A History of Celebrity Fashion Heists

Jewelry went missing at a Lindsay Lohan photo shoot, and it's not the first time a celebrity was involved in a sticky-fingered situation.

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Over $400,000 worth of jewelry was stolen two weeks ago during an Elle magazine photo shoot in London with Lindsay Lohan. Elle said in a statement on Tuesday that they have "no reason to believe that Lindsay Lohan was in any way responsible," but we think that the necklace and earrings could've easily slipped between her Super Twos. The missing jewlery is still being investigated by the police, so until we find out what really happened, check out other celebrity-related fashion heists that made headlines...

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COURTNEY LOVE, FEBRUARY 2007:
WHAT WAS STOLEN: CHANEL DRESS
STORY BEHIND IT: Courtney wore a dress to Paris Hilton's birthday party in LA that looked exactly like a Chanel that went down the runway a month before. Karl Lagerfeld only had one sample located in Paris, so either Courtney has crazy connects, or she's dumb enough to wear stolen goods in public eye. We're guessing the latter.

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HAYDEN PANETTIERE, APRIL 2009
WHAT WAS STOLEN: JEWELRY
STORY BEHIND IT: Some punk ass looted jewelry worth $15,000 at the Heroes cheerleader's home in LA. It has yet to be confirmed if any pearl necklaces were stolen.

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QUEEN LATIFAH, DECEMBER 2008
WHAT WAS STOLEN: JEWELRY
STORY BEHIND IT: Jewelry worth $10,000 was stolen from the Queen's resort in Tobago, Trinidad. Instead of belching out U-N-I-T-Y, she cried grand L-A-R-C-E-N-Y.

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RACHEL BILSON, MAY 2009
WHAT WAS STOLEN: CLOTHING, SHOES, JEWELRY
STORY BEHIND IT: Rachel is known for having great style, and whoever stole her belongings must have known about her collection of Chanel bags and vintage shoes worth $300,000. Sure, in value there was a lot missing, but letting Adam Brody steal her virginity was the real crime she was involved in.

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PARIS HILTON, DECEMBER 2008
WHAT WAS STOLEN: JEWELRY
STORY BEHIND IT: Paris thinks the heist was an inside job done by someone who's been to her Beverly Hills home before. $2 million worth of necklaces, rings, and watches is no joke! Hmm, inside job by someone who's been to her home before? We think it was STD-retaliation.

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WINONA RYDER, NOVEMBER 2008
WHAT WAS STOLEN: JEWELRY
STORY BEHIND IT: We all remember when Winona went on a klepto-craze at Saks Fifth Avenue and helped herself to $5,500 worth of clothes. Apparently she didn't learn her lesson, because $124,000 in Bulgari jewels went missing after she "borrowed" them for an event in Madrid years later. "Borrowed" as a defense=FAIL.

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