Iconic Pop Culture Moments: Winona Ryder's Shoplifting Scandal

[@shadowlight39]

Winona is such a queen, her comeback in the past decade has just proven she's a badass

[@POPICANA]

SHE REALLY IS!!!!! Winona forever!!!

[@vintagegirl2210]

I love her

[@NunyJr]

She really did.

[@gglovesgorillazmj7784]

we stan a badass queen 💖💖

[@sommeresposito6208]

Queens don’t shoplift

[@neumillennium]

Mental illness does not discriminate. Whether you’re rich or poor, famous or unknown anyone can face mental struggles that cause them to make decisions in which they usually would not make when feeling stable. Most of these celebrities had no choice but to deal with these personal issues under the scrutinising eyes of the world. I’m so happy she’s doing much better and is making her much anticipated comeback in acting. Literal talented queen 💗

[@AC-mp7cx]

i didnt know she was going through illnesses. well tbh I'm just starting to learn about who she is so that might be why

[@AC-mp7cx]

hope we'd give this same understanding to male of color who isn't necessarily rich or famous for instance :)

[@MilkyMinkymomo]

It shows how mental health was depicted back then. You’re automatically labeled as “crazy” if you need medical mental attention. I’m glad she’s doing better now!

[@Pinkpinkybear]

Yea. Sometimes it feels unbelievable how especially women were treaded then.

[@maebandy]

By each other no less.

[@maebandy]

Coming from a girl who shoplifted every issue of instyle to stay with the drama.

[@AC-mp7cx]

mental health is still depicted like this

[@jadedjonny1040]

Nothing has changed except today anybody with mental health problems are filmed and uploaded for everyone to laugh at and be ridiculed.

[@jonath.n]

You ever wanna hug someone so bad :(

[@POPICANA]

damn that hit hard ;(((((( seems shes in a better place now with a partner and all!!!

[@2ladygagajustdance]

In the movie “White Chicks” they mention “Pulling a Winona” and I always wondered what it ment until now! Glad she’s in a better place now 💕 love you and your content!

[@POPICANA]

thx audrey!!! 🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠 damn i should really rewatch white chicks...love that song...making my way downtown, my happy place XDDDDDDD

[@4locofish]

I also remember the movie " the hot chick" with rob Schneider. I watched it when I was 8 and I remember when the main girl friends slipped a thong in one of the enemy girl cheerleader's purse and as they were heading out the door the police jumped on them and said " let's go Winona "

[@tylerkochman1007]

Yeah. It’s one of those pop culture moments that nobody passed on word about to the next gen. But anyone who was old enough then seems to know about it. I learned about it because I saw the Mad TV parody of it on KZbin.

[@user-bd6hn]

also in the show “one tree hill” it was referenced a handful of times when brooke the rich girl kept stealing lol

[@2ladygagajustdance]

@@POPICANA I’m so sad I didn’t see this till now 😭 that song is 100% a banger!

[@sheltertwo7957]

I love Winona. She’s beautiful, talented & has remained unproblematic all these years. It doesn’t seem forced either. She just radiates kind energy.

[@sommeresposito6208]

Unproblematic? She shoplifted thousands of dollars

[@nelaor]

@@sommeresposito6208 and? good for her!

[@wowamber5107]

@@sommeresposito6208 lol do you think shoplifting from million dollar corporations makes any dent on their end?? They literally have a margin of paid losses for these situations. It would be shitty to steal from a small business not from Marc Jacobs lol

[@r.22r]

@@wowamber5107 stealing is wrong ,no matter who youre stealing from? In winonas case, she needed help. I hope shes happy now.

[@AC-mp7cx]

i like her alot

[@CherryPeach1902]

Diane sawyer interviews always are such a train wreck on dianes end. Always emotionally gaslighting and manipulating the stars who were honestly so vulnerable in a way that was quite unique to see especially these days. The Britney interview was especially disgusting. :(

[@blameitoncapitalism]

and so was the one with Michael 😢

[@cezzuprerna1]

Daine Sawyer is disgusting

[@terrencejohnson5496]

I cringe when I watch the Whitney Houston interview..

