Actress Bai Ling was formally charged with petty theft, the Los Angeles City Attorney’s office announced Monday.

“(She) was charged based on an arrest that occurred Feb. 13 at LAX where she stole two Star magazines and a package of batteries,” spokesman Frank Mateljan said.

The total value of the theft was $16.22, Mateljan added.

The actress, 37, whose film roles include The Crow and Anna and the King, will be arraigned on March 5.

She faces a maximum penalty of a $250 fine and no jail time.

Bai later blamed her theft bust on problems in her love life, saying it was an “emotionally crazy” day in which she was dealing with the “huge problem of breaking up [before] Valentine’s Day.”

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The actress, 37, tells E! that she was dealing with the “huge problem of breaking up [before] Valentine’s Day” when she decided to steal two celeb magazines and a pack of batteries (a $16 value) from a gift shop at L.A.’s LAX airport yesterday.

“Wrong boyfriend,” she adds.

She also expressed regret on her personal blog yesterday.

“Here I am in Albuquerque with my heart feeling sad, and my emotions are running through me like a wild river, tears come from the lake of my heart hurt my eyes,” she wrote.

“Life happens to you either you liked it or not, sometimes I feel you have to be so brave to stand in front of the World, and just hope that eople will have a tender heart toward you.”

After thanking friends and fans for their support, she signed off “send my Valentines love smile to you, with my sweet sad heart.”

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