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Olivia Dunne reveals pickpocket stole her phone at Coachella, here's why TikTok star thanked thief

Olivia Dunne said none of her social media accounts had been compromised in the incident

BATON ROUGE: On the 'BFFs' podcast with Dave Portnoy, Josh Richards, and Bri Chickenfry, gymnast Olivia Paige Dunne described her unsettling encounter with a pickpocket at Coachella.

Dunne was at the Coachella Revolve event, which was likened to the notorious Fyre Festival.

Gymnastic star and social media celebrity Olivia Dunne, also known as Livvy Dunne, recalled the experience but may have thanked the pickpocket. 

Olivia Dunne thanks thief for stealing her phone at Coachella

Dunne was dancing when she realized her money and phone were stolen. The Louisiana State University's star later thanked the thief for stealing her phone.

Dunne claimed that on a chilly day, she and her sister had to go to an Apple store to get a new phone.

She added that none of her social media accounts had been compromised in the incident.

Her phone's location was discovered to be in China when it was monitored, and the data appeared to have been totally erased.

She blogged online about her experience. In a humorous Instagram post, Dunne thanked the pickpocket for giving her the chance to buy the more advanced phone model.

She captioned the post writing, "To the person who pick-pocketed my phone, thanks I needed an upgrade anyways:) #revolvefestival."

Paul Skenes gets promoted to Double-A

The Pirates made the first overall selection of Paul Skenes in the MLB draft held in July. Skenes is also getting promoted to Double-A a few weeks after being picked.

He is also in the headlines because of his widely rumored romance with Olivia Dunne.

He was informed on Monday that he had been promoted to Altoona, the Double-A affiliate of the 6-foot-6 pitcher did not disappoint his eagerly awaited Single-A debut audience.

Dunne herself was there to see the action as Skenes, who reached a high speed of 100 mph during his single inning of play, struck out two batters.

Skenes had three appearances for Single-A Bradenton, pitching four innings without allowing a run, striking out five batters, allowing only one hit, and maintaining a zero walk total.