Rich NY Writer Who Called Stealing a 'Political Protest' Melts Down When Confronted by Reporters

Yesterday, Conde Nast writer and wealthy New Yorker Jia Tolentino joined Hasan Piker on a New York Times podcast where she said she steals from Whole Foods as a form of "political protest." Despite decrying capitalism and justifying the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson (because Thompson was guilty of "social murder" or something), Tolentino is wealthy and she doesn't like being confronted about her controversial views.

Woke author who boasted about shoplifting from Whole Foods flies into foul-mouthed RAGE when confronted outside her $2.2m Brooklyn brownstone https://t.co/VykWbcYec7
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An author who sparked fury by openly boasting about shoplifting from Whole Foods launched into a foul-mouthed tirade when questioned about her behavior outside her $2.2 million home.
Jia Tolentino, 37, snapped: 'I can't believe you came to my f**king house!' when approached by a Daily Mail reporter outside the five-bedroom Brooklyn brownstone on Thursday afternoon.
Tolentino is the author of two bestselling books and also works as a journalist at the New Yorker magazine, where she is known for asking tough questions.
But she was exceptionally hostile to a reporter's polite enquiry about her criminal behavior and the backlash that her brazen admission has generated.
The drama began after Tolentino, a married mother-of-two, appeared on a New York Times podcast interview published Wednesday titled 'The Rich Don't Play by the Rules. So Why Should I?'
That saw Tolentino, who also hosts the official White Lotus podcast, laugh and smile while reminiscing about shoplifting lemons from Whole Foods.
Tolentino told podcast host Nadja Spiegelman and millionaire communist Hasan Piker that she targeted the Amazon-owned supermarket 'on several occasions', adding: 'I didn't feel bad about it at all'.