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The Very Brave Bling Ring · Minor Mischief Podcast

• Kiki George: What happens when your favorite celebrity's property is stolen, jewelry is missing, designer bags with brand new tags are spotted on people who can't necessarily afford them? This is the Minor Mistress Podcast, and this is the tale of the very brave Bling Ring. Welcome back to another episode of the Minor Mischief Podcast. I'm your host and home girl for the time being, Mrs. Kiana Amir. And thank you for hanging out with me. Before we go any further, I do want to thank y'all for rocking with me through my hiatus. I really, I really needed that time to I gotta put me first. I gotta put me first. I gotta put me first. Yeah, I needed that time to put me first, Lucius. And while I don't really Want to get into the details on why I needed to take a few weeks off because I'm not about to be recording this and crying the whole way. I will say that I appreciate those of you that have reached out. And for those of you that went back to listen to older episodes to keep the analytics up and really get the show out there, I appreciate you guys so much for that. So, so so much. Because I Googled it and I was like, my gosh, look at my show coming up in places I didn't even know it was. But let's get into today's story, shall we? We shall. Today, baby, and my Aunt Miriam voice, today's story is not like anything we've ever covered before. There are no serial killers, no elaborate conspiracies, no decades-long manhunts, no people searching for bodies, no death. Instead, today's episode is going to be about a group of teenagers who looked at Hollywood's biggest celebrities and thought, you know what? I think I'll go shopping at your house. And somehow, they actually did. So we are heading over to sunny Southern California, Calabasas, California, to be exact. And Calabasas, California is known for its upscale living, A-list residence. And fun fact, according to Google, Calabasas makes Beverly Hills look poor. Both places are outside of my current tax bracket. So let me know if that's true. Cause according to Google, the median income in Calabasas is around $200,000 per year. And I really don't believe that because in today's economy, that's not a whole lot of money. In Calabasas, we meet Rachel Lee, Nicholas Prugo, Courtney Ames, Diana Tomayo, and Alexis Nyers, who are our mischief makers, and a few people that you may have heard of, like, I don't know, Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Audrina Patridge, Megan Fox, Orlando Bloom, just to name a few, who are our victims and thanks, be to God, they are all still living. Nicholas Prugo Was born on November 13th, 1990, and he grew up in the San Fernando Valley, which, according to him, is quite literally in the shadow of Hollywood. It was described as a place where like people live if they can't make it in Hollywood or can't afford to live in Hollywood. So it's like, hey, I moved to California and I gave Hollywood a try, it didn't work out for me. I have a very limited budget. Well, not very limited because the San Fernando Valley actually looks still pretty nice, but I don't have Hollywood money. So I'm gonna go move over here. He was said to grow up in a loving family and had an average upbringing, but he was always obsessed with making it in life and being famous. Fun fact, he did do some work on Zoe 101, but he said it was not the acting that appealed to him really, it was the notoriety. Like he wanted people to know his name. Nick's family moved to Calabasas when he was 15 years old, and this is when life really took off for him. He kind of had an awkward upbringing. He was kind of Just shy and different from the other kids. So when they moved to Calabasas and he was able to kind of like find people that are, you know, chasing the dream, wanting to live the life. But he was also still in an awkward phase of life because according to him, he was at the bottom of the barrel, Calabasas-wise. Like he said people would show up to schools in Mercedes and Porsche's and all these kind of things. And here goes his mom pulling up an Honda. And To that I say depending on the Honda, it probably was still a nice car. Some Hondas are really nice. They're not luxury cars, but some Hondas are really nice. But he said he stuck out in an awkward way and his self-esteem was at rock bottom until he met Miss Rachel Lee. Now Rachel Lee, I don't have her exact birthday, but she was born around 1990. Nineteen hundred and ninety? Yeah. Dang. Nineteen ninety. That's crazy. And she also grew up in Calabasas, California. She was raised by Korean parents and often talked about her struggles fitting in with her peers because she was uncomfortable with her Korean heritage. Even with that being said, according to those that knew her, once she left Calabasas High School because she got kicked out for stealing a pair of Uggs, once she left Calabasas High School and moved to Indian Hills High School, Rachel Lee was that girl. She was described as very beautiful and she cared herself very well. She, like I mentioned, did have a bit of a sticky finger issue. And her first theft happened when she was snooping through her parents' bedroom and she found a suitcase full of crisp hundred dollar bills. And she thought to herself, and herself said, hmm. And she was just like, no one would notice if I took just one, right? And so her love affair with money and the finer things in life began. She admired Audrina Patridge. If you guys remember her, she's from the hills. Okay. Quick disclaimer. I was not an MTV watcher in the early two thousands. Like I was not the girl that watched the O.C. or the Hills or like I know there were like a couple other shows that MTV was really known for. I think there was a 90210 show. I can't remember, but those shows in that genre about the rich kids that lived in like the valley. And I did not watch any of those. I was watching Girlfriends, I was watching One on One. I was watching half and half. I was watching like all the shows that came on UPN and WB. I'm dating myself, I know, but that's what I was watching. So I'm not too familiar with Audrina and like what was the other girl? She's what was her name? Heidi. It was Spencer and Heidi from that one show. I think they were on the hills too. I don't know any of those people. I don't know what they were about. But Rachel Lee, she loved her some Audrina, and she loved Lindsay Lohan style as well. And so it reflected in her own wardrobe. And even though she was ashamed of her family and the fact that they lived in the smallest house in Calabasas, which I'm just like, girl, you live in the smallest house in Calabasas. So that may suck for school-wise, but girl, you still live in Calabasas. Like, please. so Nick and Rachel met at Indian Hills High School, and the two were fast friends. I could not find the mascot for Indian Hills High School, and I didn't like that because typically I'm like, go Rams or go Aggies or go Trojans. I don't know what their mascot is. They probably didn't have one because it was one of those like not a charter high school. There's a my brain is not fully developed yet. like those alternative high schools, thank you. Cause that was gonna really kick my behind if I didn't figure that out. So it was an alternative high school. Maybe they did not have a mascot. Regardless, Nick and Rachel became besties, and where she went, Nick went as well. Like I said, Rachel was that girl, whether she agreed she was or not. And every girl needs a gay best friend, right? Speaking of which, I'm currently in the market for one. I am currently in the market for a gay best friend. My real best friend probably won't like that, but he's just gonna have to live with it. Together, she and Nick immerse themselves in a world of partying and hotness in my Paris Hilton voice. And then one day, they're out partying. Like they didn't really do clubs, they did like, you know, kickbacks, like house parties. That was more their vibe. One day they leave, I guess, this house party that they're at, and they're walking down the street and they're just like, my gosh, Nick, like that was such a great party. And he's like, Rachel, my gosh, girl, like