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The 7th person to be arrested in the Hollywood Hills celebrity jewelry burglaries has turned himself in. Jonathan Ajar, 27, also known as Johnny Dangerous, turned himself in at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Hollywood Station on Wednesday, around 2:30 pm. He turned himself in after a warrant was issued for charges like possession of drugs, possession of firearms and ammunition by a felon, receiving stolen property and possession of body armor. It is also suspected that he’s been selling the stolen property from the celebrity burglaries. He’s already served five years in prison for trafficking drugs. The authorities did a search of his apartment on Oct. 22, which led them to finding various weapons, cocaine and body armor. One of the handguns found belonged to actor Brian Austin Green. Also found were electronics, drugs, perfume, high-end make-up, Louis Vuitton and Chanel purses.

The celebrities that have been hit by the bunch include Orlando Bloom, Paris Hilton, Ashley Tisdale, Megan Fox, Rachel Bilson, Brian Austin Green and Lindsay Lohan. The girl, Rachel Lee, who was arrested in Las Vegas may get off the hook — the charges have been declined to be filed against her and the case is still pending for her. Inside of her home, there were pictures of Paris Hilton and $20,000 in cash. The group managed to pull off 10 burglaries between October 2008 to September 2009. Millions of dollars worth of items and cash were taken; some of which were sold. All of the suspects had aspirations of working in the entertainment field, but weren’t properly connected and didn’t have the skills. No one is connected to the victimized celebrities.

Finally, after months and months of searching, the thieves that have been stealing jewelry from celebrities have been caught. Funny enough, you would never guess who they are. There are five total criminals in this case — all of which are teenage girls. The group was dubbed the Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch. They almost got away with stealing loads of jewelry and money from the victimized celebrities. Found in the raid of the teens’ homes were 7 containers of  drugs like mushroom caps and stems, various bottles of meds (like Clonazepem, Lexapro and Oxycodone). Also found were two pistols, a shotgun and items taken from the celebrities’ homes. Also arrested with the Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch is a man who is said to be the mastermind behind everything. He is said to have come up with the technology-aided schemes to rob stars like Orlando Bloom, Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan. They took dozens of pieces made with gold and diamonds. They also took high heels, designer bags, bottle of perfume and laptops as well.

The five teens and man were arrested two weeks ago for stealing millions of dollars in jewelry, cash and art. They used the internet to learn the floorplans of the estates, when the celebrities would be out partying and what jewelry they’d be wearing. After months of robbing the rich, the thieves were finally caught thanks to a security camera that was installed in reality star Audrina Patridge’s home. The cam caught them all breaking in and stealing. The thieves are Rachel Lee (18 year old, arrested in Las Vegas), Courtney Ames and Alexis Neiers (18), Diana Tamayo (19) and Roy Lopez (27); all of which were arrested in L.A.

Presented by GBK Productions was “A Luxury Bazaar for the Senses” event, which took place at a private estate in Beverly Hills. This is a lifestyle gift lounge that attracted lots of Hollywood stars, like Randy Jackson, Sugar Ray (boxing champ), Jalen Rose (NBA/ESPN) and a few other notables. This event was sponsored by Roar Clothing, which is known for promoting uniqueness and individuality through their fashion labels and products.

Celebrities were given the opportunity to showcase and present their favorite charity for a local billboard campaign that was for educating the masses about a cause that was worthwhile. Randy Jackson came to promote his Randy Jackson Eyewear and Hunter Steven was there with her handmade Hunter Fashion Hair Clips; the proceeds of the clips are given to organizations that help to promote, spiritual, mental and physical development for young girls. Okobo was also there presenting one-of-a-kind footwear that were designed to deliver a message of hope and change.

On the jewelry end, Zen Jewels by Jen, was presented on site and was receiving lots of attention. Energy consultations were being given to the celebrities, as well as spiritual gemstone jewelry that were given as a gift to help connect the celebrities with their higher self. Also presenting gifting jewelry and handcrafted South American artisanship with contemporary designs, was Audra & Dalilah. The company is called Three and was offering fashionably functional bags and accessories for girls and women. They also offered professional men’s gear, called “Big Wave”. Coverings for Ipods and cell phones, called Mocks, were also available.

