Though some might think it, celebrities are not above the law.
Several major A-list names have had a brush with the authorities over the years after being caught stealing goods from high-end department stores.
While some Hollywood stars have insisted they only committed the petty crime once and learned from their mistakes, others have freely admitted how it used to be a habit and a money-making scheme.From Winona Ryder’s infamous Saks Fifth Avenue case to Lindsay Lohan’s jewellery heist and James Franco’s shoplifting ‘business’, find out about the celebrities who have had dealings with the law for thieving…
Celebrities who have been caught shoplifting
Lindsay Lohan
In 2011, Lindsay Lohan was caught stealing a necklace worth more than $2,000 from a jewellery store in Venice Beach, California.
The Freaky Friday actress was later caught and arrested before being served a home sentence and 480 hours of community service.
Megan Fox
Megan Fox has openly discussed the time she was caught stealing Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen-branded make-up from Walmart when she was a teenager.
The Transformers actress told the Express: “They actually took me into the court, and I had two choices: wrapping [presents] for Christmas, which was awesome, it wasn’t really a punishment.
“The other one was they were going to make me wear a sign that said ‘I stole from Walmart’ and stand outside Walmart for three days. I took the first choice.”
James Franco
James has also been open and honest about his law-evading ways growing up.
The actor previously admitted he used to steal goods and re-sell for money. Opening up about his fraudulent business venture, he said to California Sunday Magazine: “By the time I got to high school I didn’t have a ‘thing’, so I ended up just getting into a lot of trouble.”
He said: “Like in 8th grade we started stealing cologne,” he says with a laugh. 
“We had like thirty bottles of cologne each in our lockers at school and then we could sell cologne at the dances.”
James added that eventually they were found out: “It was like a big bust,” adding that the experience made him realise he needed a change and then eventually began pursuing acting.