[@AC-mp7cx]

@@blameitoncapitalism yeah she did mike dirty

[@AC-mp7cx]

@@cezzuprerna1 daine lmaoo

[@NoctLightCloud]

I am glad people gave her a second chance. Actually, in my eyes, shoplifting is not really a big or severe crime, so punishing someone eternally or destroying their whole life is not a consequence I wish upon shoplifters.

[@notinterestedd]

yea it's not the biggest crime but stealing isn't okay and she wasn't in need nor struggling financially. her mental illnes or whatever personal issues she had doesn't make this ok.

[@sparklingdaisy3169]

@@notinterestedd The same could be said about anyone whose ever shoplifted. The media was harsher on her because she was a celebrity. If she wasnt a celebrity no one would care.

[@notinterestedd]

@@sparklingdaisy3169 okay but still she chose that life so might as well act right or take the fall

[@sagewisdom09]

@@sparklingdaisy3169 Not true. There are many people, particularly people of color, who end up in jail for shoplifting like $50 worth of groceries. The average person would probably never get away with $5000 of clothes as easily as she did in court

[@please_im_a_staaar]

I mean Winona shoplifted from expensive high-end stores that use slave labor, child labor and animal abuse to create their products. They are the criminals! I don't care if you steal from these stores but stealing from regular stores is bad because the cost of stolen goods will be deducted from the workers' salaries who work at the store, those are struggling people who are severely exploited and underpaid. If you have to steal to feed your family or yourself, and you have no choice then once again it's okay by me. Gotta survive.

[@norijean3279]

Winona has stolen millions... of hearts! 💕

[@requiemforanali]

Free Winona Free Amanda Free Britney not all my idols having tragic stories 😀

[@LeeLee19901]

And Orlando brown

[@hyperdrivedoll2097]

@@LeeLee19901 sto-?!

[@freyahgsbro9711]

Not you idolizing tragedy I'm -

[@cgulis1734]

who is amanda

[@katarina7520]

@@LeeLee19901 oh no what happened to him?

[@iluvpink1176]

I feel like it’s harder for child actors to get adult roles later in life cause people will still see them as a child

[@wowamber5107]

I love her, I feel like she's REAL. She's so grounded and has a beauty that will live as long as anyone remembers her. The way she doesn't change her appearance to look like every other Hollywood artist... She's amazing.

[@KITTY10171]

I remember when this happened. I was young, but as someone who witnessed my mother deal with mental illness my entire life, I knew right away what she was dealing with, and felt a deep sense of sorrow for her and her struggles. I'm happy she pushed through and appears to be doing much better. Seeing her in Stranger Things, really brought back my childhood and enjoying her movies. She made the ultimate comeback

[@AC-mp7cx]

shes amazing in stranger things and i hope we'd give this same understanding to male of color who isn't necessarily rich or famous for instance :)

[@s_.777]

she is a legend to me, she’s also another person the media owes an apology

[@dagmarmedabrejlova8825]

she is so intelligent and courageous and she advocates for people, i always feel like shes shining

[@requiemforanali]

my queen, I love her, she went through a lot and she’s so strong

[@546-apoorvaranjan7]

Classic Jon snow "my queen" 😂😂😂

[@blackmamba49000]

I don't know why I've read your comment with Jon Snow's voice 😂

[@AC-mp7cx]

shes a queen yes but i hope we'd give this same understanding to male of color who isn't necessarily rich or famous for instance :)

[@camilogalvez7236]

Half of wynona Films are my favourites móvies, she is such an Icon to me.

[@okjnnjuyt]

I'm so glad this was recommended to me

[@GOBLlN]

ITS HOLLYWOOD’S FAULT idc i will blame the industry forever.

[@221greendayfan]

Never understood the backlash. She shoplifted from a large-scale retailer without harming anyone? (ofc, don't steal lol not endorsing that) It was mistake. Period. There have been way worse acts committed by male actors. Give me a break!

