Fox News - Fair & Balanced

Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder Charged With Four Felonies

Reality bites for Winona Ryder.The 30-year-old actress was charged Friday with felony counts of theft, burglary, vandalism and possession of a controlled substance.The Girl, Interrupted star was arrested Dec. 12  for allegedly shoplifting $4,760 worth of merchandise from Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills, and possessing painkillers without a prescription."She has already been booked. She is free on $20,000 bail. The complaint filed today calls for $30,000. It will be up to the court on Feb. 8 whether to increase the bail or not," said district attorney's spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons.Ryder's attorney, Mark Geragos, contended the actress was merely carrying items between store departments, not trying to steal them. He said she had receipts for other items she bought in the store, and a valid prescription for the painkillers.Ryder earned Oscar nominations for playing the heroines in period films, Little Women and The Age of Innocence . She starred also starred in  Heathers , Beetlejuice and...

Read More

  1. Part Sheen, Spears and Ryder: Is Lindsay Lohan Most Screwed Up Star of All?

    There isn’t a play from the celebrity screw-up playbook that Lindsay Lohan hasn’t borrowed over the past three years.She’s done the Charlie Sheen power party, a doub...

  2. EXCLUSIVE: 6 Celebrity Beauty Secrets Revealed

    Celebrities have glam squads to keep them picture perfect at all times. Most of us do not.So just in time for your New Year's Eve beautification rituals, we bring yo...

  3. Winona Tries Humor to Defuse Scandal

    Winona Ryder has poked fun at her shoplifting arrest on Saturday Night Live , the MTV Movie Awards and the cover of W magazine, which featured her wearing a "Free Wi...

  4. Freedom for 'West Memphis Three'

    Panel weighs in on controversial murder case

  5. Security experts: Casey Anthony should leave jail in dead of night, put in a safe house

    Online and elsewhere, Casey Anthony has been vilified, and security experts say if her lawyers are smart, they'll arrange for her to be in a house protected by bodyg...

  6. Casey Anthony should go to a remote safe house when she gets out of jail, security experts say

    When Casey Anthony is released from jail Sunday, it will probably be in the middle of the night. If her lawyers are smart, security experts say, they will arrange fo...

  7. 1 in 5 Americans shun the Internet

    Next time you're standing in line at the movies, look around. Chances are there's at least one person who doesn't use the Internet.One in five American adults never ...

  8. Brad Pitt spent decade smoking marijuana: Which '90s star came out on top?

    One the biggest stars in the world, Brad Pitt has been nominated for Oscars and has a gorgeous partner and six kids. But in the '90s, he nearly puffed away all his g...

  9. Where Are Those '90s Artists Now? (Don't Go There!)

    According to the Associated Press, more '90s bands are touring than ever before. No Doubt, Jane's Addiction, Creed, and Phish are just some of the legends who have d...

  10. Culture Quiz

    Steve and Martha tackle a Butch Cassidy question

  11. Lindsay Lohan Back in Court

    Judge tells troubled actress 'don't push your luck'

  12. Been Caught Stealing

    As economy sinks, shoplifting arrests soar

  1. Al Pacino, Winona Ryder , Kirsten Dunst and Dennis Miller

    Pacino, Ryder, Dunst and Miller. No, it's not a law firm. It's the lawless world we call The Foxlight.He's 62, yells "hoo-ha" and looks like he's half asleep in his ...

  2. Winona Ryder Says Mel Gibson a Homophobe, Anti-Semite

    "Black Swan" star Winona Ryder remembers fellow Hollywood actor Mel Gibson as being "anti-Semitic and homophobic" long before his taped racist rants were broadcast a...

  3. Mark Geragos and Pat Harris

    Mark Geragos and Pat Harris

  4. Fox Flash: ‘Scary Movie 5’

    Comedian Molly Shannon talks about new movie

  5. After the Show Show: ‘The Iceman’

    Actor Robert Davi on his new movie

  6. Is political correctness ruining America?

    Insight from actor Robert Davi

  7. Which Celebrity Spinster Will End Up an Old Maid?

    Winona Ryder may be making her comeback in the Oscar-buzzed "Black Swan" (playing an aging, washed-up ballerina), but she's still looking for Mr. Right.Ryder, 39, th...

‹ Prev12345Next ›