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English soccer star Raheem Sterling had to leave the World Cup in Qatar to return to London after armed intruders broke into his home with his family inside, manager Gareth Southgate confirmed, as per the BBC.  "Sometimes football isn't the most important thing and family should come first," said Southgate of the terrifying incident. Sterling has three young children and was understandably "shaken" by the news of the break-in on the night of December 3.  

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Tommy Lee's Calabasas mansion was broken into and trashed by thieves who made off with some peculiar items. Cops alerted the Mötley Crüe drummer of the break-in since he hasn't been living in his house as he's trying to sell it. According to TMZ, Lee rushed over to see the damage and found his mansion a wreck, the back glass door smashed and the inside of the home trashed. The LA Sheriff's Department said the thieves broke glass, lamps, and even a side gate, totalling around US$5,000 in damage. But as for what they stole? Merely a bathroom mirror and some cabinet handles.

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Megan Thee Stallion revealed in a tweet October 15 that she's going to take some time off. “Hotties im really sorry but after SNL I really gotta take a break I’m so tired, physically and emotionally,” she wrote. It makes total sense, as not only did she pull double-duty both hosting and being the musical guest on 'Saturday Night Live,' but she also endured a burglary at her LA home while in NYC rehearsing.

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Actress Zoey Deutch arrived at her Los Angeles home early in October and found a door smashed in and a mess inside, not to mentioned over US$300,000 in cash and jewelry missing. The 'Not Okay' star was just out for a few hours when the burglary took place, LAPD sources told TMZ. Though surveillance footage is available, no arrests have yet been made. 

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On October 3, 2016, five men gained access to Kim Kardashian's Paris hotel room in the early hours of the morning by threatening the concierge with a gun. They held Kardashian at gunpoint and proceeded to steal millions worth of jewelry from the room. They then bound and gagged Kardashian and left her in the bathtub. She was left uninjured but severely distressed.  

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More than five years after the heist, French officials took 12 people to trial for the crime. The defendants, accused of stealing nearly US$10 million worth of jewelry, are being charged with robbery with a weapon committed in an organized gang, kidnapping and forcible confinement, or criminal association.  

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One of the masterminds behind that infamous robbery blames Kardashian herself for the crime, pointing a finger at the way she showed off her jewelry on social media. Yunis Abbas, in his late 60s, spent nearly two years in prison for the US$10 million heist, and he said to VICE News in an interview published August 20, "Since she was throwing money away, I was there to collect it, and that was that. Guilty? No, I don’t care."

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Former NBA star Vince Carter's home was burglarized on Father's Day while his wife and children were there. According to an incident report published June 22, Carter's wife, Sondi, said she was in bed with her two children around 11:50 pm on June 19 when she noticed "loud noises" from the front of her home. She called 911 and texted a neighborhood patrol officer as she and her sons hid in the closet and listened to an unknown number of suspects "rummage through their belongings in different rooms."

An officer who arrived at the home reportedly chased a masked man wearing all black clothing, but an SUV picked up the suspect, and they managed to escape with nearly US$100,000 in cash. According to the report, the suspects entered the home through a first-floor window, which officers said was "completely broken in." A gate was also "broken off of its hinges," and multiple rooms were left in "disarray," while a gun was left behind.

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The couple was at home in their London mansion with their daughter Harper, 10, on the night of February 28 when the burglary occurred. Police reports say that their home was invaded between 22:30 and 23:30 that night and that a number of items were taken, but no one was harmed. No arrests were made at the time.

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One of Billie Joe Armstrong's prized cars was stolen along with a bunch of band gear. "My car was STOLEN," the Green Day frontman tweeted. "1962 Chevy II. This car is near and dear to all our hearts and has been in the GD family for over 30 years. Please send any sighting, tips or info to the Costa Mesa police. Incident # 2015,2016. Please call 714-754-5280 please re-post, & find this car!!" He added photos of the white, two-door vehicle. Law enforcement sources told TMZ that between the night of February 5 and the following morning, the suspects entered a commercial business in Costa Mesa, CA. Other than the car, the individuals also stole two electric guitars and an amp.

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A source close to the reality TV star says that she was at home in her California mansion when two or three men broke in by smashing a window. They allegedly woke up Kemsley and ordered her out of bed, claiming they had weapons and threatening to kill her if she didn't comply with their wishes. She was forced to show them where to find valuable items and they left with a reported US$1 million worth of jewelry and other goods. No one was injured and no arrests have been made yet. 

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Jeremy Piven's LA home was burglarized, and the thieves made off with over US$20,000 worth of his clothes. Law enforcement sources told TMZ that the bandits smashed a window to get inside the 'Entourage' star's house while he wasn't home. The actor's rep said, "It's unfortunate when high profile celebrities are a target of home robberies when traveling. Jeremy was out of town at the time doing his stand-up comedy shows in the UK."

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Jodie Turner-Smith, who attended the Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of her latest film, 'After Yang,' reportedly had her jewelry stolen there. The actress tweeted on July 11, "didn’t think i would be spending 2.5 hours in the police station on my final day in cannes, but here we are…" Local publication Nice-Matin claimed the missing pieces were worth, “several tens of thousands of euros,” reports Page Six.  The actress was reportedly staying at a Marriott in town, but apparently there was no forced entry of her hotel room’s door.  

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Some criminals don’t draw the line at valuable objects, they even go after celebrity pets. Lady Gaga’s beloved French Bulldogs were stolen in February. 

