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| Rachel Bilson speaks out against Sofia Coppola's The Bling Ring | Rachel Bilson speaks out against Sofia Coppola's The Bling Ring |
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| Rachel Bilson, The OC star whose house was robbed five times by the so-called "bling ring", has spoken out against Sofia Coppola's movie about the gang's crimes. The bling ring were a group of teenagers who broke into the houses of Los Angeles celebrities in 2008 and 2009, stealing $1m worth of their belongings. Their high-profile victims included Lindsay Lohan, Orlando Bloom and Megan Fox. | Rachel Bilson, The OC star whose house was robbed five times by the so-called "bling ring", has spoken out against Sofia Coppola's movie about the gang's crimes. The bling ring were a group of teenagers who broke into the houses of Los Angeles celebrities in 2008 and 2009, stealing $1m worth of their belongings. Their high-profile victims included Lindsay Lohan, Orlando Bloom and Megan Fox. |
| Bilson has hit out against Coppola's film, arguing that it glamourises the crimes of the real life gang, who in 2009 stole more than £200,000 worth of her possessions. | Bilson has hit out against Coppola's film, arguing that it glamourises the crimes of the real life gang, who in 2009 stole more than £200,000 worth of her possessions. |
| "I thought it was weird to glorify something that was so upsetting for a lot of people," she told Cosmopolitan magazine. "It's important to detach from material things, but the special, personal things I lost are hard to forget." Her mother's engagement ring was part of the gang's haul. | "I thought it was weird to glorify something that was so upsetting for a lot of people," she told Cosmopolitan magazine. "It's important to detach from material things, but the special, personal things I lost are hard to forget." Her mother's engagement ring was part of the gang's haul. |
| Bilson is not the only celebrity to have been upset by the film. Her OC co-star Mischa Barton took to Twitter to complain about a reference to her 2007 arrest for driving while under the influence of marijuana. "Really #sofiacoppola #theblingring my name? Shame on you," she tweeted last week. | Bilson is not the only celebrity to have been upset by the film. Her OC co-star Mischa Barton took to Twitter to complain about a reference to her 2007 arrest for driving while under the influence of marijuana. "Really #sofiacoppola #theblingring my name? Shame on you," she tweeted last week. |
| Alexis Neirers, a member of the real-life bling ring, has also hit out against the adaptation, branding it "trashy and inaccurate". She accused Detective Brett Goodkin and Vanity Fair writer Nancy Joe Sales – whose article on the gang formed the basis of the film – of being dishonest, stating that "the truth will come out soon enough and I have no intention of seeing this film." | Alexis Neirers, a member of the real-life bling ring, has also hit out against the adaptation, branding it "trashy and inaccurate". She accused Detective Brett Goodkin and Vanity Fair writer Nancy Joe Sales – whose article on the gang formed the basis of the film – of being dishonest, stating that "the truth will come out soon enough and I have no intention of seeing this film." |
| Not all celebrity responses have been negative, however. Paris Hilton appears in the film and allowed her house to used as a set, despite having been robbed by the gang. | Not all celebrity responses have been negative, however. Paris Hilton appears in the film and allowed her house to used as a set, despite having been robbed by the gang. |
| "I loved The @BlingRingMovie! Sofia Coppola is such a talented director," she tweeted. "@EmWatson and the rest of the cast were amazing! #AmustSeeFilm" | "I loved The @BlingRingMovie! Sofia Coppola is such a talented director," she tweeted. "@EmWatson and the rest of the cast were amazing! #AmustSeeFilm" |
| The Bling Ring, which stars Watson as Nicki Moore, a character based on Neirers, is out in the UK today. | The Bling Ring, which stars Watson as Nicki Moore, a character based on Neirers, is out in the UK today. |
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