Alexis Haines Looks Back on 'Bling Ring' Crime Spree Ahead of Revealing New Docuseries (Exclusive)

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the Bling Ring targeted celebrities' houses in a series of high-profile crimes that fascinated the nation. Now, a new Netflix docuseries is looking inside the true story of the crimes, and one of the members, Alexis Haines, is opening up about her involvement in the series and looking back at the infamous crime spree.Haines — who gained infamy while going by the surname Neiers and pleaded no contest to first degree burglary in 2010 and served one moth of a six-month sentence — recently sat down with ET's Denny Directo, and reflected on why she participated in the new series, .«I think it's just a testament to recovery.

I certainly was not ready 11 years ago to have this conversation. I wasn't capable back then of really being honest with myself and about my journey,» Haines shared. «So when I was presented this opportunity over a decade later, I felt like this was it, that it was the time.»Haines was one of seven members of the infamous crime ring, who targeted celebrities in Hollywood and Calabasas, and stole over $3 million in cash and personal belongings over the course of a year and dozens of break-ins.

Haines, however, maintains that she was only ever involved in one of the burglaries at the home of Orlando Bloom.Despite this, it was Haines who was painted as one of the main ringleaders of the spree.

In the 2013 crime dramedy, Emma Watson portrayed the fictionalized character based on Haines, and many seemed to paint her as the focal point of the group.«I was never charged with any other houses, but I became the face of it?» Haines said, expressing her frustration with the way her involvement has been portrayed in the press.