Celebrity Gossips

Kirsten Dunst, and her assistant Liat Barch, both had their purses stolen from the SoHo Grand Hotel in New York back in 2007. James Jimenez was identified as the thief, and although he was put on trial for criminal trespassing, the jury could not reach a verdict because he claimed he was allowed access to the room by Dunst and her assistant since he accompanied a drug dealer they were meeting with.

Liat testified in the new trial for Jimenez on Thursday admitting there was marijuana in her purse:

"I had a little bit of marijuana in my bag. No one else smoked pot. I was planning on
smoking it alone after we wrapped, after work."


Defense attorney Robert Parker asked:

"You were going to smoke that with Ms. Dunst, right? Ms. Dunst knew you had the marijuana in your bag, correct?"

Liat replied:

"No".

In a book released in April of 2008 called Pot Culture: The A-Z Guide to Stoner Language and Life, Dunst was quoted from an interview in April of 2007 where she said:

"I drink moderately, I’ve tried drugs. I do like weed. I have a different outlook on marijuana than America does. My best friend Sasha’s dad was Carl Sagan, the astronomer. He was the biggest pot smoker in the world and he was a genius. I’ve never been a major smoker, but I think America’s view on weed is ridiculous. I mean – are you kidding me? If everyone smoked weed, the world would be a better place. I’m not talking about being stoned all day, though. I think if it’s not used properly, it can hamper your creativity and close you up inside."

In May of 2008 it was reported that Dunst went to rehab to treat her addiction to drugs or alcohol.

There is little doubt that Dunst and her assistant would be sharing the marijuana, which doesn’t matter in this case. Jimenez was charged with criminal trespassing, not theft or doing drugs, so there is no point in establishing if Dunst smokes pot or not. After the assistant admitted drugs were in her purse that corroborated Jimenez’s claim, so he’ll probably go free.