Winona Ryder in new shoplifting scandal

2008-03-20 19:32:02  China Daily      

Actress Winona Ryder poses as she arrives for the premiere of her new film "A Scanner Darkly" during the 2006 Los Angeles Film Festival in Los Angeles June 29, 2006. (Xinhua/Reuters, File Photo)

BEIJING, March 21 -- A shopping trip has put Winona Ryder in the news again.

The 36-year-old actress was spotted leaving a Hollywood store with make-up on her that she hadn't paid for, according to a U.S. report.

Actress Winona made headlines six years ago, when at the peak of her career she was convicted of shoplifting 3,000 sterling pounds (about 5955 U.S. dollars) worth of clothing from a Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills.

Now in a new incident, according to America's National Enquirer magazine, the "Girl Interrupted" star recently set off the security alarm at Hollywood CVC Pharmacy after making several purchases.

According to the publication, when she left the store, she set off an alarm that drew the attention of a security guard.

A store employee is quoted as saying: "Winona had a bag of stuff, but she set off the theft alarm when she left the store.

"When a security guard stopped her, he found make-up she had not paid for."

And when she was asked about the make-up, Winona answered: "I don't know how that happened."

The store employee added: "We took unpaid items back and she left the store."

Winona's publicist at first denied the incident took place. But when told a store employee had confirmed it, said she would check with her again.

(Source: Agencies)