Shoplifting Incident A Misunderstanding: Amanda Bynes
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Amanda
Bynes
was
dragged
into
a
shoplifting
case
after
she
left
a
luxury
department
store
wearing
a
hat
she
hadn't
paid
for.
The
actress
says
it
was
just
a
misunderstanding.
Police
were
called
to
Barneys
New
York
Wednesday
afternoon
when
Bynes
left
the
store
wearing
the
hat.
"Police
responded
to
a
petit
larceny," NYPD
spokesperson
was
quoted
by
people.com
as
saying.
"Amanda
Bynes
placed
a
hat
on
her
head
and
left
the
store.
Security
brought
her
back
in
and
called
the
police,
but
the
security
decided
to
release
her
...
She
was
gone
when
the
NYPD
arrived
on
the
scene,"
added
the
spokesperson.
According
to
police,
Bynes
signed
a
no-trespass
affidavit,
banning
her
from
the
high-end
department
store.
No
charges
were
filed.
Bynes
says
it
was
just
a
misunderstanding.
"I
was
walking
out
of
the
store
to
get
my
handbag
out
of
the
car,"
said
the
28-year-old.
"I
had
been
harassed
by
a
man
-
a
man
and
this
woman
were
basically
trying
to
take
my
picture
inside
the
store,
and
so
I
asked
them
to
stop
taking
it,
but
they
wouldn't...
They
were
like
paparazzi
but
undercover,"
she
added.
Bynes
says
one
of
the
security
guards
knew
she
was
leaving
and
would
be
back
but
that
there
was
a
miscommunication
with
another
guard.
"I
walked
out
of
the
store,
and
the
sensor
went
off.
I
didn't
realise
I
was
wearing
my
cap.
And
the
cap
-
I
was
purchasing
it,
and
I
was
actually
still
shopping,"
she
said.
Bynes
also
said
the
store
asked
her
not
to
return.
"I
basically
just
had
to
leave.
They
said,
'Please,
just
don't
shop
at
Barneys
anymore.' But
oh
well.
It's
fine,"
she
said.