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...Winona Ryder will be giving no jailhouse interviews. At her sentencing last week for shoplifting last December at the Saks Fifth Avenue store in Beverly Hills, Calif., Ryder avoided jail time and instead was given three years' probation and ordered to perform 480 hours of community service and pay more than $10,000 in fines. When stopped by security guards in the store, Ryder was also found to have a collection of prescription drugs in her bag that would have made Elvis proud, including Percodan, Valium and Endocet. Her lawyer said the medications were for pain management. The judge chastised...
...distinctive appearance—“punk-rock elegance,” as Graham-Felsen terms it—garnishes the mystique. Roommate Seung-Min Lee ’03 describes Jarcho as a combination of Winona Ryder and Penelope Cruz, and there’s something to it: a bit of the former’s fragility, the latter’s lushness. “She makes awkwardness the sexiest thing since Anthony Michael Hall,” Lee says...
...publicity surrounding actress Winona Ryder's shoplifting trial should help educate people about the emotional, psychological and addictive aspects of shoplifting [BEHAVIOR, Nov. 18]. As a recovering shoplifter, I have never made excuses or denied responsibility for my shoplifting but, rather, sought therapeutic help. I eventually discovered that I was addicted to shoplifting and felt very ashamed. In 1992 I founded Cleptomaniacs and Shoplifters Anonymous. I found the help I needed, as have more than 600 people who have attended our weekly group meetings. One out of every 11 people shoplifts, and most do it not out of need...
...must celebrities be excused for everything? Some people seem to think that Ryder should not be punished but simply understood. Come on! When will these people accept responsibility for their wrongdoing? If Ryder's filching of clothing is excusable, the same kind of justice should be available to everyone, not just movie stars and people with money. GERARDO JIMENEZ Pittsburgh...
...sure none of you would walk into a Blockbuster and furtively slip a DVD into your jacket. That’s a Winona Ryder thing,” he said. “But how many of you have been on Kazaa or Morpheus...