in-Paris-Robbery-Trial.jpg?crop=0px%2C27px%2C1200px%2C678px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Feature-Kim-Kardashian-Testifies-in-Paris-Robbery-Trial.jpg?crop=0px%2C27px%2C1200px%2C678px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Feature-Kim-Kardashian-Testifies-in-Paris-Robbery-Trial.jpg?crop=0px%2C27px%2C1200px%2C678px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Feature-Kim-Kardashian-Testifies-in-Paris-Robbery-Trial.jpg?crop=0px%2C27px%2C1200px%2C678px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Feature-Kim-Kardashian-Testifies-in-Paris-Robbery-Trial.jpg?crop=0px%2C27px%2C1200px%2C678px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Feature-Kim-Kardashian-Testifies-in-Paris-Robbery-Trial.jpg?crop=0px%2C27px%2C1200px%2C678px&amp;resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Feature Kim Kardashian Testifies in Paris Robbery Trial\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kim-kardashian-testifies-in-paris-robbery-trial-9-years-later\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Kim Kardashian Testifies That She Thought She Would Be Raped in Paris<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tKim Kardashian took the stand in a Paris courtroom to testify about allegedly being robbed at gunpoint in 2016. The reality star, 44, testified in the trial against 10 suspects in Paris on Tuesday, May 13. She began her testimony by telling the court that the incident \u201cchanged everything\u201d she previously loved about Paris, per [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Haynes was part of Kardashian\u2019s security detail when she was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kim-kardashian-details-paris-robbery-in-police-statement-report-w461169\/\">robbed at gunpoint<\/a> in Paris in October 2016. In May 2025, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kim-kardashian-paris-robbery-trial-biggest-courtroom-takeaways\/\">eight of the 10 suspects were convicted<\/a> of robbing the star of millions of dollars\u2019 worth of jewelry following a Paris trial.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe crime was the most terrifying experience of my life, leaving a lasting impact on me and my family,\u201d Kardashian, 45, said in a statement at the time. \u201cWhile I\u2019ll never forget what happened, I believe in the power of growth and accountability and pray for healing for all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Haynes reflected on the robbery in an October 2018 interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.london-now.co.uk\/young-reporter\/9943\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">London Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if he\u2019d got into \u201cany scrapes\u201d as part of his security work, he responded, \u201cMost prominently, you\u2019d have to talk about the Paris robbery on Kim Kardashian, although I can\u2019t go into much detail about that, I was part of that team, and that incident was simply a set of unfortunate circumstances which led to something bad happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mason Haynes, a bodyguard who worked closely with Kim Kardashian and mom Kris Jenner, among others, has died at age 52. A GoFundMe page created to support Haynes\u2019 family and cover his funeral costs said Haynes died on July 4, \u201ctwo days before what would have been his 53rd birthday.\u201d \u201cMason\u2019s life was taken far [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2504451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[24003,25601,32881],"class_list":["post-2504450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-news","tag-deaths","tag-the-kardashians"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kardashian-Family-Bodyguard-Mason-Haynes-Dead-at-52.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2504450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2504450"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2504450\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2504452,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2504450\/revisions\/2504452"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2504451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2504450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2504450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2504450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}