Alexis Christine Haines (née Neiers; born June 20, 1991) is a member of the Bling Ring and a former television personality.
[1][2] Haines starred in the reality television show Pretty Wild, but her struggles with addiction and the aftermath of being a part of the "Bling Ring" ended her Hollywood career goals.
The burglars had robbed the homes of celebrities including Orlando Bloom, Lindsay Lohan, Rachel Bilson, and Paris Hilton.
Co-defendant Nick Prugo recalled a different version of events, saying that Haines was fully aware a burglary was taking place, and is seen walking into the Bloom residence on security surveillance footage.
[6][8] On May 10, 2010, Haines pleaded no contest to a felony charge of first degree residential burglary of Orlando Bloom's home and was sentenced to 180 days in county jail, with three years' probation and a fine of US$600,000 (equivalent to $838,000 in 2023).
In the first, a made-for-TV film that originally aired on Lifetime in 2011, the character based on her is named Maddie Bishop and is played by Spencer Locke.
[15] In the second film, which was directed by Sofia Coppola, British actress Emma Watson played the Haines-based character Nicolette "Nicki" Moore.
[17] Haines was born to Mikel Neiers, a Hollywood cinematographer known for his roles as the director of photography on Friends and Spin City,[18][15] and Andrea Arlington, an actress and model who was in Playboy in the 1980s.
"[3] Haines dropped out of Indian Hills High School to pursue a career in Hollywood, while studying for a GED under the supervision of her mother.
[6][7][3] At the time of the burglaries, Haines had been kicked out of her mother's and step-father's home, and was staying with "Bling Ring" co-defendant Nick Prugo and his family.
Although lawyers requested that the images, which portrayed the girls smoking bongs and what appeared to be heroin,[23][24][25] be taken down, blogger Nik Richie, the owner of the site, declined.
In December 2010, Haines checked into the SOBA Recovery center in Malibu, California, after she was sentenced to one year of rehab following an arrest for possession of black tar heroin and a fake Florida identification card.
[31][35] She appeared in a documentary for Vice, focusing on the heroin epidemic amongst youth in the Los Angeles area, and specifically, to show the human face of those in active addiction and hear their personal stories.