Is this an embarrassment for Lupita or for Calvin Klein? The $150,000 Oscar gown worn by actress Lupita Nyong'o that was stolen
two days ago (Read it here), was returned on Friday by the thief, who tipped off
celebrity news site TMZ.com after learning the pearls on the dress were fake.
TMZ said the thief took the Calvin Klein dress from Nyong'o's hotel room on Wednesday after finding the door ajar.
The
Kenyan actress had worn the dress adorned with 6,000 pearls to
Sunday's Academy Awards in one of the most commented looks of the
night.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Lieutenant, Michael White, told reporters at a Friday news conference
that they received a call around 3 p.m. local time from a media outlet
who reported hearing from an anonymous caller that the dress had been
returned to the London Hotel.
The media source
said the thief removed two pearls from the dress and took them to the
Garment District in downtown Los Angeles where they were told they were
not real, according to White.
Nicole Nishida, a spokeswoman with the department, later confirmed that the media source was TMZ.
The
thief then took the dress back to the London West Hollywood hotel and
said it was in a garment bag inside a trash bag in a bathroom, White
said.
TMZ then tipped off the Los Angeles County
Sheriff's Department in West Hollywood, which was investigating the
theft. The website shows grainy footage of an unidentified person
opening the bag and finding a white dress.
White said the investigation into the theft would continue whether the jewels were authentic or fake.
"If we found out that they were not real, we still have a burglary and we still have a grand theft," White said.
It's all so hilarious, even Dencia throws shade at Lupita on her twitter page saying "Moral of the story, cut Ur coat according to Ur size.If u can't afford it in real life,don't borrow,beg or steal it.#BorrowposeGoneWrong"
Moral of the story,cut Ur coat according to Ur size.If u can't afford it in real life,don't borrow,beg or steal it.#BorrowposeGoneWrong 😂
— Dencia (@IamDencia) February 27, 2015
Let's wait for the police to finish their investigation before jumping into conclusion. I have course of believe that the purpose of stealing the dress was as a result of competition between fashion houses.
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