the way you were dancing, the way you were shaking your hips, the way you were flipping your hair, like you really did that. And she's just walking along and pulling car doors. And I noticed, I noticed car door did not just open. And so she opens it and Nick is like, Girl, what are you doing? And she's like, I'm just gonna look inside. And so she looks inside of the car and she's going through it and she finds some credit cards and some cash. And so they pocket what they find. And the next day they go shopping. They go full-on shopping. And this became common practice for Nick and Rachel. And so after this, it was like they would go out, party, check cars. Go out, party, check cars. That became like their routine. And then one day they were checking cars and it's just like, dang, this car is empty. But Jingle jingle, the keys were in the car. So Rachel looks at Nick and Nick looks at Rachel. And they're just like, he's just like, you're not, we're not about to do what I think we're about to do. And she's like, hop and loser. We're going shopping. And they stole the dang car. And they had that car. I don't know if it was for months or whatever, but apparently in Calabasas, being that they have all this money, most of the cars have paper tags. And the paper tags don't say anything about the car. Back in this day at least. I'm going off of what was happening in 2008, 2009. So if you live in Calabasas now and you're like, we don't even do that, don't at me. Like this is I'm talking about 2008, 2009. Apparently, because they got a lot of money, there are a lot of new cars in Calabasas. And on the cars, there's not like a ton of information, just the make, model, and year. So they find this car and that becomes their car. I do have questions though. I want to know things like where'd y'all park it? Because they showed up to school in this car and everything. Like this was legit their car. I just I have so many questions because I want to know how long they kept the car. I want to know where they parked the car. And I want to know if the car was ever reported stolen. Those are my questions. Regardless, they got away with it. And they began taking more and more things. So it's Southern California. In the late 2000s, reality TV is exploding. Because at this time, you got to remember this is when the Kardashians became famous. This is when, you know, this is right after the Girls Next Door, the Playboy series. So reality TV was now coming into being a thing, and people were really immersed in the life and in the lifestyles of their favorite celebrities. Because before then, like now, today's day and age, everybody has a reality show. And if it's not a reality show, we know what they're doing on their Instagram, on their TikTok, on their snaps, whatever, right? But back in the day, like celebrities were super elusive. Like it was just like they were these people and they were larger than life. And we didn't know what their houses looked like. We didn't know what where they lived. We didn't know, you know, everything was so top secret. And so when the reality TV era really started coming out. It normalized like us seeing what they live like. And people were starting to be like, okay, I want that for myself. It's like they already wanted it for themselves. But now like I really, really want that for myself. So Paris Hilton at this point is respectfully that girl. Like sh back in the day, Paris Hilton, like she was that girl. Everybody wanted to be her. Everybody wanted to be with her. Not me per se, but I love me some Parasilton. That is not a dig at Parasilton. I do love Parasilton to this day. And Lindsay Lohan was making headlines almost daily because she was just, I mean, she was everywhere and in everything. And so enter the tech era where we're now doing more online. My space is a thing. You know, people are posting, like, hey, I'm heading out for the night, you know, paparazzi is. really documenting every coffee run, every nightclub appearance, every vacation. And all of these things are ending up on the blogs. Like Perez Hilton, his blog was super popular for those of us melanated folks, media takeout. Is media takeout still a thing? I mean, they were notoriously fake news, but are they still a thing? But the blogs were really heating up and it was just like talking about celebrities and what they were doing and what they were wearing and who they were with. And so throughout this point in time, everybody's like eyes are on the who's who of Hollywood. And so privacy at this point is almost non existent. And so they're, you know, Rachel and Nick are just like they love magazines, they love the blogs, they love being outside, they love designer things, they love expensive things, but they don't really have the means to do it. Cause Nick like, baby, my mom drives a Honda. Like There's nothing I can really do about that. And while most teenagers would scroll through celebrity photos and just chalk it up to a dream, they were like, No, we need to get this. Like, we need to figure this out. And so they're online one day, and Nick is like, hmm. We have robbed all of LA. Like we have run out of cars to hit. We have run out of places to steal money from. So it's time to kind of figure out what our next move is. And so they're scrolling through my space and they're like, what should we do? What should we do? And then one of Nick's old friends pops up and he's just like, Me and my family are going to Jamaica for 11 days. Like, we're about to have so much fun. And Nick is like, They're not home. And so he looks to Rachel and Rachel looks to him, and they're just like, What do you say? We just pop by there and I don't know, see what's in there. And so they head over there. And I would say the one thing about this story that really kind of gagged me, why was everyone carrying around so much cash? Like, I do believe in keeping cash on hand. I need to do a lot better about it. But when Rachel was just like, I opened the suitcase at my parents' house. And it was just full of crisp $100 bills. I'll be like, girl, who are your parents? Why do they have a suitcase full of hundreds? Like, it's like I I have questions, but that's not why we're here. So Nick and Rachel, they head over to this boy's house, the boy's unnamed, and we'll call him Marcus. And so they head over to Marcus's house and they open the door and it was unlocked. And so they're going through the rooms. Of his house, and they're just like not finding anything. They're going through Marcus's room. There's nothing in there. They're going through the kitchen. They're going through the living room, dining room, and they're just like, Okay, we really just did this for nothing. Like we're walking around in these people's house and we're not getting nothing out of it. And so Rachel goes into the parents' room and all of a sudden you just hear her like Sorry, that was kind of loud. But she hit the jackpot. In Marcus's parents' room, she finds a safe deposit box full. Full of cash. She and Nick say it was around $8,000, but baby Marcus says was about $40,000. And so they're excited because they're like, yes, we can keep shopping. And so they gather up their newfound money and they head out. And so they're shopping and they're shopping and they're buying things and they're living the life. They're partying. They're like I said, they're not really clubbers. They didn't really do too much drugs yet. They just kind of, you know, kept it cute. They drank. which don't drink kids, please. But that's what they were doing. And then the money's getting low again. And so Nick is just sitting there and he's pondering. He's just like, if we could do that to Marcus, most of the time we can tell where celebrities are. Like, it's all over the blogs. All we have to do is check the blogs. If the blogs are saying That Paris Hilton, and you know you love Paris Hilton, Rachel. If the blogs are saying that Paris Hilton is out, we know that Paris Hilton is out and we can go to her house and get some stuff. And so Rachel's like, that actually doesn't seem like a bad idea. So they're online and they see that Paris Hilton is in Miami. And so they're just like, Paris, like, she ain't that bright. You know, she's bound to leave her house