Charges dropped against alleged thief of McDormand Oscar
Aug 20, 2019 | 2:04 PM
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LOS ANGELES — Charges against a man accused of stealing Frances McDormand’s Oscar statuette from an Academy Awards after-party have been dropped.
The trial for Terry Bryant was to begin Tuesday, but Los Angeles prosecutors said in court that they were unable to proceed with the case against the 58-year-old. A judge then granted a defence motion to dismiss it.
The district attorney’s office gave no explanation, and Bryant’s attorney wasn’t immediately available for comment.
McDormand won the award for best actress for “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” on March 4, 2018, and lost the statuette after having it engraved at the post-show the Governors Ball.