Yet another star’s jewelry has been stolen. According to the media, Kourtney’s home was burglarized and over $100,000 worth of jewelry was taken. Kourtney Kardashian is one of the stars on E!’s reality shows, called “Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami”. The star has also been getting a lot of media attention about her recent pregnancy news. Her sister, Khloe, has also been sharing the spotlight with her marriage to L.A. Lakers’ Lamar Odom.

There have been lots of burglaries going on in California, mostly targeting celebrities. Others who were robbed include Lindsay Lohan and Audrina Partridge. Even Orlando Bloom was a victim of jewelry theft earlier this year. It seems that either these stars are letting their guards down in the security area of their lives or these thieves are getting better. There’s also a possibility that someone close, such as a family or friend, could have stolen the jewelry or been involved in the thieving of the items. These celebrities should take heed to what’s going on and spruce up the security in their homes.

Buy more alarms or a better alarm system. With all of the money these celebrities have, you’d think they would have tight security for their property and belongings. Thinking this way only makes one believe that it had to be an inside job. Having hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry wouldn’t make anyone laid back about security, if anything they would want to protect their precious jewels the best way possible. Hopefully this will be somewhat the end to these celebrity home burglaries. Or even better, the thieves get caught.

Lady Gaga and Kanye West were scheduled to begin touring together on the “Fame Kills” tour. But rumors have been confirmed that Kanye West has decided to “take a break,” as Lady Gaga says. If you take a look on her Twitter page, you’ll see that she wrote “Still leaving on solo TOUR this nov.,” so she will indeed be performing. Supposedly, Kanye had to take a break, but another source says that the two were having creative differences. I can just about imagine how this went. Kanye is a very outspoken and creative individual and so seems Lady Gaga. The two celebrities have two completely different styles and I’m not sure how the two came to tour together in the first place. She is very exotic and strange and Kanye likes to do things BIG, hip hop BIG.

Other than the big split, some are claiming that her new single, which was leaked, is like a backplay of Poker Face and doesn’t sound to well (nice way of putting it). Lady Gaga was also seen on Saturday Night Live over the weekend — quite funny if you ask me. Not sure if anyone else watched it, but if so — please leave a comment and your rating on the performance. If you missed it — you missed a strange performance with Lady Gaga and a Madonna impersonator. The two came out to sing a song and began to fight. Madonna kept trying to pull off her wig and the two threw snarky comments back and forth. Afterward, Lady Gaga performed foreal — singing “Paparazzi”.

We all enjoyed “Meet the Parents” and Meet the Fockers”; now, we’re about to enjoy their descendant, “Little Fockers”. The name alone explains what this movie will be about (babies!). According to a few sources, the movie will have a new star on board — Jessica Alba. Jessica Alba was seen in Chicago on Sunday getting ready to film the third Fockers movie. The 28-year-old actress will be playing an attractive pharmaceutical representative who wreaks havoc on the male characters in the movie caused by her looks. While in Chicago on Sunday, she was seen eating dinner with a few of her associates at the River North’s Hub 51.

“Little Fockers” is to be the first major movie filmed in Chicago since the remake of “Nightmare on Elm Street”, which was created in Elk Grove Village and Arlington Heights between May and July. In “Little Fockers” you will see familiar faces like Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro. According to imdb.com, the movie is planned to hit theaters next summer, July 30, 2010. Together, “Meet the Parents” and “Meet the Fockers” grossed $279 million in the U.S. Likely “Little Fockers” will be a big hit since the first two were hilarious. I can’t wait to see the storyline for this movie. If you want to know more about who will be in the movie, you can go to imdb.com to see a list of characters.

I seen Jessica Alba has gained a little weight, but I think it makes her look healthy (and she still has great taste in jewelry though). Skinny is out and thick is in (at least in my book). Oh, and congrats on the new baby Jess!

During the F1 Rocks festivities in Singapore, Lindsey Lohan, who was featured as the host, was reportedly booted out of the dressing room by Beyonce’s bodyguards as she flew in for the event. The whole ordeal was probably a bit overwhelming for her because she seemed a bit distraught. This is what she had to say: “I’ve been a bit down. It was a strange night. Everyone was being aggressive and bothering me. I really didn’t like it.” Then to top things off, she probably found out that she wasn’t the first pick to host the event — Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger was.