unlocked. I don't think she really has security because she ain't that bright. And so as luck or maybe misfortune would have it, Nick goes on Google, he finds Paris Hilton's address, he goes on Google Maps, he finds the layout around her home, so that he figures out, like, okay, I can park here, we can walk up through this back area here, jump the gate, and then boom, we're on Paris Hilton's property. So it's October 2008 now, and Nick and Rachel, they head out to Miss Paris Hilton's residence. So they walk up to the door and they're just like, okay, let's just ring the bell to make sure that no one's home. So they ring the bell, they wait for a minute. They ring the bell again. Don't be alarmed. Is anyone home? All right, Nick, there's no answer. And so Rachel's like, I'ma just turn the doorknob. I'ma just see, right? And so she turns the doorknob and the door opens. And they're just like, In my head, that song from DMX is Y'all gonna make me lose my mind. Up in here, up in here. Like they are like, Yes, bingo, we got action. And so they go through everything. They go through Paris' closet, they go through her bedroom. They described her house as like an extravagant Hilton hotel. Like they begin going through all of her stuff. And like she has these purses in her closet where hundreds and fifties are casually hanging out. And so they're like grabbing it. They're going through. They're like, she's not going to miss this. She ain't going miss this. And they go and they're just like, wait a minute. Her safe is open. And so they open her safe and they're just like, there's like a bunch of jewels and stuff in here. But they're like, nah, nah, we don't have the, we don't have the wherewithal to get rid of the jewels. Let's just take the cash and we'll head out. And so they leave Paris Hilton's house and they feel at this point they're like, we are on top of the world, honey. Like we are going out. We are we're we're doing it. And so they kind of became known as those people. Like every time you saw them, they were fly. Like they were in Givenchy. They were in whatever is expensive. I don't know that many designers. Christian Dior, Christian Louboutin, Gucci, Prada, Hermes, Mush Moschino. Like I don't know that many. but they were like drip, like they were head to toe, drip. And so they're going out, they're living their life, they're going to school. People are just like, my gosh, y'all look really good. And they're like, thank you. You know? And so they're now having this facade to upkeep. And what do you know? They're low on funds again. So what do we do? We're gonna head over to the Bank of Paris Hilton to re-up. I thought you'd never ask. And so they head over again to Paris Hilton's house. And they're just like, okay, the door is locked this time. And Rachel's just like, hmm, this is Paris Hilton. She left her door unlocked last time. I don't think she's that bright. Let me just lift this doormat. And so she lifts the doormat, and the key to Paris Hilton's house is under her doormat. So they find the key and they're just like, we don't even have. The sneak anymore. So they open Paris Hilton's door with Paris Hilton's key and they go shopping again. And I just ain't no way, like, even back in like, ain't no way. Like, you are Paris Freaking Hilton. Why do you have a key under your doormat? You are Paris Hilton. Girl, what? Why was your door left unlocked? Like leaving the door unlocked, I can kind of get. But leaving a key under your doormat as Paris Hilton, I don't understand. Even though back in the day, hear me out, because I used to lose my keys and forget my keys at home all the time. And my mom left home after me. So I always left my bedroom window unlocked so that if I ever forgot my key, I could just climb in my bedroom window. And this went on for years. And one day I Come home and I'm just like, I know I left these drapes closed. Like, we would never leave the house with the drapes open. And so I go closer and my bedroom window is open. And I'm just like, okay. Okay. Still not thinking anything of it. I'm like, okay, maybe I left it open the last time I snuck through my bedroom window. Like, maybe. And so I'm going around the house. And the more I look around the house, I'm like, This house does not look the way we left it. I'm like, I felt like, what was it? Brittany and Tiffany Wilson from White Chicks. We've been robbed. Like, I actually, no, I think they said we've been cloned. I've seen that movie too many times to say we've been robbed, but I was like, we've been robbed. And so I get on the phone with my friends and I'm just like, y'all, I've been robbed. They pooped in our toilet. It was so that was the last time I snuck through my bedroom window. And that was the last time I left it unlocked. I promise you that. But on their second trip to Paris' house, they continue to clean out her purses. And this time they found a bag of pure cocaine. So that night they're feeling good. They're riding around, you know, the h where are y'all parents? Where are y'all parents? Like, I'm sorry. So they're feeling good. They're just like, we got some money from the Bank of Paris. They're driving down some sunset boulevard singing, I'm in love with the cook. Like they are having a grand old time. And Nick said that was the purest cocaine he has ever had to this day. Like he's like, that stuff? I know Paris was getting down like that, but I'm not really surprised. So between October 2008 and December 2008, Nick and Rachel hit up Paris Hilton's house at least five times undetected. And then they realized, like, hold on, wait a minute. Ain't no money in these damn purses. Like, what are we gonna do? So they sit and they think and they sit. And they think and they look at her jewelry and they're just like, nah, we can't. We cannot. Like, how would we sell this? Like, I don't know how this would be sold. And so they're just like, well, let's just take it and see what happens. And so in comes Courtney Ames. So there's not a lot of information about Courtney's upbringing because she chooses to keep her life very private. But Courtney at this point goes to Indian Hills High School with Nick and Rachel. And so she is dating this guy and he's a former convict. His name is Johnny Ajar. And so they're out and they're partying. And Rachel is just like, Courtney, do you think if we gave Johnny some goods that he could get rid of it for us and get us the money, we could split it. And Courtney's just like, I don't know if he can, but he does have a friend named Roy, Roy Lopez, and they work together. And maybe Roy can help as well. And so they hand the keys over to Johnny and Roy, and they draw a map out of Paris' house. And they're just like, This is how you're gonna get up there. Once you get there, park here so that you're undetected, walk up through these woods in the back. Once you get to her house, here's the key. Just open the front door. You're gonna walk up to her bedroom, into her closet, underneath her Birkin bag is a safe. Get all the jewels off that safe. And so they do. They do exactly as they're told. They go and they retrieve the jewels from Paris' house. So then, you know, they leave, they lock the door back, and then they're just like, okay, let's figure out how to sell this. So it's December 19th, 2008, and Paris Hilton is returning home in the wee hours of the morning, probably from a long night of being hot. And she's just like, okay, let me take my jewelry off, let me put it in my safe. And she's like, my gosh, where are my jewels? And so she tells her security team, and around 5 a.m. that morning, they call the police to report her belongings stolen. In the report, it said that the thieves made off with $2 million in jewelry. When asked what she thought of the people who did this, she called them a bunch of dirty, rotten thieves. Spoiler alert, they were unable to sell Paris' jewelry undetected. And so they never got the money for it. So once this report is going out to the media now, they're just like, okay, we need to chill. Like, we need to chill. Let's take a beat. Let's take a moment. And so each day they're like watching the papers, they're watching the blogs, they're Googling their names, they're trying to see like, are there