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"Bling Ring" gang was planning to rob Beckhams?


Byline: ANI

London, Nov 8 (ANI): The "Bling Ring" gang, who robbed millions in cash and jewellery from Hollywood stars, were planning to target the Beckhams, it has emerged.

It is suspected that the gang may have been eyeing Posh's exclusive handbag collection, worth nearly 2million pounds.

David's collection of luxury watches, including a diamond-encrusted Chopard - Posh's birthday gift to him - valued at over 20,000pounds, could have also been prime targets for a burglary.

The Beckham's 1million-pound security system is also believed to have been too easy for the teen thieves to break through.ccording to a LA detective, they are "the best cat A[degrees]burglars I've ever encountered".

Apart from David and Victoria, their list also included celebs like Jack Nicholson John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22 1937), known as Jack Nicholson, is a three time Academy Award winning American actor internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals of neurotic characters. , Leonardo DiCaprio Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11 1974[1]) is a three-time Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning American actor who garnered world wide fame for his role as Jack Dawson in Titanic. , Jennifer Aniston and Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series, created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as show runner, and produced by ABC Studios - The Walt Disney Company's main television studio - and Cherry Productions.  star Eva Longoria and Tom and Katie Cruise.

The revelation comes a string of arrests following thefts at the homes of Paris Hilton Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. , Orlando Bloom Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom[1] (born 13 January 1977) is an English actor. He had his break-through role in the early 2000s as the elf-prince Legolas in The Lord of the Rings[2] and blacksmith Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean , Lindsay Lohan, The Hills actress A[degrees]Audrina Patridge and The O.C. telly star Rachel Bilson, reports the Daily Star.

The "Bling Ring" targeted celebs in a 15-mile area spanning from Beverly Hills to West Hollywood and the Hollywood Hills.

Police claim the 18-year-old Rachel Lee arrested in Las Vegas to be the mastermind. (ANI)

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