Sarah Jessica Parker associate apologizes after shoplifting scandal

Sarah Jessica Parker's longtime make-up artist has apologized after she was caught up in a shoplifting scandal this week (12Dec12).

The Sex And The City star was boarding a plane from Norway to New York on Wednesday (12Dec12) when she found herself in the middle of a police investigation after a member of her entourage was accused of stealing a pair of sunglasses from a terminal shop.

Now Leslie Lopez, a make-up artist who has worked with Parker for eight years, has come forward to explain just what happened at Oslo Airport, and apologize for causing any embarrassment.

She tells the MailOnline, "I was purchasing items in a duty free shop early yesterday at the Oslo airport and mistakenly failed to remove a pair of sunglasses from my cart while rushing to the gate.

"While there have been no charges against me, I am sorry for any embarrassment this misunderstanding has caused."

Lopez, who has also done Gwyneth Paltrow's make-up, appeared on the November (12) cover of a beauty-themed issue of The Hollywood Reporter hugging her client Parker.

Parker, who was in Europe to co-host the annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert with Gerard Butler, was eventually able to fly home after Lopez paid a $1,400 fine.