any leads? Are there any arrests? Are there anything? And so by February 2009, they're just like, hmm, they ain't catching us. They're not catching us. And so they're just like, all right, let's get back to thievan. Let's see whose doors are unlocked and let's see whose gates we can hop over. They weren't master criminals. They weren't hacking security systems. They weren't disabling alarms with some type of Oceans 11 technology. They were just checking the internet. If paparazzi photographed this celebrity at an award show, they knew the celebrity was not home. If Twitter showed someone vacationing in Europe, they knew they were not home. And so that's what they were doing. And so being that Paris' jewelry theft was essentially a bust, you know, Rachel and Nick, they come back together. Courtney was like, all right, respectfully, I did my part. I'm gonna bow out now. And so they're just like, All right, well, what's coming up? And so the Oscars, and y'all know the Oscars is considered as one of Hollywood's biggest nights. And even the people who don't have an Oscar and and who don't have an Oscar invite, they're still gonna be out of the house trying to get seen because the after parties go crazy. Like everybody was gonna be out that night. And so Rachel and Nick, they're talking and they're like, All right, let's rub our hands together like Birdman and we're gonna go find some more money. And so being that Rachel, like I mentioned earlier, was obsessed with Audrina Patridge, she's just like, Nick, let's hit up her house next. Like I know the layout of her house from the TV show. Like I feel like I can get this done. And so Nick goes to it. He googles Audrina's house and he looks at the landscape. He's just like it's not as easy to access as Paris Hilton's. So he drives by a couple times to see like how he can get in without make without really making any noise. And so it's February 22nd, 2009. It's Oscar night, and they knew that Miss Audrina was gonna be out with her freakum dress on. And so they head over to her home and they walk around testing door handles until they come to a sliding glass door that's open. Audrina, she kept this door open because She's a celebrity, right? So she gets a bunch of free stuff. She gets a bunch of free packages. She gets a lot of free press. And so she just had this room where like the packages would just go in there and she would go in there and kind of fish out like what she wanted to wear or whatever. So the door was open. Baby, our friends had a time. Rachel found a pre-packed Louis Vuitton suitcase full of clothing. So she was like, baby, I'm just gonna take this whole thing. They made off with some of Audrina's jewelry. They made off with some cash and they go right back out that sliding glass door. Close it back and they're just like, score. Did they not leave fingerprints? I mean, I guess they didn't have anything to compare it to. But I'm like, they had to have been leaving fingerprints everywhere. Like, I'm just saying. So Audrina makes it home and she's just like, all right, let me go in this room because I have like this photo shoot or whatever coming up. Let me see what I want to wear, what brand I'm gonna promote. And so she goes into the room and she's like, I had a Louis Vuitton suitcase sitting right here. And as she's looking around the room some more, she's just like, somebody has been in my freaking house. And so she puts it up on her blog, like, I have been robbed. Here's the, you know, camera footage. If anybody knows these people, please let me know. The police are notified, she files a police report, and she surrenders the surveillance video from her home security system. Detective Greg Kading was assigned to the case. And thanks to the surveillance footage from Audrina's place, they were able to release images to the public about who they were looking for. Now Rachel and Nick's grainy images, they're plastered all over the blogs. They're plastered all over magazines. And so they're just like, maybe we need to lay low again. And so they're like monitoring the blogs, they're looking and they're trying to see. But like all news happens. These things passed. The next day there's gonna be another story. The next day, and if I'm not mistaken, Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson passed in 2009. So I don't think anybody was looking for Audrina stuff. And they're starting to get the itch at this point because they're just like, we need more stuff. Like, and I'm just like, y'all should have quit while you were ahead because how much stuff do you need? I'm just saying. but at this point, they're just like, all right, we're gonna set our sights on our next victim, Rachel Bilson, who is an actress and the star of the OC. They played it cool though. They didn't stop their regular routine. They were known for partying and shopping. And so they were just like, if we stop partying and shopping, that's gonna be weird. Let's continue to do what we're doing. So now it's around April 2009. And after partying for a little bit, they head over to Rachel Bilson's house. And they're walking around the house once again and they're just like, this window is open. So they go in through the window and they walk upstairs to Rachel's bedroom where they hit the jackpot in clothing and designer bags. So they basically pack up everything. They're just like, let's head out. And they visited Rachel Bilson's house six times between April and May 2009. Making off with nearly a hundred and thirty thousand dollars worth of stolen goods in cash. Rachel kept the clothes pretty much to herself, and Nick was like, Well, I can't wear ladies' clothes, so what can I do with what I have? And in comes Miss Alexis Nyers. So Alexis Nyers was born on June 20th, 1991. Her dad, Michael, was the director of photography for The Friends sitcom. So she spent a lot of her childhood in Hollywood and on the set of The Friends show. And her mom, Andrea, she was a model for a very little-known magazine, you may have heard of it, called Playboy. And so her parents lived this life. Like her dad, you know, he was a director. And her mom was a model and so they partied and they had fun and they lived life and you know, her formative years were very glamorous and beautiful until until her father starts cheating on her mom. And so he comes home one day and he's just like, Okay, I got a girlfriend and I wanna make my girlfriend my wife. And this breaks her mom. Like she's just like, Are you kidding me? Like, Michael, we've been married. Like he's like, Yeah, I'm serious. I'm We're gonna get divorced. And so they get divorced, and Andrea is just like, you know, her ex husband was the breadwinner. And so she moves out of this beautiful home into this, you know, house. And she's just sitting here, like Andrea's sitting here looking at her life, and she's just like, Ain't no freaking way I'm about to let this man and this floozy outdo me. And so she's like, I'm not gonna let up, I'm gonna keep up with the facade that I'm rich. And so she continues shopping and she continues spending and she continues doing lavish things until one day it all catches up with her and she files for bankruptcy. And then she becomes a minister in the Church of Religious Sciences. And Alexis described the Church of Religious Sciences as kind of like a combination of Buddhism and witchcraft. They would do a lot of mantras, a lot of affirmations, a lot of vision boards, a lot of like Wealth attracts to me, money attracts to me, wealth comes into my hand, money comes into my hand. They were very into, I don't know if you guys have heard of it. It's called The Secret. There's a book and there's a movie. And basically the secret shows you how to like manifest your dream life. And so that is what Andrea became into. Because of this, you know, now Alexis is living this life of this very like not strict because she was still able to do what she wanted to do. Don't get it twisted. But They would wake up and they would do their affirmations and they would do their yoga and their stretches and then they would drink their green juice. And then she would say, Girls, what do you want to be when you grow up? And then they would say, Mom, I want to be rich and famous. Let's