Masha Diduk, Tiger King’s so-called “hot nanny,” has gone from large cats to grand larceny, TMZ reports. Diduk has been charged past Las Vegas law with stealing a $5,000 candelabra from Wynn Las Vegas.
Last July, Wynn surety cameras spotted a woman alleged to follow Diduk removing the trappings from a common soldier dining elbow room at the casino, according to the stop report seen by TMZ.
Diduk was later seen “wearing” the missing item. At that time, the candelabra was molded like a coiled serpent, and so it could flip for an auxiliary that spiraled around her forearm.
Casino security measures chequered the epithet on the ticket the surmise had used to valet her railroad car and obtained her permission plate. Then they matched the name to the face on the protection video by checking Diduk’s Instagram account, where the societal media influencer has 419,000 followers.
They also saw the Las Vegas-based pattern had posted pictures of herself inward the casino on the nighttime of the alleged crime.
Salacious Overtones
Tiger King was the Netflix reality TV run into of betimes lockdown. It chronicled the trials and grudges of splashy Oklahoma zoo proprietor Joe Exotic and the interconnected, often-feuding biotic community of vainglorious cat collectors.
Prior to its release, Exotic was arrested and sentenced to 22 years inwards a federal prison on 17 charges of animal insult and ii counts of attempted murder for hire. Prosecutors said Exotic hired a hitman to kill his arch-rival, Carol Baskin, the proprietor of a magnanimous cat sanctuary inward Florida.
Diduk caused a shift when she was hired past Exotic’s then-business partner, Jeff Lowe, a Las Vegas Corinthian and former zoo owner, as a barely dressed live-in nanny. This was often to the irritation of Lowe’s wife, Lauren.
Diduk later told TMZ that despite the salacious overtones, she was a bonafide nanny to the duet and aught more.
Did Wynn Inflate Candelabra Cost?
Now, she faces a possible ane to fivesome years in prison. In Nevada, grand larceny is the deliberate theft of attribute worth more than $1,200.
But in a net twist, Diduk is disputing the time value of the stolen item. In an Instagram brand this week, she claimed she found the exact same piece, a plaque “Serpentis” candelabra by the House of Hackney on sales agreement for $312 (candle non included). The listing of that point tin can live found here.
If it is the same candelabra, Diduk should experience been charged with petty theft, which comes with a upper limit six-month sentence. If it’s her 1st offense, she may even dodge prison house altogether, provided she agrees to make up regaining to Wynn.