Bloom, the hunky star of the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ and ‘Lord of the Rings’ film franchises, had been expected to testify against the young starlet if the case had gone to a full trial on Monday.
Alleged burglar Alexis Neiers will get 180 days in jail and be placed on three years of felony probation for her role in a string of incidents in which celebrities’ property was stolen.

Neiers entered a no contest plea and was ordered to surrender by June 24.

She is believed to have been part of the so-called “Burglar Bunch,” which victimized stars including Orlando Bloom, Paris Hilton, and Rachel Bilson.

In addition to her criminal activity, Neiers stars on the E! reality series, “Pretty Wild.”

According to ABC News, Neiers admitted to Los Angeles police that she was on Bloom's property last summer along with a group of mostly teenagers dubbed the "Bling Ring" for targeting celebrities.

Neiers, an aspiring model who has been the subject of the E! Entertainment Television reality show ‘Pretty Wild,’ also agreed to stay away from Bloom and his home.

According to ABC News, Neiers admitted to Los Angeles police that she was on Bloom's property last summer along with a group of mostly teenagers dubbed the "Bling Ring" for targeting celebrities.

Neiers, an aspiring model who has been the subject of the E! Entertainment Television reality show ‘Pretty Wild,’ also agreed to stay away from Bloom and his home.

In the July 2009 burglary, Bloom claimed to have lost over a half-million dollars in artwork, watches and other valuables.

According to ABC News, Neiers admitted to Los Angeles police that she was on Bloom's property last summer along with a group of mostly teenagers dubbed the "Bling Ring" for targeting celebrities.

However, she claimed she was drunk and denied having taken any property from the actor’s house.

Avoids lengthy state prison sentence
"The weight of Bloom's [potential] testimony made us realize that the odds were stacked against us," Neiers's attorney Jeffery Rubenstein told Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Peter Espinoza. "After lengthy consideration and fighting the best pretrial fight we could, we decided it was in Alexis' best interest to take responsibility for her small part in this incident and do a little bit of county jail time instead of a lengthy state prison sentence if convicted."

"It's been a long road and Alexis is looking forward to moving on with her life," Rubenstein said after the hearing.

Without the plea deal, Neiers could have faced six years in state prison for the burglary, the prosecutor said.

She's to report to jail on June 24 to begin her 180 days in the county jail.

Neiers’ "bling ring" burglaries
Neiers is among six people accused of ransacking homes of celebrities such as Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and Rachel Bilson and stealing millions of dollars worth of jewelry, clothing and other luxury goods.

Besides Neiers, the "Burglar Bunch" also includes Rachel Lee, 19; Nicholas Prugo, 19; Diana Tamayo, 20; Courtney Ames, 19; and Roy Lopez Jr., 28, according to PopEater.com.

Although Neiers told police she was drunk when she went to Bloom’s house and didn't take anything there, but a Los Angeles police detective testified at a preliminary hearing in December that she was one of four people caught by a security video camera carrying bags out of the actor's Hollywood Hills home in the early morning hours of July 13.

Property belonging to actresses Lohan and Bilson was found at Neiers home, the detective said.




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