be rich and famous. Like, you know what I'm saying? It was very much that type of that's how she described it. I don't know anything about religious sciences and I'm not going down that rabbit hole. But you know, so at this time, Alexis is just like, I feel like this is a crackpot and I need to escape. So she at the time she starts smoking, she starts partying. And her mother's just like, if you're gonna be doing all this smoking and drinking and partying, you need to make money of your own. So she has this best friend. Her best friend's name is Tess. And she's like, Mom, do you think Tess can move in with us? Like she would definitely help me be who you are asking me to be. And Andrea is just like, apparently does not know how to say no. So she's just like, yeah, Tess can move in with us. And her and Tess obtain fake IDs and they become video vixens and pinup models at the age of 17. They're, you know, dressing in these like lingerie shoots because everybody thinks they're 18. And Alexa said, like looking back at her upbringing, she's like, now that she has daughters, she's like, I would never do that to my daughters. I'm not gonna have my daughters dressing in lingerie for grown ass men. Not gonna have my daughters being on video shoots for grown ass men. My daughters are not about to be out partying and drinking and and smoking and and doing pills, cause what? But it was cool to her mom. She was just like, if this is gonna get you where you are manifesting your life to be, then by all means, go off. So Alexis is becoming known as pretty much that girl. Like she's a model now, she's doing all this thing. And Nick is just like, Well, Alexis, if you're interested Or if you need clothes for your shoot or whatever, I have all these clothes and I'm willing to style you if you're willing. Now, Alexa says she did not know where the clothes came from. Nick says she's a damn liar. She knows exactly where the clothes came from. He is he's like, I'm not a celebrity stylist. Like nowhere, nobody on earth thought that I was a celebrity stylist. So why would she think that I was a celebrity stylist? And dare say I want to side with Nick on this one. Nick and Alexis, at this point, they're growing close because Alexis is having issues at home and she's, you know, getting dressed by him. Eventually, she becomes super addicted to pills and super addicted to drinking. And her mom's just like, Baby, you gotta go. Like, I don't care where you go, but you gotta get the hell out of here because you're not about to be living here and doing what you're doing. And so Alexis moves out for a little bit and she moves into the house with Nick. At this point, Nick and Rachel, they're running low on funds again. And Nick is just like, Hey, there's this girl that just moved in with me. Her name is Alexis. Do you mind if she comes with us? And Rachel's just like, That's okay because I have a friend and her name is Diana, Tamayo, and I want her to come with us too. And so Nick is just like, damn, that's more money to split with. Like we can barely keep up with our own lifestyles. Now we gotta fund them too. But he couldn't bring Alexis without Rachel bringing Diana. So the four were now the bling ring. And Diana, there's not very much known about her upbringing or her childhood, very much like Courtney. That is on purpose. She wants it that way. But they're just like, okay, Orlando Bloom is out filming a movie. I think we should go hit his house up. And Nick is like, absolutely, it's about time I got some men's clothing. And so Nick, Rachel, Diana, and Alexis all head out to Orlando Bloom's house as he was out of the country filming a movie. Learning from the mistakes at Audrina's house, they wore hoodies and they walked backwards into his home. And so once they made access into the house, they grabbed his Rolexes, they grabbed some jewelry and around five thousand dollars cashed. And so they leave and they get home and Alexis, because there's always one, right? I'm not and I want to be transparent here. I'm not saying that stealing is cool. I used to be like Rachel and Nick when I was a kid, like sticky fingered, very much so. Like I had to be delivered, okay? But I was very much that way. But guess what? I kept my crimes to myself. There was not a soul in this world that knew what I was up to. But there's always one. Whenever I see stories like this and I see that there's more than one person, like Nick and Rachel, they played it cool. Alexis was shaking in her boots. She said on that drive home, she was like freaking out. Like every time you know a police car would drive by or anything, she's freaking out. So they get back to they get back to Nick's house and she's acting weird. Because she's freaked out that she just robbed Orlando Bloom's house. And so she calls her mom and is like, Mom. I wanna come back home. I want to come back home. I am like, I want to come back home. I can't do this. Nick is into some stuff that I'm really not into and it's just scary. And you're right, maybe I don't need to be drinking and doing drugs. I just want to come back home. And so she's like, Yeah, come on back home, baby, not a problem. And so they get back home. And according to Andrea, she did not ask what they were up to. She didn't ask what they were doing. I think she's full of it. I will get into that more into my final thoughts, but I think she's either full of it or she was very disconnected to what her kids were into. And I choose the former. So Alexis moves back home and as luck and I guess manifestation would have it, they get a call and they're just like, Hey, this is e-network. We are very much interested in doing a reality show. And they're just like, Absolutely. Like they think they're gonna be the next Kardashians at this point. So Alexis is just like, you know what, Nick? I don't need you. I'm gonna go into my own bubble of fame and celebrity, and Nick cozied right back up to Rachel. And so they get the idea now. Nick and Rachel, they're just like, all right, it's been a little heated because Orlando Bloom reported his house robbed. Rachel Bilson reported her house robbed. At this point, they're just like, we need to do one final score and then we need to get out of the game. And so they're just sitting there. And they sit back in their chair and think, think, think. And they're just like, let's rob Lindsay Lohan's house. And so Nick goes to work on scoping the house out. Cause Nick, I'm not gonna say he was the brains of the operation, but he was very tech savvy. So he could pretty much like his Google fingers down. Okay. And so they're scoping out Lindsay Lohan's house. They're just like, okay, we can get in through here, we can do this. And on August 23rd, 2009, Rachel, Nick, and Diana. Half disguised because they had like scarves on their face. They break into Lilo's house. Remember when they called her Lilo? I hated that so much. I was like, it's Lindsay Lohan. It's not Lilo, it's Lilo. Like, don't piss me off. But anyway, so they break into Lindsey Lohan's house by hoisting Diana through a window. And baby, they go shopping. Nick said that when they left Lindsay Lohan's house, his car was stuffed. Stuffed. Like he said, there was like put your elbows to your stomach because there's not a whole lot of moving room up in here, you know? And so they head back, they speed back to their side of town. And Lindsay Lohan gets home and she's just like, I know you freaking lying. I've been robbed. What? I locked my door. I'm not Paris. And so she reports the crime and she also surrenders the surveillance from her home. And Detective Cating, he's looking at the images and he's just like, these are the same people. And so they push out the images. They're just like, these people have struck again. If anybody has any information or if anybody knows anything, you know, please let us know. Like, we are now actively trying to solve this case. And so Alexis is like, damn, this guilt is eating at me. I'm gonna get into Alexis and my final thoughts because she got on my nerves this entire case. I'm not gonna lie. I'm not gonna lie. So Alexis is at home and she's like, my gosh, this guilt is eating away at me. And allegedly, allegedly, because I'm just gonna go out on a limb and say