Lindsay Lohan arrested for DUI and possessing coke - Only 2 weeks out of rehab.
Lohan claims innocence in e-mail
After latest arrest, actress asks for privacy in note to ‘Access Hollywood’
July 25, 2007 - LOS ANGELES - With two trips to rehab behind her and a litany of legal problems ahead, Lindsay Lohan joins a long list of young Hollywood talents who’ve faced high-profile battles with drugs and alcohol. Some went on to enjoy healthy careers. Others died young.
Lohan, 21, was arrested early Tuesday in Santa Monica and released on bail for investigation of misdemeanor driving under the influence and with a suspended license, and felony cocaine possession.
“I am innocent... did not do drugs they’re not mine. I was almost hit by my assistant Tarin’s mom I appreciate everyone giving me my privacy,” Lohan wrote in an e-mail to “Access Hollywood” host Billy Bush, the show reported on its Web site Tuesday night.
Police found cocaine in one of the actress’ pockets during a pre-booking search, Sgt. Shane Talbot said. Police initially said Lohan was also being booked for investigation of transporting a narcotic but later said she was not.
Police received a 911 call from the mother of Lohan’s former personal assistant, saying that Lohan was chasing her in an SUV, said Lt. Alex Padilla. The assistant had quit hours before, he said.
‘Heated debate’
Authorities found Lohan and the woman in a “heated debate” in the parking lot of Santa Monica’s Civic Auditorium at about 1:30 a.m.
Lohan’s arrest comes as she still faces DUI allegations connected to a Memorial Day weekend hit-and-run crash in Beverly Hills. The actress completed more than six weeks in rehab less than two weeks ago, and had checked into a recovery clinic in January.
Lohan had worn an alcohol-monitoring ankle bracelet since her July 13 release from rehab and was tested daily to support her sobriety, her attorney Blair Berk said. She said Lohan had relapsed and was receiving medical care at an undisclosed location. Her publicist, Leslie Sloane Zelnik, had no comment.
She joins a long list of young actors who battled problems with drugs, alcohol, or both. They include River Phoenix, Drew Barrymore, Corey Feldman, Anissa Jones, Danny Bonaduce and Macaulay Culkin.
Phoenix, who starred in “Stand By Me” as a teen, died outside a Hollywood nightclub in 1993 from a lethal combination of cocaine and heroin. He was 23. Feldman, his “Stand By Me” co-star, also battled addiction and was arrested for heroin possession when he was 19.
Jones, who played Buffy on TV’s “Family Affair,” was just 18 when she died of a drug overdose in 1976. Bonaduce found fame at 10 as a star of “The Partridge Family,” only to struggle with addiction and homelessness as a teenager. Culkin, best known for his starring turn in the kid-friendly “Home Alone” films, was busted in his early 20s for possession of pot and Xanax.
Barrymore, 32, has fared best. After going to rehab for drugs and alcohol at 13, she is a sought-after actress and filmmaker with her own production company, Flower Films.
Glitter and glamour
Dr. David Deitch, an addiction specialist for more than 40 years and director of Phoenix House, a national nonprofit provider of substance-abuse treatments, said the glitter and glamour of Hollywood could be partly to blame.
“That life is all about the excitement, drama and peak performance followed by a letdown that gets medicated with entertainment and medication,” he said.
Deitch said the average age at which children start using drugs has dropped every decade since the 1960s, and that today’s youngsters start experimenting with drugs about age 12.
“The earlier the age of onset of chronic drug-taking, the greater the prognosis is for long-term problems,” he said.
The actress was chastised last summer for repeatedly arriving late to the set of “Georgia Rule,” and her latest legal troubles may cost her movie roles. She was set to start shooting “Poor Things,” a comedy featuring Shirley MacLaine, when she entered rehab in May. The film’s producers, who previously had supported Lohan, would not say Tuesday whether she would be part of the production.
Still working
Lohan is still set to appear in the film “Dare to Love Me,” which is to begin shooting this summer, said Michael Sands, a consultant for production company Bowline Entertainment.
