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| Lindsay Lohan is the newest in a line of stars who have ended up in court for "borrowing" high ticket items. From Winona Ryder's notorious five-finger discount at Saks Fifth Avenue to a fallen "Charlie's Angel," see stars who've been involved in stealing scandals, although they make millions. (Photo/Fox Searchlight) See the Full story at The Daily Beast |
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| Lindsay Lohan is the newest in a line of stars who have ended up in court for "borrowing" high ticket items. From Winona Ryder's notorious five-finger discount at Saks Fifth Avenue to a fallen "Charlie's Angel," see stars who've been involved in stealing scandals, although they make millions. (Photo/Fox Searchlight) See the Full story at The Daily Beast |
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| Long gone are the days when Lohan was a blossoming, freckle-faced talent in "The Parent Trap," described by the movie's acclaimed director Nancy Myers as "a young Diane Keaton". The "Mean Girls" starlet abandoned her PG persona and opted for the fast life at the height of her career. In and out of rehab since 2007, Lohan is scheduled to face charges on Wednesday for shoplifting a $2,500 necklace, which she claims to have taken out on loan from a Venice, California jewelry shop. The store, however, has no record of her using their customary celebrity loan policy. (Photo:John Sciulli/Getty Images for Giuseppe Zanotti Design) See the Full story at The Daily Beast |
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| The all-American beauty with the Ultra Brite smile and golden, feathered locks became a pin-up icon in the 1970s, catching the eye of Andy Spelling, who cast her on his megahit series "Charlie's Angels." But during her ascent to stardom, the late Fawcett had a brief bad girl moment when she was arrested twice in 1970 for shoplifting clothes from two different boutiques. The actress was subsequently fined $125 and $265 for each incident. Fawcett explained she was "just taking justice into my own hands" – albeit quite literally – claiming that the stores refused to exchange merchandise she had already purchased. (Photo: Express Newspapers/Getty Images) See the Full story at The Daily Beast |
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| Who would have guessed that the Oscar-nominated, doe-eyed beauty who broke out in 1988's "Beetle Juice" would run into such trouble down the road? In 2001, Winona Ryder shocked the world when she was caught trying to make it out of Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills with more than $5,000 worth of merchandise. The actress was convicted of grand theft felony and vandalism, given three years probation, and assigned to 480 hours of community service. In addition, the court ordered Ryder to pay $6,355 in restitution to Saks and to undergo psychological and drug counseling. Six years after the incident, in an interview with Vogue, Ryder claimed she was taking painkillers for a broken elbow that lead her to be in a state of "confusion" at the time of the shoplifting scandal. A year after that interview, in 2008, Ryder allegedly committed jewelry theft again; but reports that she lifted $124,000 worth of Bulgari jewels from a Marie Claire photo shoot in Madrid never lead to charges. (Photo:Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for IFP) See the Full story at The Daily Beast |
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| More than two decades ago, 13-year-old tennis prodigy Jennifer Capriati garnered fame as the youngest ever French Open semifinalist. But in 1993, during a brief hiatus from her career on the court after a difficult loss at the U.S. Open, Capriati was caught shoplifting a $15 ring at a suburban mall outside Tampa, Florida. She had tried on several other rings and claimed she accidentally left one of them on before leaving the store. A year later, seemingly buckling under the pressures of stardom, Capriati was arrested for possession of marijuana. She eventually overcame her adolescent angst and went on to be the world's number one female tennis player in 2001. (Photo:Gary Gershoff/Getty Images for USTA) See the Full story at The Daily Beast |
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| Britney Spears is known for going from the very top of pop stardom to professional and emotional rock bottom. During the time of her complete breakdown in 2007– when the former teen sensation-cum-divorcée shaved her head, checked into and out of rehab, and was scrutinized for child neglect – Spears was caught seeking five-finger discounts on several occasions. One video taken by paparazzi showed her stealing a lighter from a gas station and then returning to her sports car, where she said sarcastically to the camera, "I stole something. Oh, I'm bad. Ohhh!" In another instance, after arguing with the staff of a sex shop for not letting her try on a pair of underwear, Spears grabbed a wig off a mannequin and left the store without paying for her new head accessory. The following year, Spears rushed out of Fred Segal, conveniently wearing a $200 top she had "forgotten" to pay for (Photo:Kevin Winter/Getty Images) See the Full story at The Daily Beast |
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| The daughter of two celebrities and granddaughter of famous TV host Hughie Green, Peaches Geldof grew up in the limelight. Amidst walking the catwalk and writing for "London's Daily Telegraph" and "The Guardian," the young British model, socialite, and columnist has also made headlines for several shoplifting altercations. In 2008, Geldof was accused of pilfering undergarments from a store in east London and then of leaving a shop without paying for a £500 dress in her possession. The year prior, Geldof was suspected of stealing clothes from a photo shoot. Though rumors swirled of the starlet's penchant for theft, the now 21-year-old star managed to escape charges on all accounts. (Photo:Thos Robinson/Getty Images for Karen Walker) See the Full story at The Daily Beast |
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| Reality television personality and former MySpace queen Tila Tequila earned plenty of media attention for her bisexual dating show "A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila," where men and women competed for her affection. But she's also been known to seek attention through social media outlets, including her recently launched celebrity blog, MissTilaOMG.com. Last April, Tequila was caught stealing from CVS. But the most publicity the snack heist received came from her own blog, where the star confessed, "I lost my wallet while working all day today and was SO HUNGRY so I was at the CVS store and figured I would just steal some bubble gum and chips and not get caught, but unfortunately the security guard caught me shoplifting!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Damn! Now I got a court case on my ass! Ohh now I can certify myself a REAL GANGSTA! LOLOLOL jk kids..." Perhaps in Tequila's case, theft can be chalked up to privileged character syndrome—and profoundly inane behavior (Photo:Ethan Miller/Getty Images) See the Full story at The Daily Beast |
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