Lainie Kazan arrested for shoplifting $180 in groceries

Someone’s big, fat plans for the holiday season just got ruined big time. 

My Big Fat Greek Wedding star Lainie Kazan was arrested on Sunday for trying to steal food from a Gelson’s grocery store in the San Fernando Valley, California.

According to a TMZ law enforcement source, the 77-year-old actress was said to have loaded her cart with $180 worth of groceries.

She then allegedly stuffed the food into several reusable bags and attempted to make a run for her car. 

But an employee from the grocery chain approached her and alerted police.

The actress was said to have claimed that she didn’t have any money on her which was why she didn’t pay for the groceries. 

Kazan was detained for petty theft and was taken to a police station in handcuffs. 

According to a TMZ law enforcement source, the 77-year-old actress was said to have loaded her cart with $180 worth of groceries and stashed the food in reusable bags before walking to her car

She was given a citation and released without bail.

Having acted since the late 1960s, Kazan was nominated for an Emmy for her guest role in St. Elsewhere in 1988. 

The Brooklyn native was nominated for a Golden Globe for My Favorite Year, which she also received a Tony award nomination for in 1993. 

The actress, known most famously for starring in My Big Fat Greek Wedding, claimed that she didn’t have any money as her motive for robbing the store