Shortly after last week's 87th Academy Awards show at the Dolby Theatre, the elaborate 6,000-pearled dress worn by Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o mysteriously went missing.
The Calvin Klein dress, initially thought to be valued at $150,000, was hailed by many fashionistas as one of the highlights of the red carpet.
Nyong'o, who won the 2014 Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as Patsey in 12 Years A Slave, presented J.K. Simmons with his Oscar for his role in Whiplash.
The elegant dress was initially thought to have been stolen. However, on Friday, after a lengthy search, the dress worn by the 32-year-old was found in an unexpected place - underneath the actress's unique apostrophe.
"We had officers and security guards searching meticulously for the dress," said Los Angeles Police chief Charlie Beck. "There was a thorough search of the hotel, obviously, but we also interviewed each and every stylist and handler that was present at the Academy Awards. It wasn't until we combed the list of nominees as well as presenters that we discovered the dress; it shocked us to discover it was underneath Ms. Nyong'o's unique apostrophe the entire time."
When reached for comment, the actress refuted rumours that she would be removing the sometimes-confusing punctuation mark from her surname, although she has admittedly also lost jewelry, her iPhone, and "various snack foods" in the same fashion. "Agents have asked me to change it, some fans have requested it, I even received a phone call from John Travolta. I'm proud of my Kenyan heritage; I'm not changing anything."
From Our Los Angeles Bureau