her mom Andrea is not that bright. But allegedly, her mom saw the photos and was just like, my gosh, that grainy picture looks like Nick. That very well may be the truth. I don't necessarily believe it. I think that Alexis went and told her mom, hey, we did this, but what do I know? I wasn't there. So Alexis at this point is just like the guilt is eating away at me. She's like talking to her sister Gabby, and she's Gabby, do you think I should like say something? And Gabby's just like, yeah. At this point, Tess had moved out of the house because, like I said, Andrea is just like, if y'all are gonna be smoking and drinking and doing wild things, you can't live here. And so Tess left. So she allegedly did not know anything about it. And I am led to believe that. so Alexis picks up the phone and she calls the police and she tells them everything. So the police look on Facebook, they search up Nick's name, and they're just like, I know this little boy is not wearing the things that we are looking for. And so they're just like, all right, I think we have our guy. I'm not even gonna hold you. If I was Nick, I would have smacked the taste out of Alexis's mouth. I would have. I would like she would now be gaining some semblance of taste now in the year 2026 from 2009. That's neither here nor there. So now it's September 17th, 2009, and Nick is laying in bed and he's like kicking his feet and he's just like life is great. And his mom bursts in his room shaking and crying. And she's like, Nick, the police are outside for you. And so Nick is like, What? So Nick jumps up, he goes outside where he's arrested. And he is scared. He is scared. He is scared. But Nick, he's a cool kid. Nick is a cool kid. Like he is not, he's not about to let them see him sweat. So he gets down to the station, and of course he's shaking. But the longer that detective Cating is talking, the more he realizes this man doesn't know what the hell he's talking about. And so Nick denies everything. He's just like, Do you have any proof? And they're just like, Yeah. And he's just like, Show me. And they're just like, No, you know? So he's just like, you have nothing. Like, am I free to go or am I free to go? And so they're just like, You're not free to go because we still have you under suspicion. But he's just like, Is there bail? And they're just like, Yes, there's bail. So his parents bail him out and Nick goes home and lawyers up immediately. So his dad had hired this really great attorney, but this guy was kind of old. He had a pot belly and Nick was like, he is not going in with the aesthetic that I need. I'm gonna find my own lawyer. I just the stuff that these kids get away with, like, if I was their age, I would be like, my gosh, that's so cool. But me being a a parent now to a 16 year old baby, I would not my child. They would now be you're it reminds me of that episode of Everybody Hates Chris. Where she was like, Chris, if you do X, Y, and Z, I'ma put my foot up your ass. And he did it. And the next scene was like him laying in the hospital bed with ice on his butt. And they were trying to get the shoe out of his butt. That would have been me. That would have been me. I am Rochelle from Everybody Hates Chris. Don't piss me off. Regardless. so Nick gets bailed out. He's like, Dad, the attorney, I'm sure he's great and I'm sure he knows what he's doing. He's just not my aesthetic. I'm gonna get this guy. He's flashy. He's cute. He has a nice car. And his name was Sean Aaronsoft. So Nick lawyers up. He calls the girls and he's just like, get rid of all your shit. Now Nick was smart because when they searched Nick's house, they found nothing. Because once the images started going out and once the story started circulating, Nick took all of his things and he put it in a trunk in his grandma's storage unit. So Nick, he was clean as far as they were concerned. They had nothing on him. So attorney Aaronsoft work with the detective to get Nick an immunity deal. Cause they're just like, listen, Nick is looking at like forty six years in prison if we can prove this. So and it's looking like we're gonna be able to prove this. So what are you willing to do? And Sean Aaronsoft is just like, Okay, he's gonna talk, but he better not see no time about this. And so they shake hands and they go about their way. So Nick is living his life at this point and you know he's just basically waiting to see how the cards fall here. And Tess calls him and he's just like, hey boo, what's going on? And Tess is like, Nick, Alexis is the one that told the police what happened. How do you think the police got your name, Nick? They have nothing on you. Alexis gave them your information. And Nick is like, I'm sorry, excuse me, Tess, what was that? Yeah, Nick, Alexis is the one that called the police and snitched on you. Nick is like, hmm, let me call you right back. So Nick hangs up with Tess and he calls Alexis and he cussed her ass out. He read her for filth. And then he walked into the police station and he said, I'm willing to talk for that immunity deal for 500, Alex. And he tells them everything. Now, Nick did admit he was like, it was very hard for him to do because he knew that giving up Alexis would mean giving up Rachel. But he was just like Alexis knew too much and he really had to look out for himself. I would have been pissed if I was Rachel. I really would have. But me, Kiana Amir, I do understand. Cause it's like, I mean, at this point, yeah, I'm either gonna go in for a penny or I'm gonna go in for a pound, and I'd rather go in for a penny. So he tells them everything. So Alexis and Tess and Gabby, they just got done with, you know, Mom Andrea filming day one of their reality series, which was a show on e called Pretty Wild. I didn't watch it, but it was, I've heard of it. I don't know if it was popular or not. Maybe you guys watched it. I don't know. But so the producers they get wrapped up filming day one, and they're just like, these girls are the most boring. Teenagers in America. Like they have no appeal. There's nothing going on here. And they're just like, I guess we'll come back tomorrow and see what happens. So day two rolls around and the production crew comes in and they're filming and they're just like yawning and they're just like, Y'all are so freaking boring when boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. Andrea opens the door and she's just like, hello. And they're just like, hey, this is the police. We are here to arrest Tess and Alexa Snyers. And she's just like, what about? And they're just like for a robbery. And so they go in and they get Tess and they get Alexis. And Alexis is groggy because she had just done Xanax the night before. Like she was going through a whole lot. And so they arrest them, they drag them out. And the film crew is like, Yes, this is exactly what we needed. And then the police turn to the film crew and they're just No, it's not, because you cannot air any of this. Thank you. So they get dragged down to jail. And They're like being questioned and Alexis is crying. She's freaking out. She's like, I told you guys I don't know anything. And they're just like, Really? Cause we found items belonging to Rachel Bilson underneath your bed. And she's like, I just want to go home. I just want my mom. And Tess, she was there pretty much playing it cool. Like, I mean, do you have any information? Like, I don't know what to tell you. I have these things, but I've never been over there. And it's true, she hasn't. So Nick at this point is just like, okay, great. I'm waiting for that immunity deal. And so he just like goes to his lawyer and he's just like, I really would like to have that in writing. Can you give it to me? And his attorney is just like, it was verbal. And Nick is like, I'm sorry, what? He's like, Yeah, it was verbal. Like, I told them you would talk for immunity. They said, Okay, you talked, and that's that. So Nick is like, Sean, if you don't take your ass down to that police station and get this in writing. So Sean does what he's told by his 16 or 17-year-old client. And he goes down to the police station and they're just like, hey, Sean, we got what we need. Thank you. We have his confession. There is no deal anymore. And so he