Wednesday 29 June 2022 02:03 AM Winona Ryder felt 'part of her life was over' following 2001 shoplifting ... trends now
Winona Ryder has confessed she felt like 'part of my life was over' while reflecting on the 'cruel' tabloid culture in the early 2000s.
The actress, 50, made headlines after being caught shoplifting from Saks Fifth Avenue's Beverly Hills department store in 2001, going on to be found guilty.
She made the admission to accompany a gorgeous cover shoot for Harper's Bazaar's July 2022 issue, which sees her cut a smart figure in a black blazer suit.
'There was a lot of meanness out there!' Winona Ryder has admitted she felt 'part of her life was over' after falling victim to 'cruel' tabloids following her 2001 shoplifting scandal
On being targeted by the press amid the scandal, the Stranger Things star said: 'I definitely retreated. I was in San Francisco. But I also wasn't getting offers. I think it was a very mutual break.
'It's so interesting when you look at the early aughts. It was a kind of cruel time.
'There was a lot of meanness out there.... And then I remember coming back to L.A. and—it was a rough time. And I didn't know if that part of my life was over.'
Whoops! The actress, 50, made headlines after being caught shoplifting from Saks Fifth Avenue's Beverly Hills department store in 2001, going on to be found guilty (pictured in 2002)
She shocked Hollywood when she was caught shoplifting from a Beverly Hills department store in 2001.
Winona was eventually convicted of stealing nearly £4,000 worth of designer merchandise from an exclusive department store.
She was found guilty of grand theft and vandalism but not guilty of second degree burglary from Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills on December 12.
During her shopping expedition, she bought several items but stole many more.
Stunning: She made the admission to accompany a gorgeous cover shoot for Harper's Bazaar 's July 2022 issue, which sees her cut an oversized blue skirt
Her haul of stolen goods included designer hats, tops, socks, bags and hair accessories, ranging in price from £10 to £500.
She also stole a white Gucci dress worth just over £1,000.
Soon after arriving at Saks on December 12, Ryder bought a pair of Gucci shoes worth about £200.
She spent more than one-and-a-half hours in total at the store and a security video tape seen by the jury showed her wandering around, picking up armfuls of designer clothing.
Candid: On being targeted by the press after the millennium, the Stranger Things star said: 'I definitely retreated. I was in San Francisco. But I also wasn't getting offers'
She caught the attention of Saks' security boss Kenneth Evans, when she knelt down and stuffed various hair accessories and socks inside a hat she was carrying.
The Girl, Interrupted enjoyed a quiet few years following her conviction, but couldn't turn her back on acting for good.
Now in a happy relationship with her long-term partner Scott Mackinlay Hahn, she gushed over the pair 'connecting on so many levels'
Winona revealed how she 'loves' that the fashion designer, 51, who she's been with since 2011, is not in the acting world yet they have 'so much in common'.
Revealing: 'It's so interesting when you look at the early aughts. It was a kind of cruel time. There was a lot of meanness out there.... And then I remember coming back to L.A. and—it was a rough time.