[@NadezdaBeka]

It was a different time. Back then tabloids couldn't wait to mock celebs for doing foolish things or being unstable. Also a rich celeb shoplifting is an unusual thing to do. If it were today people would be much less brutal.

[@wowamber5107]

Yesss, men literally committing SA on live television and she gets all this shaming for something so stupid

[@IyanaLowe.]

@@Sabrina-vc9yt how.. says who ... that’s definitely incorrect . When ppl steal from big lots we NEVER paid a cent in to it

[@please_im_a_staaar]

Large-scale expensive stores that use slave labor, child labor and animal abuse to create their products. If anybody is a criminal it's them lol.

[@afia7425]

@@Sabrina-vc9yt There's no way, I'm sure all those items were insured so it wouldn't have even hurt the store in any way

[@tryhard9380]

Shoplifting? That’s not automatically something I am going to assume is bad. She may have FELT EXCITEMENT to help depression. She may have WANTED TO GET CAUGHT as a cry for help!

[@IvorblueIvorblue]

I love Winona im glad she had comeback

[@dani.29]

she was just denouncing late capitalism❤️😍😍

[@dc9067]

That's what I tell myself after shoplifting

[@sophiaarias9341]

shoplifting doesn’t lessen capitalism. in fact it just makes it worse so…

[@igitha..._]

@@dc9067 Turns out shoplifting increases inflation as well as the stores' insurance claims and excess so as a result all the prices go up. Simple math.

[@dc9067]

@@igitha..._ like 5 year old me knew wtf inflation was 💀✋

[@milai2865]

comrade winona 🥰🥰💕💅❤

[@Hiiiiiiiiieeee]

Brittany Murphys story breaks my heart. She was amazing. Love Winona too. The world is so insensitive.

[@AC-mp7cx]

i hope we'd give this same understanding to male of color who isn't necessarily rich or famous for instance :)

[@Untilsheputherfootdown]

I think being a child star is what happened here. So much coming out into the light about other celebrities. It’s difficult to handle as a child all the roles and auditions ... the pressure and traumas along the way. There has to be more laws and put into place and more help available to child actors so they can learn to cope with the stress. In reality they are children with adult jobs and responsibilities which is really sad. It’s unfair that some of these children support their whole family sometimes.... it’s just a lot even for an adult Sometimes. I’m glad she was able to get better.

[@maebandy]

Look into her and Johnny, river and the gang.

[@TonyGue]

I'll never do interviews with people like Diane Sawyer. They edit that shit to take your words out of context

[@Donnie8907]

She always made people cry or argue with her. Diane Sawyer bird nest head ass LOVED the drama

[@opuimor]

@@Donnie8907 not bird nest head ass lmaooo

[@toreason8146]

You famous?

[@marcclement7396]

Having a lot of interview requests TonyGue?

[@lorenaquintero1074]

I think she said it, she was ready to leave. She drove herself out unconsciously. Thanks for your content. It’s fresh summer breeze. ✨

[@katieeebarberella8546]

She was really amazing when polly Klaus was abducted, she donated a heafty sum of $$ and brought a lot of publicity to the child's disappearance

[@AC-mp7cx]

shes amazing and i hope we'd give this same understanding to male of color who isn't necessarily rich or famous for instance :)

[@jfm14]

Winona and Brittany are my favorite forgotten Hollywood "couple".

[@chromebones911]

i love all the support from fan in the comment, her , like lindsay or britney, we will always root for no matter waht bc they all have a special place in our hearts.

[@stev6963]

It was seriously so nasty how we treated so many stars in the 90s and 00s. And we grew up thinking that was normal in our society: lacking any compassion and understanding. It’s so sad so many people had to go through such nastiness. I’m so glad Winona seems to be doing okay now. She’s an icon.