“The producers have compassion and kindness for her, so for now she’s insured and still with the movie,” he said. “She hasn’t been convicted of any crimes.”
All Hollywood productions need insurance, and troublesome or troubled actors can often stand in the way of that requirement.
“I don’t see how she’s employable for the next 18 months,” Levine said. “Who’s going to insure her?”
Lohan’s latest film, “I Know Who Killed Me,” is set to open Friday.
After latest arrest, actress asks for privacy in note to ‘Access Hollywood’
July 25, 2007 - LOS ANGELES - With two trips to rehab behind her and a litany of legal problems ahead, Lindsay Lohan joins a long list of young Hollywood talents who’ve faced high-profile battles with drugs and alcohol. Some went on to enjoy healthy careers. Others died young.
Lohan, 21, was arrested early Tuesday in Santa Monica and released on bail for investigation of misdemeanor driving under the influence and with a suspended license, and felony cocaine possession.
“I am innocent... did not do drugs they’re not mine. I was almost hit by my assistant Tarin’s mom I appreciate everyone giving me my privacy,” Lohan wrote in an e-mail to “Access Hollywood” host Billy Bush, the show reported on its Web site Tuesday night.
Police found cocaine in one of the actress’ pockets during a pre-booking search, Sgt. Shane Talbot said. Police initially said Lohan was also being booked for investigation of transporting a narcotic but later said she was not.
Police received a 911 call from the mother of Lohan’s former personal assistant, saying that Lohan was chasing her in an SUV, said Lt. Alex Padilla. The assistant had quit hours before, he said.
‘Heated debate’
Authorities found Lohan and the woman in a “heated debate” in the parking lot of Santa Monica’s Civic Auditorium at about 1:30 a.m.
Lohan’s arrest comes as she still faces DUI allegations connected to a Memorial Day weekend hit-and-run crash in Beverly Hills. The actress completed more than six weeks in rehab less than two weeks ago, and had checked into a recovery clinic in January.
Lohan had worn an alcohol-monitoring ankle bracelet since her July 13 release from rehab and was tested daily to support her sobriety, her attorney Blair Berk said. She said Lohan had relapsed and was receiving medical care at an undisclosed location. Her publicist, Leslie Sloane Zelnik, had no comment.
She joins a long list of young actors who battled problems with drugs, alcohol, or both. They include River Phoenix, Drew Barrymore, Corey Feldman, Anissa Jones, Danny Bonaduce and Macaulay Culkin.
Phoenix, who starred in “Stand By Me” as a teen, died outside a Hollywood nightclub in 1993 from a lethal combination of cocaine and heroin. He was 23. Feldman, his “Stand By Me” co-star, also battled addiction and was arrested for heroin possession when he was 19.
Jones, who played Buffy on TV’s “Family Affair,” was just 18 when she died of a drug overdose in 1976. Bonaduce found fame at 10 as a star of “The Partridge Family,” only to struggle with addiction and homelessness as a teenager. Culkin, best known for his starring turn in the kid-friendly “Home Alone” films, was busted in his early 20s for possession of pot and Xanax.
Barrymore, 32, has fared best. After going to rehab for drugs and alcohol at 13, she is a sought-after actress and filmmaker with her own production company, Flower Films.
Glitter and glamour
Dr. David Deitch, an addiction specialist for more than 40 years and director of Phoenix House, a national nonprofit provider of substance-abuse treatments, said the glitter and glamour of Hollywood could be partly to blame.
“That life is all about the excitement, drama and peak performance followed by a letdown that gets medicated with entertainment and medication,” he said.
Deitch said the average age at which children start using drugs has dropped every decade since the 1960s, and that today’s youngsters start experimenting with drugs about age 12.
“The earlier the age of onset of chronic drug-taking, the greater the prognosis is for long-term problems,” he said.
