Orlando Bloom Recalls Being Robbed by the Bling Ring, Wore a Wire to Get Stolen Watches Back

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Don’t mess with Orlando Bloom! The story of how the Carnival Row star retrieved his items stolen by the infamous Bling Ring is almost as wild as the robberies themselves.On Thursday, February 16, the Pirates of the Caribbean actor, 46, revealed on The Late Late Show With James Corden the tale of how he wore a wire in order to take back his collection of watches stolen by the group in the early 2000s.From 2008 to 2009, the group — made up of Alexis Neiers, Rachel Lee, Nick Prugo, Courtney Ames and Diana Tamayo — stole over $3 million in designer goodies and cash from a slew of celebs, including Bloom, Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and more.

Among Bloom’s stolen items was a collection of expensive watches, one for each new film he makes.On Thursday, Bloom told host James Corden and fellow guest Niall Horan that we was contacted about the whereabouts of his jewelry three months after his 2009 robbery.“I got a phone call from a guy who I’d actually bought some of the watches from, saying, ‘I think your watches are surfacing,’” Bloom, who was in a relationship with ex-wife Miranda Kerr at the time of the robbery, recalled. “And I was like, ‘What?’ So, I go and meet the guy, and he goes, ‘I think you could probably get them back if you wanna.’”The Lord of the Rings star set out to do just that — and channeled his inner spy to do so.“I finally get the number of this guy.

I’m calling this guy for maybe three to six months,” Bloom shared. “Eventually, I find out where he’s from. It’s a pawn shop, down in The Valley, kind of thing.

I just rocked up to his shop one day and I wired myself. I had a little microphone.”In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesBut things became more complicated upon meeting the man at the