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Lady Gaga’s dog walker, Ryan Fischer, was out with her three French Bulldogs when two people approached him and attempted to steal the dogs. An altercation ensued which ended with the dog walker being shot, and the assailants getting away with two of the dogs: Koji and Gustav. 

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Fischer was hospitalized and has recovered from his injuries. A woman who is allegedly connected to the thieves brought the dogs to the LAPD two days after the kidnapping, after Lady Gaga announced a US$500,000 reward. This woman, in addition to four other suspects, has now been arrested.

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The thieves who broke into Beyoncé’s storage units, rented by the singer’s Parkwood Entertainment production company in LA, reportedly walked away with more than US$1 million in luxury handbags and dresses. 

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Burglars broke into the then-couple's LA home through a window in March of 2021, and upon realizing that the stars were at home, the suspects reportedly fled the scene, but not before making off with Shawn Mendes's Mercedes SUV. 

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Conan O'Brien -

Conan O'Brien reported on October 26 that the new set of his late-night talk show was robbed in Los Angeles, the stolen objects including some laptops and, peculiarly, a clapperboard. The crew had just moved their set to the Coronet Theater in West Hollywood, O'Brien said, to help support the theater, which was hit hard during the pandemic.

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Thieves targeted Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi's Montecito estate on July 4. It's unclear whether the stars were at the 8,188-square-foot, US$27 million home at the time of the break-in. Reports say some of the stolen items include expensive jewelry and watches.

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Daddy Yankee - Daddy Yankee, the rapper behind the hit tune 'Despacito,' featuring Luis Fonsi, was the target of a million-dollar robbery in Spain.

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Daddy Yankee - The Puerto Rican artist had €2 million (US$2.3 million) worth of jewels stolen from his hotel room in Valencia by a thief pretending to be him.

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Kim Kardashian - Kim was at the center of one of the scariest celebrity-targeted heists of the last few years when she was held at gunpoint by robbers at her Paris hotel room in 2016.

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Kim Kardashian - The thieves took as much as US$11 million worth of belongings, including her US$4 million diamond ring, from her room at the No Address Hotel as she visited the city for Paris Fashion Week.

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Miley Cyrus - In 2014, two burglars broke into Miley Cyrus's Hollywood house by scaling the fence.

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The thieves stole an undisclosed amount of jewelry and took off in her 2014 Maserati luxury sedan.

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Drake - The rapper's tour bus was the target of a robbery in 2016 at the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Drake - Police said that around US$3 million worth of jewelry had been stolen.

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Lindsay Lohan - In 2009, Lohan became the victim of a robbery by the so-called Bling Ring, a group of thieves based in California who burgled the homes of several celebrities during an almost year-long period.

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Lindsay Lohan - The group stole around US$130,000 worth of jewelry and clothing from her Hollywood Hills house.

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Orlando Bloom - Bloom's LA house was also targeted by the infamous Bling Ring group while he was in New York City.

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Orlando Bloom - The thieves took US$500,000 worth of jewelry, a Louis Vuitton laptop-size bag, a few Rolex watches, and a Alex Perry dress belonging to his ex-wife Miranda Kerr.

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Paris Hilton - Paris Hilton's home was robbed an astonishing five times between October and December 2008. In one of the instances, thieves entered the mansion using a key found under a mat.

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Paris Hilton - Among the belongings that were stolen were underwear, a designer dress, cash, alcoholic bottles, and nearly US$2 million in jewelry.

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Brian Austin Green and Megan Fox - The Bling Ring also broke into Green's house back in 2009 when he was shooting a movie in NYC.

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Brian Austin Green and Megan Fox - The burglars not only stole Fox's clothes, they also took Green's Sig Sauer .380 semi-automatic handgun.

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Rachel Bilson - 'The O.C.' star's home was burgled six times while she was in Canada with her then-fiancé Hayden Christensen between April and May 2009.

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Rachel Bilson - The thieves took around US$130,000 in property, including jewelry, designer clothes and purses, and a television set.

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Kourtney Kardashian - The oldest of the Kardashian siblings also fell victim to a home burglary in October 2009.

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Around US$108,000 worth of jewelry was stolen from her Hollywood house when the star was expecting her first child.

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Willem Dafoe - In 2011, thieves broke into the actor's Rome apartment by using ropes and mountain-climbing gear.

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Willem Dafoe - Around US$3,000 worth of property was taken from the apartment, which the 'Spider Man' star shared with his Italian director wife Giada Colagrande.

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Nicki Minaj - The singer was forced to up security at her Los Angeles mansion after a robbery episode in February 2017.

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Nicki Minaj - The burglars broke into her house and stole around US$200,000 worth of property.

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Khloé Kardashian - In 2014, 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' broadcasted the moment Khloé found out her home had been invaded.

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Khloé Kardashian - The star was shocked when she discovered that US$250,000 worth of her ex-husband Lamar Odom's property had been stolen.

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Chris Brown - In July 2015, up to five burglars broke into Chris Brown's house and trashed the whole place, even forcing one of his female relatives into a closet.

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Chris Brown - Around US$50,000 worth of property was stolen, including cash, electronics, and personal items.

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Usher - The R&B star has been quite the unlucky one, as he's had both his car and his home robbed of vast sums of money.

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Usher - In 2010, he claimed a thief stole US$1 million in jewelry from the back of his car. Then in 2018, burglars broke into his LA home and took $820,000 worth of jewelry and cash.

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Kate Moss - The supermodel's London home fell victim to a burglary in 2010 while she was sleeping.

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The robbers stole some very expensive artwork, including a US$140,000 Banksy piece.

See also: From dog poop to Nutella, here are 42 of the world's weirdest heists.

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