Man admits stealing Chinese star's jewels

A Polish man admitted on Tuesday to stealing a safe full of jewels, watches and cash worth about $625,000 from Chinese TV star Liu Tao, after breaking into her Copenhagen hotel room.

The 33-year old man used "a metal tool" to break into the room at the First Hotel Kong Frederik in Copenhagen before leaving with the safe, Copenhagen police said.

At a custody hearing, the man said he was "very ashamed" of what he did and that he had not been aware of who was staying in the room.