later identified as Rachel Lee, Nick Prugo, Courtney Ames, Alexis Neiers and Diana Tamayo, broke into Bilson’s home five times when she was out of town, stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of belongings, including her mother’s engagement ring.During an interview with Fox News Digital, the 43-year-old actress recalled how she felt about the thefts then and shared how her perspective has changed over the years.“I remember at the time, it was pretty jarring, you know, and a lot of stuff was taken,” Bilson said. “And being in my youth, it was probably harder to swallow.” “But I will say my mom always taught me to not have such an attachment to material possessions or really anything for that matter,” she added with a laugh.“But it was hard,” Bilson admitted. “And I had a nice collection going of things I really loved and enjoyed.

And I didn’t understand how anyone could wear size 5 shoes. I didn’t know what they were doing with all of my shoes, but it was definitely hard.

But as the years have gone by, it’s kind of like it’s important to be able to let go of things like that.”Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Orlando Bloom and Audrina Patridge were other targets of the group, which stole a total of $3 million from the celebrities’ homes.

The perpetrators, who were 18 and 19 years old when the crimes occurred, received prison sentences of varying lengths, probation and community service.Bilson told Fox News Digital that her fears lessened once more details about the thieves emerged, but she did make some changes to protect her safety.“I will say, because of the nature of those burglaries and knowing they were kids, there was something that didn’t feel as scary or threatening once that came to light,” she said. “But I.

Rachel Bilson made expansive lifestyle changes after infamous ‘bling ring’ thieves targeted her

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