I’m spending my Sunday morning engrossed in the most recent issue of Vanity Fair. Besides the aggravating features on “Hollywood’s fresh faces of 2010″, some of whom have graced the cover of this annual publication in years past, most of whom are younger than me and all of whom make significantly more than I do, I find myself fascinated by “The Suspects Wore Louboutins”. The piece is based on the American teens who stand accused of burglarizing the homes of Orlando Bloom, Paris Hilton, and Lindsay Lohan among others. One of the accused, Alexis Neiers, is featured prominently in the piece. Below, Neiers is photographed just days after her arraignment for being an alleged member of what is now being dubbed “The Bling Ring”.
I really wonder about this girl’s handlers. What’s the motivation behind allowing their client to be featured in this story? The above image is certainly not one that elicits much sympathy on her behalf.
All in, the six individuals charged in the case are believed to have stolen upwards of $3 million in clothing and jewelry from the aforementioned stars. As for the motivation behind the crimes, the accused are said to have been obsessed with the stars’ lavish possessions and relied on television shows such as TMZ to establish which stars were out of town and until when.
Whether Neiers is, as she claims, just a girl implicated in something that was beyond her control is for the courts to decide. At the very least it seems that these crimes required a great deal of premeditation and were executed with care. Regardless of the outcome, I look forward to following the impending trials of those who stand accused of one of the most audacious burglaries in recent Hollywood history.
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