Kirsten Dunst Thief Sentenced To Jail: The man convicted of nabbing Kirsten Dunst's handbag from a New York hotel room has been sentenced to jail. In June, James Jimenez was convicted for burglary after stealing the 28-year-old actress's purse and a number of other items from a chic hotel suite. A jury found that he had stolen the Spider Man star's $2,000 designer bag amongst other items. Jimenez, who denied any wrongdoing, has now been sentenced to four years behind bars, the Huffington Post reports.

Kirsten Dunst And Natalie Portman In Party: WWD reports Louis Vuitton parent company LVMH has its eye on Rodarte—a fave among celebs including Kirsten Dunst and Natalie Portman. A deal with LVMH would mean that Rodarte would become the youngest sister to brands Marc Jacobs, Fendi, Givenchy and Celine, and would expand Rodarte's distribution and manufacturing capabilities to give it a worldwide presence. With Rodarte's current exclusive cachet, imagine what LVMH money would do for the brand!

One of the benefits of living in New York is the seemingly endless supply of sample sales. From September 7 to September 22, Showroom Seven will stock Erickson Beamon, Charlotte Ronson and Orla Keily at up to 80% off. 263 11th Ave., 3rd floor, 10am to 7pm; cash and credit accepted. For more information call 212.643.4810.

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Kirsten Dunst has said that Lars von Trier's on-screen treatment of women is akin to poetry. The actress, who is starring in the filmmaker's next project Melancholia, revealed that working with the controversial Dane has provided her with a "continuing challenge".

"What is different is that Lars instructs without [rehearsal] and it gives real things life," The Playlist quotes her as saying. "This is a continuing challenge for myself and with the material. [There's] poetry in the way he tortures women." Discussing the premise for Melancholia, von Trier said: “It’s a story about two sisters and a planet. Kirsten is getting married, but only for a short while, of course.”

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New Yorkers and Californians pride themselves on their distinct styles. And with her cross-country lifestyle it seems Kirsten Dunst has developed the knack of fitting into both cities. As the actress strolled around New York on Saturday she looked as if she'd walked right off the set of Sex And The City in her Miu Miu dress.

At first glance ladylike, at closer inspection the frock sported a cheeky design of naked pin-ups Teamed with a fashionable pair of slingback wedges, the look was pure New York. Kirsten, 28, had been in the city with her boyfriend Ason Boesel, the drummer for indie-band Rilo Kiley.

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Just over eight months after The New York Post declared her “Kirsten Dunce,” the actress Kirsten Dunst showed up in a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday with a complete personality makeover.

Testifying in the trial of a man accused of burglarizing her hotel room in SoHo three years ago, Ms. Dunst came across as stern, exasperated and somewhat angry in her responses.

It was a drastic change from her performance – er, testimony – at the first trial last September, when she giggled away while on the witness stand. From the moment.

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3rd times a charm? I'm sure at this point Kirsten Dunst's  seen here shopping in SoHo on Thursday, June 24th, 2010 with boyfriend Jason Boesel just wants this mess to be over with. Turns out the sentencing of James Jimenez aka the man convicted of stealing Dunst's Balenciaga bag from her SoHo hotel has been postponed. This whole thing really seems like a hot mess doesn't it?

First Jimenez's trial ends in a hung jury but oh wait...he was also found guilty of burglary by a second jury this month. Next, one of Jimenez's jurors came out and admitted to discussing reports that the Bring It On star denied smoking pot with other jurors (which apparently is not allowed). The defense now insists the juror is untruthful and lacks credibility. Moral of the story Parker requested a third trial and the judge will decide on Aug 12th if it will happen.

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A classic fairy tale of a rich guy who falls for a girl from different class in presented in a more twisted plot in "All Good Things", which has been previewed in a new international trailer. The video gives a look at Kirsten Dunst who is introduced to Ryan Gosling's lifestyle although his father does not give his consent to their relationship.

Set in the 1980s when the most notorious unsolved murder case in New York history happened, the film centers its story on the scion of a New York real estate dynasty who falls for a beautiful girl from the wrong side of the tracks. But the fairy tale ends when the girl disappears. As a down-and-out detective stumbles on info that may lead to the truth, the political stakes get higher and people close to the case end up dead.

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Wearing a bandage around her sprained ankle, Kirsten Dunst decided she would have to do plenty of sitting on the plane and opted to walk to her gate instead of using the wheelchair provided for her. What a brave young woman -- and some of you call her spoiled! Looks like she took a nasty spill -- how'd that happen?

Kirsten Dunst's co-star Simon Pegg became the fourth witness yesterday to blow away the weed-wacky defense of an accused burglar in a star-studded Manhattan trial.

The British actor -- best known for roles in "Shaun of the Dead," "Run Fatboy Run" and as "Scotty" in a recent remake of "Star Trek" -- told a jury that he and Dunst were shocked to return to their green-room suite at the Soho Grand Hotel during a 2007 movie shoot and found their bags and electronics had been stolen.

"My belongings had gone -- I noticed that straight away," Pegg told a Manhattan Supreme Court jury.

 Defendant James Jimenez, 36, of Coney Island, is hoping to beat the burglary rap by insisting he had permission to roam the hotel while it was taken over by the cast and crew of the movie "How to Lose Friends & Alienate People."

His lawyer, Robert Parker, is insisting Jimenez was at the shoot with a friend who he claims was invited there as the on-location drug dealer -- a convicted heroin felon currently serving time after copping to the burglary.

But so far, Pegg, Dunst and two assistants on the shoot have all testified that Jimenez and his friend most certainly did not have permission to be anywhere near the penthouse suite where the belongings went missing.

"Absolutely not!" Pegg insisted yesterday when asked if he even knew who Jimenez and his co-defendant, Jarrod Bienerman, were.

Summations in the case are scheduled for today. Jimenez, whose rap sheet includes shoplifting, gun possession and a car heist, faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted. He has turned down a plea deal for two years in prison.

After nearly collapsing onstage in March, Lady Gaga tested "borderline positive" for lupus and has vowed to take good care of herself. She also dressed up as Larry King on his show last night. John Mayer canceled his European shows owing to an undisclosed illness.

Kirsten Dunst testified in court that she does not smoke pot after the guy who stole her purse at the Soho Grand claimed he was selling her drugs.

One of the Jersey Shore cast members used cocaine during filming in South Beach. And Charlie Sheen will be sentenced to 30 days of jail time for assaulting his wife on Christmas Day.

A waitress and aspiring actress at Mercadito Grove ran after Quentin Tarantino as he walked by the West Village eatery, giving him her card and promising him a free round of drinks.

If he came back. So he did, with Benicio Del Toro, and the happy trio left together. Erin Andrews was getting "hot and heavy" with her Dancing With the Stars partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy.

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