In proof that celebrities are just like us, only dumber, the gang of Los Angeles teenagers who robbed Young Hollywood blind last year, have revealed how they managed to get into Paris Hilton Hollywood Hills mansion – they walked through the front door using a key the heiress left under the doormat.
The group of five teenagers and a man in his 20s dubbed themselves “The Bling Ring Gang” and managed to steal around $2 million worth of cash, jewelry, clothes, and souvenirs from the homes of celebrities before police began making arrests last fall.
While the kids also snuck into the homes of Orlando Bloom, Rachel Bilson, and Audrina Partridge, but say Paris’ place was the easiest target thanks to the conveniently placed key. The group say they chose to hit the heiress’ house first because she is “dumb.”
In an interview Wednesday, Nick Prugo — an aspiring actor who is in custody for masterminding the crimes — said the group used gossip web sites to track celebs and chided P.H. for her lax approach to home security: “Like, who would leave a door unlocked? Who would leave a lot of money lying around? Stupid.”