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Renee Rockefeller has been accused of trying to shoplift a pair of earrings from a store in the Four Seasons during a trip to Mexico

New York socialite Renee Rockefeller was been caught shoplifting a pair of earrings from a store within a luxury Mexican resort during a getaway with her well-heeled friends, it has been claimed.

According to Page Six, the 50-year-old socialite, who is the daughter-in-law of former Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, was on a trip with designer stars including Tory Burch and Jamie Tisch when, she was caught trying to steal earrings from the store of the Four Seasons hotel in Punta Mita.

It was over Martin Luther King weekend to celebrate their friend Crystal Lourd's  birthday.

Crystal is married to Blaine Lourd, the brother of Hollywood mega-agent Bryan Lourd who was once married to Carrie Fisher.

Monique Lhuillier was also there and excitedly shared photographs as did Full House star Lori Loughlin. 

The group were all staying at the St Regis but visited the Four Seasons on one of the days. 

It is there where Renee allegedly tried to swipe the earrings after buying a $500 dress.

When confronted by store staff, she is said to have handed the earrings back and was spared an arrest.

Sources cited by Page Six claimed Burch and Tisch, who were with her at the time, were mortified.  

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Rockefeller was in Mexico with a group of well heeled friends to celebrate Crystal Lourd's birthday. Crystal is pictured in the front row of this group in an orange dress posing with designer Monique Lhuillier (right), Tory Burch (to her left), actress Lori Loughlin (far left), Jamie Tisch (at the back)

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The alleged incident happened at the Four Seasons in Punta Mita (above) over Martin Luther King weekend in January 

'Renee was stopped by security and told that she was caught stealing on security camera. 

'She denied it, then she realized she’d been caught and handed back the stolen items.

'She wasn’t arrested, but it did cause a big scandal within her group. Those with her, particularly Tory and Jamie, were horrified,' one said.

Renee, who is married to Mark Rockefeller and lives with him on Park Avenue, denied the story. 

In an email, she threatened to 'get lawyers involved'. 

'Not true...the whole thing is nothing...FALSE.  We are going to get our lawyers involved,' she was quoted as replying. 

Renee has been married to Mark Rockefeller since 1998. The pair have four children and regularly feature in the society pages. 

Their home was profiled in The New York Times in 2013 under the title 'Reinventing Beige' where Renee, the daughter of a real estate investor, talked about it being 'cosy' and 'like a boat'.   

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Renee is the daughter-in-law of the late former president Nelson Rockefeller (seen right in 1974, five years before his death)