Thief claims $150K Oscar Dress was worthless fake

The criminal  who made away with the $150,000 Oscar dress and returned it has announced  to TMZ that the dress is actually fake and worthless.

 TMZ reports that the dress was returned to the London West Hollywood Hotel where it was stolen from. There’s a twist however. The thief called TMZ to tell them where it could be found as the Calvin Klein dress allegedly worth $150K, was a worthless fake.

 The thief who called stated that he had taken the dress from Lupita’s hotel room after he noticed the door was ajar. He and others took two pearls off of the dress and took them to the garment district in downtown L.A where he was told they were fake.

Feb. 22, 2015: Actress Lupita Nyong'o arrives at the Oscars wearing a dress made of pearls at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP)

The thief according to TMZ, then decided to return the dress back to the Hotel in a garment bag that was inside a trash bag and deposited on a 2nd floor bathroom adjacent to a fitness center

 TMZ contacted the L.A. County Sheriff’s Dept. and gave them the info. The police went over to the hotel, and they found a garment bag with the dress inside just as the thief