goes back and gives Nick the news. And Nick is just like, I'll handle it from here, Sean. So Nick goes into detectives and he's just like, I can point you to every piece of clothing, everything that we stole. If you go easy on me. And they're just like, okay, because we don't have anything on the others. And so Nick gives them access to his Facebook page and they go down and look at everybody wearing the stuff that they had been looking for. Back at Alexis Nyer's house, she's back home now and the camera crew is back. And they're just like, Listen, that what happened just now was reality gold, but we need to refilm it. And so they start refilming, you know, reality TV is a scam. It really is. I hate that I know that reality is fake, like reality TV is fake, and it bothers me every time someone confirms that it's fake. Cause right now, Real Housewives of Atlanta has me in a chokehold and I be in those discussion groups swinging. I'm not Team Portia or Team Shamia, but what I am gonna say is Shamia is wrong. Yes, undoubtedly so. But I just don't like the fact that everybody's acting like Shamia's the devil. When this has been brewing forever. Just last season, y'all were sitting there telling Shemia that she needed to speak up and stop internalizing. And now that she's speaking up and not internalizing, y'all are just like, You're talking, you're speaking up too much. Why can't you just let things roll off your back? Like, pick a side and stay there. But that's not why we're here. Rachel. So now the police are looking for Rachel. Rachel was just like, Screw you guys, I'm out of here. And she moves in with her dad, who lives in Vegas. Unfortunately, theft and burglary and larceny of this magnitude, they're gonna go to Vegas and get her. So they did. They went to Vegas. They apprehended her at her father's house and they brought her back. And this is when the trial started. So it's November 16, 2009, and Alexis was the first to be arraigned. She pled no contest. She was like, let's skip the the pleasantries, like let's just get into this and she was sentenced to a hundred and eighty days in county jail, which thank yeah Nick and Courtney were arraigned on December 2nd, 2009. Nick pled no contest and was sentenced to two years in prison, and Courtney received probation. Rachel didn't even want to be arraigned. She entered a plea of no contest and was sentenced to four years in prison. And dirty Diana. Miss Diana Tamayo also pled no contest and was sentenced to three years probation. Roy Lopez and Courtney's boyfriend Johnny Ajar, they were also sentenced to three years probation for their parts in the crime. By the time they were caught, the Bling Ring had stolen an estimated three million dollars worth of designer clothing, handbags, jewelry, watches, shoes, and cash. Three million dollars. And most of it came from Paris Hilton's house. If I was Paris Hilton, y'all would have had to peel. Me off of them. I'd be like, hey, I don't want to press charges, but report to my house. And I was beating everybody's ass. And then I was probably still gonna press charges. my mom would have killed me and then she would have stepped into the spiritual realm and continued to beat me down. But damn it, if if they were my friends, I would have been right there with them. Y'all don't have to worry about me snitching or saying a word. I promise. I would have been right there, which brings me to where are they now? Like I said, Diana Tamayo was sentenced to probation and community service. And respectfully, she said, y'all not about to hear from me no more. And she has decided to live a quiet life outside of the spotlight. She's like, I don't want no parts of this. I'm not going on none of y'all documentaries. I'm not doing none of it. Courtney Ames was also sentenced to probation and community service, and she retreated to a private life as well. Reports say that she attended and graduated college and now works as a therapist. She attempted to change her name to further distance herself away from being the Courtney Ames of the Bling Ring, but none of that was confirmed. Alexis Nyer served a little over a month at Century Regional Detention Facility in Linwood, California. And with the stress of the trial and everything surrounding her, and you know, starring in Pretty Wild, she developed a heroin addiction. She liked. And I will say this about Alexis. I feel bad for her because of her upbringing, but she also irritated me the most in this entire story. Because I got a lot of the information from watching there's a documentary on Netflix, because you know how Netflix do. where she her and her mom were talking about like the case and how everything went. And I've when I tell you this girl took zero accountability, she was just like, well, it was all Nick. I didn't know he wasn't a stylist. And Nick is like Bull. He is like that as a load of bull. Like you were my friend. You knew I didn't style anybody. And not only did you know I didn't style anybody, you also came to Orlando Bloom's house with me and grabbed stuff. So why are you telling people that you were just blindsided? You knew where we were going when you got in the car. Like, and that bothered me because I'm like, if if you're gonna go in for a penny, go in for a pound. Like that was your friend's. You liked the stuff that he gave you because she too was addicted to the Hollywood lifestyle. Because that's what she manifested. She wanted to be an entertainer. She wanted all these things. And that's all well and good. But don't throw him away when you're just like, okay, I'm not going about this the right way. That's messed up, in my opinion. so they did go on to film Pretty Wild. And I think I don't know how many seasons the show went on for. I'm not sure how it did. But I do remember it. And I think the show ended after her heroin addiction. They painted it in the show as like an opioid addiction. So because they were saying like she'd be laying around, she'd be asleep, she'll be, you know, doing all these things. And so they filmed like this scene where her mom is just like, You need to go to rehab, like you're addicted to pills. And she's just like, I don't need to go to rehab. I'm not addicted. Like you're judging me. Her mom, baby, Miss Andrea. She got on my nerves the whole time too. Like she to me, she's an idiot. I'm not even gonna lie to you. She is just a freaking dumbass. because I'm she I feel like she wanted to be more her kids' friend than their parent. And I'm not, you know, be cool with your kids. Have a great relationship with your kids. But to me, I feel like she exploited them. And she exploited them and then turned around and was like, no, this is what they wanted. And Alexis was like, Well, yeah, we wanted money and we wanted fame, but at what cost? Like you really had us out here essentially prostituting ourselves to be famous. And so that's where I lose respect for her. But Andrea's doing well, child. She's still a minister at the Church of Religious Sciences and all that crap. Alexis is Alexis Haynes now because she did get married. that marriage did unfortunately end in divorce. And she has two baby girls as of two thousand twenty six she is once again And she is engaged. So congratulations to her. She also hosts a podcast called Recovering From Reality, which, with everything that we've learned about her, makes sense. It's a play on what she had been through. fun fact, like I said earlier, her and her mom admitted that a lot of the things that were shown on their reality show Pretty Wild were just made up moments and moments shot for TV. so there's that. Nicholas Prugo served a year in prison and in 2010, during an interview with Good Morning America, stated, quote, there was a definite thrill to it. I don't think any of us realize how severe it was until we actually got caught. It didn't seem as bad as it was. He found himself back in trouble in 2015 as he was charged with stalking and solicitation to commit sexual assault. I don't know what that's about. He is currently happily married to his husband. Yes, he is now openly gay. He's no longer the secret gay best friend. And I was not able to find him on Instagram, but he does do like press things and he does talk about the case. He