[@stargirl8444]

ABSOLUTE QUEEN

[@dreamymimiasmr8848]

I'm genuinely shocked that this video doesn't have more views

[@Th3DanDan]

I just love her so much, she’s super iconic ✨✨

[@lovelyA933]

During 2020 I had so much built up stress and anxiety due to the pandemic that I suffered gastrointestinal pains all summer. It was horrible and sometimes not even medication would work. I felt like I had no control over my body. Criticizing her for going hiking after backing down from a film due to her health was very ignorant. Stressful situations will only make gastrointestinal issues worse. Removing herself from the film and trying to think of other things was the right thing to do for her health.

[@Zzzsleepzzz]

Absolutely adore her, she’s so real

[@isaak1748]

She has always been a true icon ❤️❤️

[@ajaku]

Loved this breakdown and I love Winona! Why does it keep saying 2020 in the little date, though? It's kindof distracting

[@stonersiren]

this channel gives me life

[@DendyJungle]

Why weren't her assistants following her and paying for all the things she was taking. Pretty sure that's how most rich people do their shipping anyway

[@tacedoherty1889]

They probably weren’t there....

[@sophiaarias9341]

lmao why would most rich people need assistants to do daily tasks like shopping 24/7…

[@notinterestedd]

@@sophiaarias9341 exactly?! she wasn't always rich and even so, not paying for the items was non justifiable at all and shouldn't be blamed on anyone but her.

[@XiuLiwa1996]

Maybe because she was stealing....??

[@starcherry6814]

There's something seriously wrong with Hollywood It tears people, particularly kids' mental health to shreds Years from now we'll be studying why we didn't realise it sooner

[@christianbergado3676]

I can still remember this clearly in the 10pm breaking news that night! lol

[@maggg8450]

Keanu Reeves arrested for a DUI in 1991 would be a good one. I don’t know how much info is out about it tho

[@bubblegum6715]

SHE'S BACK 😎

[@annic.9605]

Lmao the interview resembles the Katy perry “you just have to say you’re fine... even if you’re not fine...”

[@sunsetwitch7316]

i’m obsessed with this channel

[@wrightcodyj]

2:45 might want to use a filter that doesn't say 2020 on a piece of video from the early aughts ;) this channel is amazing btw, great video!

[@notinterestedd]

not that deep

[@Me-mb1ex]

@@notinterestedd Distracting and unessesary though.😀

[@badkarma3828]

Flirted with homosexuality? Isn't that just called bi? Wtf 😂

[@Ashleymfranklin1990]

Wyonna looks like Keira knightly

[@Ilikefrogs..]

I never realized it, but you're totally right.

[@boxybrown5300]

Winona is such an icon, I remember when the shoplifting stuff happened....she was dragged relentlessly.

[@sunsetwitch7316]

she is such an inspiration to me i love her so much

[@igitha..._]

Girl Interrupted and Winona's character in it does not have anything to do with kleptomania or really substance abuse either In the movie Winona plays a character that was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder... Doesn't take too long to look that up.

[@srlkiller]

That movie also paints an awfully incorrect picture of what BPD is ect... Lisa’s character displayed a lot more BPD traits and I never realised this until after I was diagnosed and watched it at an older age.

[@igitha..._]

@@srlkiller Unfortunately a lot of Hollywood depictions of disability both physical and psychological do not accurately reflect the reality or true impact of diagnoses

[@cherylconibear8620]

I think she needed to break up the monotony of fame and work . She probably felt like she needed to try a totally new risk. But prior to "getting busted", during that time, and eternally she remains a great actress and an icon of cool!!

[@larryk1153]

She may be a shoplifter but she has impeccable taste😭

[@user-bx4ti6ig3i]

I remember being in middle school and having a free Winona t shirt that I loved.

[@itsrachelbtw8169]

Thank you for these videos

[@greyLeicester]

I remember reading an article that said she had done it on purpose to break free from fame and the public eye. She sabotaged herself

[@cinemaniac6599]

She never said it was on purpose. She said she was glad to take a break thanks to that, but she didn't do it on purpose.

