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‘The alien situation at that Miami mall’: Kardashians bring up odd incident at Bayside

Kendall Jenner walking the runway during the “Le Defile - Walk Your Worth” - 6th L’Oreal Show as part of Paris Fashion Week at the Eiffel Tower on October 01, 2023 in Paris, France.//03VULAURENT_2023FW09VU_03105/Credit:Laurent VU/SIPA/2310020026 (Photo by Laurent VU/SIPA/Sipa USA)
Kendall Jenner walking the runway during the “Le Defile - Walk Your Worth” - 6th L’Oreal Show as part of Paris Fashion Week at the Eiffel Tower on October 01, 2023 in Paris, France.//03VULAURENT_2023FW09VU_03105/Credit:Laurent VU/SIPA/2310020026 (Photo by Laurent VU/SIPA/Sipa USA) Laurent VU/SIPA/Sipa USA

A Miami mall made an appearance on the latest episode of the “The Kardashians,” and not for a reason you might think (shopping).

During a ski trip to Aspen, somehow talk about aliens came up on the Hulu series, as did a wild, late night scene at Bayside Marketplace on New Year’s Day.

Kendall Jenner, a frequent visitor to the area thanks to her on-off relationship with Bad Bunny, was the first one to broach the topic to half-sister Khloe.

“What do you think of this alien situation at that Miami mall?” the supermodel casually asks over a family meal.

Khloe responds she’d heard about the incident, which involved dozens of cops descending on Bayside on Jan. 1 in response to numerous reports of alien sightings.

“Obviously, that was 100 percent real,” Khloe Kardashian says, admitting she’s a proud conspiracy theorist.

The 40-year-old reality star then calls her brother Rob, who has no doubt that we had visitors from outer space.

‘There is literally seven species of aliens,” he states resolutely. “And there’s good aliens and bad aliens.”

Kris Jenner tried to keep everyone, um, grounded.

“Where are all the videos?” the momager asks.

“Mom, are you kidding me!?” Khloe yells back. “They have technology that wipes it all out!”

In fact, there were videos of that strange night, many of them still circulating online in the 305 and beyond. But after a brief investigation, local authorities confirmed there was no smoke where there was fire.

A rep from the Miami-Dade Police Department debunked the Internet investigators, confirming no UFO had landed.

The “creatures” lurking around the shops were actually a group of wild teens. Four arrests were made.

According to Miami police, the kids set off fireworks, which sounded like gunfire, and people panicked, with some jumping to conclusions after seeing large, mysterious figures in the dark.

Later on Instagram, the Miami Police Department posted a message addressing what had gone down.

“There is video going viral of 8- to 10-foot aliens walking around Bayside,” an officer says in the clip. “It is just a person walking with a shadow.”

This story was originally published July 8, 2024 at 10:46 AM.

Madeleine Marr
Miami Herald
Celebrity/real time news reporter Madeleine Marr has been with The Miami Herald since 2003. She has covered such features as travel, fashion and food. In 2007, she helped launch the newspaper’s daily People Page, attending red carpet events, awards ceremonies and press junkets; interviewing some of the biggest names in show business; and hosting her own online show. She is originally from New York City.
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