Actress Lindsay Lohan was recently arrested for stealing jewellery and a necklace worth $5,000 and later for not completing her community service.
She isn't the first celebrity to wind up on the wrong side of the law. There are more than a dozen famous celebrities around the world who have allegedly been caught for shoplifting and stealing items from here and there.
Some claims to be “confused” or “misunderstood” when caught, others say they are under “medication.” Call them shoplifters or kleptomaniacs, these high-profile celebrities are majorly involved in such petty act of theft.
Check out the other celebrity petty thieves who have a dark history of shoplifting or stealing.
The Jewellery Thief - Lindsay LohanActress Lindsay Lohan writes during a progress report hearing at Airport Branch Courthouse in Los Angeles.ReutersLindsay Lohan said to pose naked for the magazine ReutersThe Wig Thief - Britney SpearsPopstar Britney Spears is not far behind. She was accused of stealing petty objects like wigs, coats and a lighter. Well, Britney this wasn't expected from you!ReutersThe T-shirt Thief - Courtney LoveSinger Courtney Love was sued and later arrested for stealing t-shirts and not returning the merchandise worth $114,000.ReutersThe Household Thief - Brooke BurkeActress and “Dancing with the Stars” co-host Brooke Burke was accused of buying and receiving stolen home appliances for their home in Malibu. The court documents stated that Bruke and her husband bought items worth around $70,000 in 2007 and paid only half of that amount.ReutersThe late Farrah Fawcett, who died of cancer, was charged with shoplifting from a boutique in 1970.ReutersThe Neosporin Thief - Miranda JulyMiranda July, the “You and Me and Everyone We Know” filmmaker has a dark history of shoplifting. During her college days she once stole a packet of Neosporin. She has even admitted to shoplifting at grocery stores.ReutersThe Cosmetics Thief - Caroline GiulianiCaroline Giuliani, the daughter of ex-Mayor of New York City, was taken into custody for hiding cosmetics worth $150 inside her coat.ReutersAmerican actress Winona Ryder was caught with goods worth $5,000 from a Beverly Hills department store. She said she was under medication at the time and stole the goods in a 'state of confusion'. The court put her on probation for three years.ReutersThe Gown Thief - Angelina PivarnickThe “Jersey Shore” star Angelina Pivarnick was accused of not returning a gown that she borrowed for the MTV Movie Awards. ReutersThe Ring Thief - Jennifer CapriatiThe 1992 Olympic Tennis champion Jennifer Capriati of the United States was accused of stealing a silver ring from a mall in Florida. She wore the ring on her finger and walked out of the mall, which she called “accidental.”ReutersThe Jewellery Thief - Lindsay LohanLindsay Lohan is handcuffed after a judge revoked her probation, for failing to appear at a series of community service appointments at the Downtown Women's Shelter at Airport Branch Courthouse in Los Angeles.Reuters