[@wdjkncvgdfsbyt34jgvi]

queen

[@RandomnessTube.]

I love her even more because of her shoplifting.

[@a.v.c.9028]

Loved her then and love her still ❤️

[@MrMd217]

I still want that t shirt! Lmao

[@IyanaLowe.]

Everyone has took something that wasn’t theres . Whoopty fucking doo !

[@pengooney5497]

its crazy how scandalized this was, considering the terrible things that other celebrities have done like being p3dos, murderers and more but were not held accountable like Winona is crazy.

[@juliemichael3619]

I remember going to court in front of a judge with my girlfriend and our mom’s because we got caught stealing. It was our first ever offense and we were underage so we got community service and had to attend some kind of class where I had to write an essay on stealing… etc. I have no idea why we did that.

[@scho553]

Wild. What she told Diane was not outrageous. Seemed very well put and relatable, even if you're not a celebrity

[@please_im_a_staaar]

She injured her ribs in The Age Of Innocence due to a corset?! Corsets can't injure your bones lol. I'm saying that as a dress historian. I made a lot of corsets and wore a lot of corsets. She had gastroenterological problems at the time and rib pain often comes along with it. They were just trying to perpetuate the "evil corset" myth yet again.

[@ThorTwinkle]

I remember seeing a video (I think it was by Karolina Zebrowska) where they were talking about the fact that maybe most of the time the corsets aren't well made and so that's why the are uncomfortable to wear. So I think it might be possible.

[@enobywei1357]

honestly an icon

[@bonniedark0]

fuck, i love this woman, and Britney Murphy.... what a shame. RIP. free winona

[@KITTY10171]

This was a great video by the way! Just subscribed💕

[@cherishoneal9108]

This always struck me because she’s a entertainer; especially with means.

[@matthewduffy296]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Love Winona ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@jfm14]

It definitely didn't rock the nation, lol... but I do remember it was talked about a surprising amount considering all the other (far more impactful and significant) things that were going on in late 2001.

[@michaelpeter7776]

Agree that individual stories (exhaustion, mental stress, physical illness) over long periods of time do not define a person. However, they can be indicative of deeper issued rumbling underneath the surface. And I don't think all this 'yaaas queen' posturing is any help. She clearly has issues (she was way too young to be with Jonny Depp, and if I was to guess this started it all) but let's be realistic this video (and all the effing free Britney ones) only glorify the debacle of women's lives for the iconic-ness of it all. At least this guy is honest about it.

[@kellyrob4296]

I ♥️Winona (and always will)!!!

[@timtam3730]

I'm so excited to see Winona in Stranger Things Season 4!

[@christinas3825]

"I hope they cancel me" - dominic fike

[@elliel3700]

I really love her.

[@yz4043]

We love you Winona.

[@Nina_lilpeacheyes]

i think she just needed help and the shop lifting was her calling out for help

[@notinterestedd]

not really...i genuinely don't see the relevancy, she just did something she wasn't supposed to do and was held accountable for it like anyone else would have.

[@neila.5_209]

@@notinterestedd Self destruction. She had mental health issues and was heavily medicated when she did that and it’s pretty clear that she was not in a normal state. Not everybody is bashed publicly the way she was. The way she was treated by media and Hollywood for something that didn’t hurt anybody was just disgusting. Meanwhile known abusers were being praised and suffering no consequences...She just needed help and it’s not like shoplifting some clothes from saks was the crime of the century.

[@please_im_a_staaar]

Why does anything a person does that's a little bit outside of normalcy have to be "a cry for help"? I shoplifted a pack of gum when I was 10 just cause it was right there. I stole a hairbrush from my grandma's house. I hung my brother's drawers on electrical cable wires because he was pissing me off. But I'm mentally healthy lol.

[@notinterestedd]

@@neila.5_209 yea cause when ur depressed the first thing u wanna do is steal some jackets lol

[@notinterestedd]

@@neila.5_209 also hpw can u say it didn't hurt anyone so stealing is harmless now tf?!