Maybe knowing that her ex-beau Samantha Ronson was in Singapore would uplift her down spirits. There are rumors that the two have been hanging out again. If you ask me, the whole relationship is a bit strange. Yeah, I know it’s America, but I find Ellen Degeneres to be more normal than her and that girl Samantha. Lindsey Lohan insists that everything is going just peachy between her and Samantha, “Things are great with Sam just now,” she says. But don’t tell it to us, tell it to yourself.

We’ll just have to wait and see a couple of weeks from now when the two are in the tabloids once more. It seems they just can’t avoid the paparazzi’s. Lohan was seen in a glum mood the entire night of the F1 Rocks festivities, so maybe Sam bought some jewelry and invited her over to cheer her up! Or maybe it’s all in Lindsey’s head and Sam isn’t even paying her any mind.

Speaking of H. Stern jewelry, last night, September 28th, on the red carpet, Jennifer Love Hewitt stepped out onto the red carpet wearing none other than H. Stern. It was the night of the Emmy awards and if you ask me, Jennifer H. was looking pretty darn good herself. In fact, most of the night showcased lots of elegant looking jewelry pieces. Throughout the night, we saw stars wearing sexy, elegant, frumpy and even ridiculous looking gowns. Even with this in mind, a lot of them still had great taste in the jewelry they chose to wear. Diamonds were a hot pick — camera flashes made them sparkle even more.

Most of the jewelry picks included cuff bracelets, cocktail rings and dangle earrings. A perennial favorite for the entire red carpet even was, of course, a piece from H. Stern. Jennifer Love Hewitt, the star of “Ghost Whisperer” showed up at the event wearing a gorgeous suite of H. Stern and a pair of his earrings and a ring from his Nature collection. The ring was crafted with 18k rose gold, making it look very bold and gorgeous with the pave diamonds. The earrings she wore were quite stunning, they had a chandelier triple dangle design and round copious diamonds.

H. Stern is known to be one of the most reputable jewelry designers out there today. He has a large roster of celebrity clients, so you are bound to see many more pieces from him at various celebrity gatherings.

Whenever you watch red carpet events, you’ll only see a select few jewelry designer pieces that actually make it there. Among the elite designers of jewelry happens to be H. Stern. You may have seen H. Stern jewelry worn on various A-Listers over the past couple of years. Every event from the Golden Globes to the Oscars and even film premieres, we have seen H. Stern pieces around the necks and wrists of popular stars. Actresses such as Halle Berry, Eva Longoria and Naomi Watts have worn the designer jewelry. The pieces found aren’t your usual everyday jewelry styles, these have one-of-a-kind designs seen all over grande events.

You may have seen Vanessa Hudgens wearing the “Icon” pendant on the red carpet or even Marisa Tomeir wearing the “Zephyr” bracelet. Then there was the “Celtic Dunes” rings worn by Rachel McAdams. H. Stern has a lot of variety in its collection and most are getting a lot of attention from celebrities. The style of the pieces are very distinctive, so you’ll know when you’re looking at an H. Stern jewelry piece. They usually have large gemstones and palettes with earth tones; truly organic looking. The designs on the pieces have an autumn feel, showing off golden hues and motifs with leaves. Other themes for the H. Stern line are the star design crafted in a 18k gold alloy and champagne diamonds. The Diane Von Frustenberg, or DVF, collection features designs with large gemstones and large gold links that have words engraved on its exterior.

This week on Thursday and Friday, September 10th and 11th, there will be a jewelry trunk show at Donna’s Fashions at The Shops of Seville in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It will feature a red carpet style show, starting at 5:30 p.m. and will be hosted by Joseph Ribkoff. Following the jewelry trunk show, there will be a charity fashion show.

At the “red carpet” event, Miss Oklahoma Taylor Treat and a few other Miss Oklahoma contestants will be the models on display. If you’ll be attending the show, you will see the models wearing Ribkoff’s most recent collection of fashion pieces. The models will be strutting their stuff from The Bistro and into the private dining area located insides. Cindy Morrison will be emceeing for the night. Also attending is Amanda Sterett, jewelry designer, who will be showing off her handmade pieces. In her collection, there are radiant color combos with semi-precious stones. You’ll find metals, such and gold and silver. She also offers made-to-order pieces.
The show will be free to the public, Donna Brollier, the owner of Donna’s Fashions, hopes that the people who attend will open their hearts and purses to contribute to their cause for the Children’s Miracle Network, which will be a part of the Miss Oklahoma’s platform. After the event, there will be a performance from Mid Life Crisis Band.