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"Thieves reportedly stole up to \u00C2\u00A32 million worth of jewellery after claiming to be friends of Ashley Cole. The robbers are said to have tricked gem traders into meeting them with a briefcase of expensive items, having posed as close colleagues of the Chelsea footballer, reports The Sun.   The traders were from London&amp;#039;s Hatton Garden jewellery district, and had agreed to bring the items to the five-star Hotel Verta in Battersea. However, they were soon threatened and robbed in the street outside, the tabloid states. A source said: &amp;quot;Ashley&amp;#039;s name came up in conversations. But police realised he had nothing to do with this. &amp;quot;His name had just been used by robbers to carry out this con.&amp;quot; Two men involved in the incident were later arrested by police and charged with robbery. Spurs striker Jermain Defoe was recently interviewed by police in connection to alleged threats to kill two women after \u00C2\u00A3200,000 worth of jewels and clothes went missing from his home. However, he was released without charge. Ashley Cole has reportedly begun dating Anna Kelle of The Valleys after meeting her on Twitter. View all of today&amp;#039;s best celebrity pictures - Photo gallery:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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