[@callanrose]

i loooove her so muchhhg

[@Sadaaaaf]

Holy shit you guys are acting like shoplifting is murder

[@TheNeeyang]

I feel so bad that she never had a chance to marry Johnny depp

[@smooveayy]

Wasn't she underage when they were dating? I'm not sure but I think I heard this somewhere. Hollywood is so weird

[@TheNeeyang]

They were both in their teens I believe

[@smooveayy]

@@TheNeeyang I checked. She was 17 he was 27 😳 10 years age gap, I bet that did something to harm her mentally and contributed to her struggles.

[@TheNeeyang]

@@smooveayy damn I thought they were both teens. Yea it’s a big gap but that was her first love. Doesn’t excuse the age gap but I hope those two can reunite.

[@dagmarmedabrejlova8825]

i love this woman

[@adrianazashen]

I remember my grandma laughing when this news came out. "A rich person stealing", she said. I didn't understand what was happening and never looked into it. It's just a shelved memory i had that movies reminded me it existed... I'm so glad she's doing better. And she's married to Keanu Reeves. How cool is that? 💞💕

[@damarapapaefstathiou8795]

She is not married to Keanu reeves.

[@RomanZolanski123]

@@damarapapaefstathiou8795 LOOOOOL

[@neila.5_209]

Keanu is just a very close friend of her. It was just an inside joke that went public because their characters got married in Bram Stoker’s Dracula and they used a real priest

[@defne9204]

Mama im in love with a criminallllll

[@nmoore9153]

I’d love to watch her answer questions about this

[@Bluemooque]

Ugh how do you not mention the Crucible. Its upsetting me and my homegirl lol

[@mpGreen03]

07.30 I swear to God, my reaction was same as Winona's when seeing and hearing that, this is the first time I've heard about whole thing.

[@lisas3545]

Winona is very wealthy and could have purchased the store. The fact that she took items without paying for them just shows that she was troubled at this time and it's hard to tell how long. She talks honestly about it and doesn't attempt to explain herself -that's personal. However, she does speak about being vulnerable and people assuming it's crazy. I read where she was working so much, that she fainted from exhaustion.

[@alfredino724]

she could steal anything from my store if I had one

[@MissLaceyNoel]

love

[@zuzanna1456]

I’d do the same just leave Hollywood after getting the moeny 🤷🏻‍♀️ thanks for showing b.murphy 🕊

[@occultpriestess]

Good Job! What about MKUltra?

[@toniroberts8117]

I have no issues with Wynona at all. I definitely loved some of her older films. I think it’s very unfortunate that she received the backlash she did in the Diane Sawyer interview. I agree that life can often be way harder and stressful the more money and “importance” you have and yet everyone else thinks if you have problems your “spoiled”. It’s ridiculous. The feeling of having money, but perhaps you don’t deserve especially if you have depression. It’s overwhelming. I do wish Wynona would have owned up to why she shoplifted instead of blaming it on a producer. That’s a lie. It doesn’t help us to understand why a wealthy woman would do that. Maybe she thought she had financial issues, maybe she thought she was being screwed out of money and “taking it back”, maybe she was so bored in her life and she actually got super excited at home once she got all this “free” stuff. Who knows. But we all know shoplifting is wrong and unhealthy and we can’t help people with these problems unless she’s honest. I’d personally love to know why a multimillionaire would risk her entire career and image over $5k worth of stuff she definitely didn’t didn’t need.

[@rosie6]

I love her

[@kellyrob4296]

She is so good in the film ‘the Iceman’ (think that’s the name) It’s sorta a different part for her!

[@acura-integurl]

I thought that was millie bobby for a second in the thumbnail

[@chocolatemilkhotel96]

Britney spears song "Lucky" comes to mind. Theres no immediate cure for loneliness sadly

[@dimatadore]

Love her

[@keepgoing9837]

i have such a crush on winona. i wish she was 20 years younger , would live where i live ...and would love me . it will just remain a dream