Filed under: Celebrities, Media
Winona Ryder has finally spoken publicly about her 2001 arrest for shoplifting. In August’s Vogue, Winona says, “I didn’t have this tremendous sense of guilt, because I hadn’t hurt anyone. Had I physically harmed someone or caused harm to a human being, I think it would have been an entirely different experience. I never said a word. I didn’t release a statement. I didn’t do anything. I just waited for it to be over.”
As everyone who wasn’t living under a rock or at Zen Mountain Monastery knows, Winona was videotaped stealing merchandise from Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills and later convicted of grand theft. She says, “Two months prior to that, I broke my arm in two places, and the doctor, a sort of quack doctor, was giving me a lot of stuff and I was taking it at first to get through the pain. And then there was this weird point when you don’t know if you are in pain but you’re taking it.”
Winona also claims the painkillers left her in a state of “confusion.”
Ummm…
Okay, first of all, shoplifting DOES hurt — in fact, right where it hurts most: MY WALLET! According to a random Web site I found that I’m sure is credible (as everything on the Web is), most stores automatically increases prices as much as 10% to cover shoplifting losses. Hell, I’d much rather have Winona b*tch-slap me than make me pay more for sandals. I can put ice on my cheek, but nothing lessens the sting of an emptied wallet.
Secondly, what kind of painkillers was she taking, exactly, that confused her to the point of thinking Saks Fifth Avenue is free? Because I’ve taken a few pills in my day… for, um, a toothache (yeah, that’s the ticket!)… and, sure, I may have taken up residence in Loopy World, but even I never mistook Barney’s shoe department for a candy bowl.
Posted by Candy ♦ July 18, 2007
At 10:38 am Jen1984 said:
I hate when people don’t take responsibility for their actions.
July 18, 2007
At 10:39 am Erika said:
>>I may have taken up residence in Loopy World, but even I never mistook Barney’s shoe department for a candy bowl.
July 18, 2007
At 10:39 am Erika said:
>>I may have taken up residence in Loopy World, but even I never mistook Barney’s shoe department for a candy bowl.>>
This is HILARIOUS!!!! Come on, painkillers put her in a state of confusion? Maybe if she was downing them with vodka and a side of acid.
July 18, 2007
At 11:31 am Hannah said:
LOL!!! I don’t buy that excuse for a second.
July 18, 2007
At 12:19 pm Fabiola Thing said:
Hello! What happened to her boobs? Did they disappear?
July 18, 2007
At 3:02 am Dame said:
she looks gorgeous
July 19, 2007
At 7:05 am Jo Jo said:
Winona playing the victim card.
July 19, 2007
At 9:37 am Melanie said:
Yeah, I believe her boobs disappeared behind that 3,000 ton bow she’s been dressed up in.
July 19, 2007