Hollywood head case Nicolas Cage had to give back a rare dinosaur skull he bought for $276,000 after outbidding Leonardo DiCaprio — because the fantastic fossil was stolen!
A downcast Nicolas coughed up the Tyrannosaurus noggin after G-men revealed the 67-million-year-old bones had been stolen in Mongolia eight years ago, and then sold to swank Bev Hills gallery I.M. Chait, which obliviously auctioned off the heisted head.
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Although Nic isn’t facing prosecution, he may be out his money since national treasures aren’t really up for grabs!