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Broadway and Hollywood star Carol Channing was caught up in a bank robbery in Palm Desert, California on Friday afternoon.The 86-year-old Oscar nominee and Hello Dolly star was in a branch of the Washington Mutual Bank when a man walked in and handed a cashier a note demanding money. Police say the teller complied, and the unarmed suspect left with an undisclosed amount of cash, reports CBS Television channel 2. Channing says, "Well, along with a lot of other people, I’ve been robbed." The incident marks the second time the actress has been linked to a robbery.In last September a thief stole Channing’s priceless diamond dress from her luggage at the Hollywood Renaissance hotel. The gown was later returned by a homeless man, who told a security guard he found it in a nearby park.
Broadway and Hollywood star Carol Channing was caught up in a bank robbery in Palm Desert, California on Friday afternoon.The 86-year-old Oscar nominee and Hello Dolly star was in a branch of the Washington Mutual Bank when a man walked in and handed a cashier a note demanding money. Police say the teller complied, and the unarmed suspect left with an undisclosed amount of cash, reports CBS Television channel 2. Channing says, "Well, along with a lot of other people, I’ve been robbed." The incident marks the second time the actress has been linked to a robbery.In last September a thief stole Channing’s priceless diamond dress from her luggage at the Hollywood Renaissance hotel. The gown was later returned by a homeless man, who told a security guard he found it in a nearby park.
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