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Report: Ryder Shoplifted Before
Days after the 30-year-old, two-time Oscar nominee was ordered to stand trial on shoplifting charges, comes a major newsmagazine profile that paints her as a "lost soul" and, more importantly, raises questions about whether Ryder's December 12 bust at a Saks Fifth Avenue was the first time she'd been accused of having sticky fingers.
The June 17 edition of Newsweek, on stands today, says Los Angeles prosecutors have "evidence"--it's not clear what kind--that her alleged non-shopping spree at the Beverly Hills Saks was not her "first shoplifting incident."
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office confirms it has filed a notice with the court about these so-called "other acts," but that it has not filed a motion that would allow prosecutors to bring them up in court. A call seeking comment from Ryder's attorney was not returned.
Ryder presumably will speak for herself Friday, when she's due back in a Beverly Hills court for arraignment on counts of grand theft, second-degree burglary, vandalism and unlawful possession of the prescription painkiller oxycodone.
According to Newsweek, Ryder will plead not guilty to the charges--felony counts that could bring the Girl, Interrupted gamine a maximum penalty of three years, eight months in prison, if convicted.
At the likely trial to follow, Ryder's camp has insisted it will prove the Saks bust was a big, headline-making mistake. Attorney Mark Geragos says he'll present receipts for the nearly $6,000 worth of doodads his client is accused of stealing from the upscale department store, as well as a prescription for the oxycodone police found on Ryder at the time of her arrest.
Aside from the legal maneuvers, the Newsweek article is notable for a couple of eyebrow-raising quotes from Ryder's acting peers.
One actress, ID'd only as a "top female star," laments how Ryder's May 18 hosting gig on Saturday Night Live lampooned her legal troubles: "[Shoplifting is] not funny and kids need to understand that. Nobody is going to write a skit for them if they get caught shoplifting."
"Another female star"--also anonymous, natch--intimates that Ryder's arrest only confirmed her sinking status in Hollywood.
"She lost that kind of cool a long time ago and watched the Gwyneth Paltrows and the J.Los take over," the snipester snipes. "She's nice, but I have to say I always thought she was kind of odd. I think that's what a lot of Hollywood thinks."
In the article, Winona's defense is provided by several current and past coworkers, including Ben Stiller, who insist the onetime Gen-X poster girl is so not over. And not even "kind of odd." (Stiller calls her "a good person.")
Aside from court appearances, Ryder, who hasn't had a hit since the first Clinton Administration (see: Little Women), will next be seen in back-to-back summer flicks Mr. Deeds (opening June 28) and Simone (August 16).
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