Lupita Nyong'o Releases Statement After Oscars 2015 Dress Returned

Lupita Nyong’o‘s dress from the 2015 Oscars has been returned to The London West Hollywood on Friday (February 27)!

The famous dress, which was worn by the 31-year-old actress, was stolen from her hotel room right after the star-studded ceremony.

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“I’m happy that it has been potentially recovered,” Nyong’o shared in the statement to Women’s Wear Daily (via Associated Press). “It’s a timeless and priceless piece of art.”

The thief reportedly took the dress back to the London in a garment bag and put it in a bathroom at the hotel and claimed that the pearls on the dress were fake, according to TMZ. Watch the video below!