BROADCASTS.com

b'Winona Ryder was arrested for shoplifting from Saks Fifth Avenue, Beverly Hills on 12th December, 2001. Amongst the products she had stuffed into her hat was a Marc Jacobs sweater worth $760, and Frederic Fekkai hair adornments listed at $600.\\nAt first, the Oscar nominated actress claimed she had been under the impression that her assistant would pay for the items later. Then, she said she had stolen them as research for a forthcoming role. But in court, the security guards said they\\u2019d seen Ryder clipping the tags off some items with scissors. She got 500 hours of Community Service, and her career was derailed for a decade.\\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly consider whether Saks leveraged the opportunity for publicity purposes; examine the strange composition of the jury who decided Ryder\\u2019s fate; and ask if her appearance in a \\u2018Free Winona\\u2019 t-shirt was indulgent or amusing\\u2026\\xa0\\nFurther Reading:\\n\\u2022 \\u2018A grass roots campaign to "free" Winona Ryder helps make $15 T-shirt LA\'s hottest style statement\\u2019 (British Vogue, 2002): https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/free-winona\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Ryder possessed 8 drugs during arrest, memo says\\u2019 (Chicago Tribune, 2002): https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-12-04-0212040374-story.html\\nWinona Ryder Convicted of 2 Counts in Shoplifting - The New York Times (nytimes.com)\\n\\u2022 \\u2018America\\u2019s Dumbest Criminals\\u2019 (Channel 5, 2002): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unyKRYb7WPo\\n#Hollywood #Crime #2000s\\nLove the show? Join\\xa0\\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\\xa0\\U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\\nPlus, get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast.\\nJoin now via\\xa0Apple Podcasts\\xa0or\\xa0Patreon.\\xa0Thanks!\\nWe\'ll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'