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 Millions that Hollywood stars earn every year do nothing
to protect them from being robbed: despite costly security systems and elite locations
of celebrity property, stars sometimes suffer million damages from the
robberies.
After Lindsay Lohan's home was burglarized twice in
the past four months, even the Mean Girl thinks the suspects were people
she
knew. A safe was ripped off the wall and nearly $2 million worth of
jewelry
loaned from a Beverly Hills boutique - and photos and videos of a very
personal
nature - were reportedly stolen in the incident last weekend. Three
burglars - two
female and one male - were caught on her mansion's surveillance tape.
LiLo
Twittered after the break-in: «that's how i know it was not a robbery.
Electronics
weren't taken... just things that a certain old friend knew meant a lot
to me».
During the holidays last year, Paris Hilton's
mansion
was raided by a thief wearing a black hoodie, who escaped with nearly $2
million in jewelry, including diamonds, rings, necklaces, watches, and
family
heirlooms. The socialite said at the time, «I
am devastated. They took items that had such sentimental value that no
one will
ever be able to replace».
He may have played a Pirate of the Caribbean, but
Orlando Bloom had a little thief trouble of his own recently when his
possessions went missing. In mid-July, at least $500,000 in jewelry,
cash, and
artwork were stolen from the actor, including 14 vintage watches. One of
his
most prized possessions - a 1950s Rolex Milgauss worn by Sean Connery in
Goldfinger - was stolen from his home in the Hollywood Hills.
On May 8, the Los Angeles home of Rachel Bilson was
robbed and her closet was hit especially hard. Bilson's Chanel
collection,
designer clothing, a huge vintage shoe collection, bags, and heirloom
jewelry
from her grandmother were discovered missing when the actress returned
home
from spending time with boyfriend Hayden Christensen in New York.
In 2004, eight pieces of jewelry were nearly stolen
from Ozzy Osbourne's home when the singer was sound asleep. The robber
never
anticipated the singer waking up, catching him in the act, and biting
off his
head like a dove. The robber escaped out the first-floor window and fled
the
property in England. Ozzy said at the time, «I'm happy in one respect
because
it could have got really ugly and I'm just happy no one got injured».
Last year, Kelly Monaco's Las Vegas penthouse was
broken into while she was sleeping. The General Hospital star and first
Dancing
With the Stars champion hid under her bed while her digs at Planet
Hollywood
were burgled. She was in Vegas while co-headlining the modern-day
burlesque
Peepshow. Thankfully for other Sin City travelers, the burglar was
caught and
charged with invasion of the home and grand larceny.
Apparently, it's common for robbers to pinpoint the
homes of high-profile targets when they're expected out. Italian beauty
Monica
Bellucci was at the Cannes Film Festival this year when her Paris
apartment was
robbed. More than $110,000 worth of jewelry, two laptops, and her
passport were
stolen.
This sounds like the plot of a movie, but Charlie
Chaplin's body was actually stolen from a Switzerland cemetery near the
hills
of Lake Geneva. In March 1978, Chaplin's grave and coffin were robbed by
two
Swiss motor mechanics who tried to hold the body for ransom. Chaplin's
widow
refused to give in to their demands, saying, «Charlie would have thought
it
ridiculous». The coffin was found 11 weeks later and was buried under
two
meters of concrete.
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