The actress was chastised last summer for repeatedly arriving late to the set of “Georgia Rule,” and her latest legal troubles may cost her movie roles. She was set to start shooting “Poor Things,” a comedy featuring Shirley MacLaine, when she entered rehab in May. The film’s producers, who previously had supported Lohan, would not say Tuesday whether she would be part of the production.
Still working
Lohan is still set to appear in the film “Dare to Love Me,” which is to begin shooting this summer, said Michael Sands, a consultant for production company Bowline Entertainment.
“The producers have compassion and kindness for her, so for now she’s insured and still with the movie,” he said. “She hasn’t been convicted of any crimes.”
All Hollywood productions need insurance, and troublesome or troubled actors can often stand in the way of that requirement.
“I don’t see how she’s employable for the next 18 months,” Levine said. “Who’s going to insure her?”
Lohan’s latest film, “I Know Who Killed Me,” is set to open Friday.
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This stopped being funny a while ago. Now, it's no longer even sad. I understand and even sympathize with everything she's had to deal with throughout her life, but it's become pathetic. Not to mention dangerous.Penelope wrote:According to police, she was chasing another car when she was pulled over.
"What the hell?"
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This is becoming a tragedy; unlike Britney, I genuinely like Lindsay--she's a talented actress who has great potential. But she's destroying it.
Lindsay Lohan arrested for alleged DUI
Actress reportedly registered .12 on Breathalyzer, had cocaine in pocket
MSNBC News Services
Updated: 8:29 a.m. CT July 24, 2007
SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Lindsay Lohan was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Santa Monica, Calif., early Tuesday morning. The arrest comes a week after the 21-year-old actress checked out of an alcohol treatment center.
Santa Monica police Sgt. Robert Hernandez says Lohan was behind the wheel of a vehicle pulled over just after 2 a.m. on Main Street near the Civic Center in Santa Monica. According to police, she was chasing another car when she was pulled over.
Officers determined she had been drinking and she was arrested for drunken driving and driving with a suspended license. During booking, cocaine was found in her pants pocket.
According to KNBC, Lohan refused to take a Breathalyzer test at the scene but failed a field sobriety test. She reportedly did agree to take the Breathalyzer exam at the Santa Monica police station, which registered a .12. The legal limit in California is 0.08.
Lohan was released on $25,000 bail. According to police, she will be arraigned on Aug. 23.
The actress recently spent more than a month at Promises rehabilitation facility in Malibu and she's already facing a drunken driving charge in Beverly Hills.
Lohan agreed to wear an alcohol-detecting anklet upon her release from the Promises treatment center in Malibu, but it was unclear if that played a role in the traffic stop.
Lindsay Lohan arrested for alleged DUI
Actress reportedly registered .12 on Breathalyzer, had cocaine in pocket
MSNBC News Services
Updated: 8:29 a.m. CT July 24, 2007
SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Lindsay Lohan was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Santa Monica, Calif., early Tuesday morning. The arrest comes a week after the 21-year-old actress checked out of an alcohol treatment center.
Santa Monica police Sgt. Robert Hernandez says Lohan was behind the wheel of a vehicle pulled over just after 2 a.m. on Main Street near the Civic Center in Santa Monica. According to police, she was chasing another car when she was pulled over.
Officers determined she had been drinking and she was arrested for drunken driving and driving with a suspended license. During booking, cocaine was found in her pants pocket.
According to KNBC, Lohan refused to take a Breathalyzer test at the scene but failed a field sobriety test. She reportedly did agree to take the Breathalyzer exam at the Santa Monica police station, which registered a .12. The legal limit in California is 0.08.
Lohan was released on $25,000 bail. According to police, she will be arraigned on Aug. 23.
The actress recently spent more than a month at Promises rehabilitation facility in Malibu and she's already facing a drunken driving charge in Beverly Hills.
Lohan agreed to wear an alcohol-detecting anklet upon her release from the Promises treatment center in Malibu, but it was unclear if that played a role in the traffic stop.
"...it is the weak who are cruel, and...gentleness is only to be expected from the strong." - Leo Reston
"Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable." - Jodie Foster
"Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable." - Jodie Foster