“Two months prior to my arrest, I broke my arm in two places, and the doctor was giving me a lot of Oxycodone and I was taking it at first to get through the pain. And then there was this weird point when you don’t know if you are in pain but you’re taking it. Have you ever taken painkillers? It isn’t a reckless state, like you’re out of your head. It’s just confusion.It all happened in the December after the September 11 terrorist attack. I couldn’t believe so much attention was being paid to me, when terrorists had just attacked us, and there was all this really important news going on. It was embarrassing.”
-Winona Ryder on her shoplifting arrest and how painkillers played a role
I miss Winona, she is one of my favorite actors. Personally I think she got a raw deal. Theft is not right no matter what excuse, but six years later every actress/actor you see in the media is either being arrested for drunk driving with or without drugs and is using rehab to gain good pr and stay out of jail, and it works, which really is twisted.. what a difference six years makes. Winona looks like an angel compared to some of the media ho’s out there now who think breaking the law is the first step to an a list career instead of hard work, which is a kick in the butt to those who really deserve it.