is still out there. Why you not on Instagram, Nick? Or if you are, what's y'all at? Because Nick, in my opinion, in my opinion, Nick is a narcissist. Like he is very much self centered. He is very much self centered. This man was walking around after he got out of jail in Orlando Bloom's clothes. Like he is in it for the shock factor. He's a narcissist, in my opinion. But I'm not gonna lie, he was my favorite. Because he knew he was an asshole. And I c if you're a bad person and you know you're a bad person and you're willingly admitting you're a bad person, I'm fine with you. Cause I know what I'm getting into. Is the people that are bad people that and I'm not saying Nick is a bad person, but I do think he's a narcissist. is the people that pretend that bother me. So Nick was my favorite because he was very, very in my opinion, transparent about who he is. He's like, Yes, this is what I wanted. Yes, I knew I was gonna get in trouble. Yes, like I sang like a canary. Yes, I sold them out. Like he, you know, meanwhile Alexis was like, I was just so guilt ridden, girl, you are not maybe you were guilt ridden, but you really like honestly you should have just shut the hell up. Had you gotten caught, then maybe go from there. But like I've mentioned in previous episodes, I just don't understand the thought process of doing crime with your friends and then turning around and selling everybody out. Like we did this together. We did this together. Like you knew what you were getting into. So don't sit there and paint the story of, my gosh, I'm a victim and all this girl. Bye. Rachel Lee served 16 months in prison for her role in the robberies and now she is a cosmetologist. I guess she decided to use her gift to make people look good for the better. When asked about her time, she told us weekly, as a teen, I was chasing love in all the wrong places. And by the time I realized it was too late, I was in prison. I truly feel prison was a blessing in disguise, the best thing that ever happened to me. It made me realize that you can only trust yourself at the end of the day. If I could do it all over again, I would have made the right choices instead of the wrong ones. I would have changed a lot. There is a documentary about Rachel Lee on HBO Max, I believe, but I really teetered-tottered back and forth on whether or not I was willing to renew my HBO subscription just to watch it. So if you guys would like to know more about her, it's out there. I just was like, I'm not about to pay this money to see it. The case of the Bling Ring inspired Nancy Joe Sale's Vanity Fear article, The Suspects Wore Louutons, which introduced much of the world to the bizarre crimes of teenagers, and made Alexis Nyers crash out on TV. Because when she read that article, Alexis lost her marble. She was on her show crying and screaming, like, She said I wore Lou Batons. I had brown Mary James. Or something like that. Like she had a moment, but. That's neither here nor there. The case also inspired Sophia Coppola's 2013 film, The Bling Ring, which was released on June 14, 2013, and starred Emma Watson. Everyone that was involved in the actual crimes says that the movie is a huge disservice to what actually happened because it was not true at all, and that's not how it went. First of all, Alexis was not the ringleader, it was Rachel. And so in the movie, Emma Watson played Alexis and she was like the ringleader. And I'm like, Alexis was not the ringleader. Alexis was the punk. Alexis was the reason they probably got caught. If we can be so for real. but also I could see why they did that because Rachel was like, I'm not having none of that. And she's like, I did it. I acknowledge I did it. It's a part of me, but y'all not about to keep dragging me. And, you know, it is what it is. Which brings me to my final thoughts. They are actually really smart. They are actually really smart. I'm not even gonna lie to you. You know how at the end of Sisters Who Kill, they do the whole, I didn't do it, but if I did, this is how I would have gotten away with it. I'm not gonna do that because that's their thing. But what I will say is, why'd y'all have all that stuff in your house? And why like Rachel and Nick should have never added anybody else? That's where they went wrong. Because when it was just them, they went by for about six or seven months undetected. When they started bringing in other people, that's when they got caught because Alexis don't know how to shut the hell up. I'm not even gonna lie. They're around my age. If I was in their friend group, you would have caught me right there with them. I would have been I would have been out there like where all my scamming ass at. Mm mm-mm mm mm mm-mm. Twenties, fifties, hundred cash. Boy, go in that, go a yard bag. I hate that I wanted a go yard bag before that song and Summer Walker's song came out before they became popular. I really wanted one and now I don't want one anymore because I just don't like things that other people have. But the Bling Ring just it really reminded me that crime doesn't always begin with desperation. Sometimes it begins with just wanting something and realizing that you have the means to make it happen. Sometimes it begins with comparison and sometimes it begins with convincing yourself that just because somebody has that much, they don't deserve it and they wouldn't notice anything missing. I personally, if I was in their group, because I would have been. I'm not I'm not and I'm not this is not me condoning crime. I can just speak on who I was as a teenager. I would have been right there with them. They they I mean they did a lot right. They continued with their regular routines. The question that I do have though is how did y'all go through that much that fast? Because this only went on like they robbed Paris' house the first time in October 2008. And they had been pretty much robbing cars around LA for several months before that. So let's say all in all their crime spree went on for a year. In a year, you guys amassed over three million dollars worth of cash and property. How did you go through that much that fast? Like I really would have stuck to the things I could afford. I would have had a job and I would have kept it to things that could be explained away as she has this job and she's been saving her money because she's a high schooler who has no bills. Like that's what I would do. Like I said, I would have smacked the taste out of Alexis's mouth. It would just be now in 2026 when she would finally be able to taste again. Because I do feel like that's messed up. Is messed up. Like essentially this boy provided you shelter. He upgraded your wardrobe. And then you flipped on him and sold him out because you were quote unquote scared. They and then like still to this day throws him under the bus 'cause in the documentary she's just like, I had no idea. I didn't know what was going on, girl. You knew what was going on. Please save the drama for your mama. And that's today's show, child. Cause I could go on a tangent about Alexis Nyer's mom. She got on my nerves, but her mom, there are several people in this world that I just want to. She is one of them. She is one of them. If you enjoyed today's episode, please, please, please leave a review. Leave a review even if you didn't enjoy it. Cause I just told y'all I like arguing and comments. But be sure to follow the podcast. Leave a review where you're listening. It really helps people discover the show and get the show out there. Follow me on TikTok, Minor Mischief Pod, on Instagram, Minor Mischief Podcast. If you want to have a good laugh, if you want to email me, get to know your girl. If you want to come on the show, if you want anything out of me, email me, minor mischiefpodcast at gmail.com. And until next time, remember the biggest crimes begin with the smallest decisions. I love you all to life. This episode is dedicated to my good sis, Miss Sunshine. Girl, I miss you so much. The sun just don't shine as bright since you've been gone. I love you and I know that my girl loved the finer things in life. She paid for herself. She paid for hers with her own money. She had a good job. And that's today's show. So until next time, stay mischievous, friends.