The man accused of stealing the Oscar statue won by Frances
McDormand, has pleaded not guilty to theft at a court in Los Angeles.
Terry Bryant, 47, was arrested on Sunday night after actress
McDormand's award went missing briefly at the lavish Governors Ball
party in Hollywood, where Academy Award winners have their statuettes
engraved.
In a video posted by Bryant, he is seen in a tuxedo at the event
holding an Oscar statuette and telling other guests he was a winner. He
then kissed the statue. It is not clear in what capacity he was
attending the event, but police said he had a ticket.
Following his arrest, Bryant was in police custody on a grand theft
charge and was being held on $20,000 bond. After Wednesday's court
arraignment, Bryant was released without bail after the judge ruled that
he did not pose a flight risk. He is due back in court later this
month.
Frances McDormand
The Oscar has been retrieved from Bryant and later returned to McDormand.
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