July 24, 2007

Lindsay Lohan Busted for DUI...Again


Lindsay Lohan has been arrested for DUI for the second time – barely a month after leaving rehab.

An official from the Santa Monica Police Department held a press conference this morning and revealed she was arrested after a brief chase at 2:15 a.m. this morning. For unknown reasons, she was chasing down the mother of her former assistant.

The woman being chased called police on Lindsay and tried to make it to the Santa Monica Police Department. Fearing for her safety, the woman pulled over in a parking lot near the police station, and Lindsay followed. Officers found Lindsay arguing with the woman in the parking lot and administered a field sobriety test.

She failed - her blood alcohol level was .12 and .13, well beyond the legal .08 limit.

She was arrested for DUI and hauled into jail at 4:23 a.m. During a pre-booking search, officers found a small amount of cocaine and she has now been charged with both DUI and possession of a controlled substance.

She has now been released from jail on $25,000 bail.

This is Lindsay's second DUI arrest in three months. She recently completed a 45-day stint in rehab, her second rehab stay in 2007.

Her court date has been set for August 24.

Lindsay's attorney Blair Berk has issued the following statement:

"Addiction is a terrible and vicious disease. Since Lindsay transitioned to outpatient care, she has been monitored on a scram bracelet and tested daily in order to support her sobriety.

Throughout this period, I have received timely and accurate reports from the testing companies. Unfortunately, late yesterday I was informed that Lindsay had relapsed.

The bracelet has now been removed. She is safe, out of custody and presently receiving medical care."

Now “Extra” can reveal what may have caused Lindsay to snap.

Just hours before her arrest, “Extra” spotted Lindsay, her hair disheveled, smoking a cigarette with friends at a restaurant in Los Angeles.

Sources are saying her assistant quit yesterday, sparking the nasty argument that led to the street chase. It’s still unclear if the friend we spotted was the assistant, and why Lindsay later pursued the ex-assistant’s mother.

Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton tells “Extra” that he exchanged emails with Lindsay yesterday, and says everything seemed fine.

He says the turning point was when she went to a party last night.

“The party got a little out of control,” explains Perez. “She got into a fight with her assistant. The assistant resigned on the spot.”

Lindsay’s father Michael Lohan, who is recently out of prison for drunk driving and attempted assault, is telling “Extra” today he believes Lindsay is in rehab again.

But he also reveals he fears Lindsay may not survive this time.

“It doesn’t take Einstein or the equivalent of someone who puts M&M’s in order to realize that,” he says.

Michael says he wants a cease-fire in his custody war with estranged wife Dina. He insists that’s what could save Lindsay’s life.

“I know I’m responsible for part of this,” Michael tells us. “We need to clean house and just surround ourselves with the right people and just be well for ourselves as a family.”


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On 25 Jul 2007, KH wrote:

I watched THE VIEW the other day and they were talking about Lindsey Lohan. These women really need to educate themselves on a few things before giving their opinions because they really sounded STUPID with their comments!!Drug addiction is a disease of the brain some people can go to rehab and do fine and others have strong “triggers” that go off in the brain once they are addicted and it’s extremely hard to overcome them. They don’t leave rehab and say oh I’m just going to use again and go back to rehab as needed. They leave thinking they have it under control and than the “triggers” go off and they’ve relapsed. Don’t forget they didn’t become addicts overnight but everyone wants them to become clean overnight. Until you have a loved who is addicted you just can’t understand the devestation and people like the women onTHE VIEW sound ignorant when they talk about people being stupid for going back on drugs after rehab they really need to educate themselves on topics they plan on commenting on!!!Lindsey next you go out you need to have a driver. You have a problem and I feel for you but you may end up killing an innocent person. Continue to get help and good luck!!

 
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On 25 Jul 2007, DOT G. wrote:

IT SEEMS THAT ALMOST ALL OF THE COMMENTS AGREE THAT LINDSAY SHOULD GO TO JAIL AND I “TOTALLY” AGREE. NOT ONLY DOES SHE NEED TO GO TO JAIL, SHE NEEDS HELP BUT “AFTER” SHE PUTS HER TIME IN A JAIL. I’M GLAD TO SEE THAT THE LAW IS STARTING TO APPLY THE PUNISHMENT DESERVED FOR THE CRIMES ACTORS/ACTRESSES DO. LIKE THE OLD SAYING “YOU DO THE CRIME - YOU DO THE TIME!

 
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On 25 Jul 2007, wildwonders wrote:

HELLO !!!! Here’s an idea GET SOMEONE ELSE FOR THE ROLE

 
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On 25 Jul 2007, Pat wrote:

This is one celeb that needs to GO TO JAIL and not get a get out of jail free card. Of course the jails are overcrowded so she will probably spend a week in jail. I hope she gets a tough judge that puts her in jail for both possession and drunk driving. Maybe this will save someones son or daughter from being splatered all over the road!!!!!!

 
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On 24 Jul 2007, Anonymous wrote:

I do feel sorry for Lindsey, but she does deserve to go to jail. How many more times is she going to do this before she kills herself or someone else?? She is obviously struggling with her addiction and needs to be removed from the party enviroment. She also needs to be far away from her mother. It doesn’t seem that her mother has helped her in anyway and now she is going to have a show on E! with the younger kids. Better make room in the rehab center for the two of them as well. I would venture to say that Lindsey won’t live to see the age of 25. How truly sad this all is!

 
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On 24 Jul 2007, Cecilia wrote:

Yes,I do believe that she needs to go to jail.The way I see it if you did the crime you pay for it.Why is it that just because she is a celeb she thinks that she can get away w/ it.It’s not like it is her 1st time.She doesn’t seem to learn,the more she does it the more she wants to do more.If you let her go she might be indangering her life and other people’s life not that she cares anyway.The other stupid idea that she had was to carry cocaine.Can you be anymore stupid?I guess that the only time that she will understand is when she really hearts somebody.That is really a shame the way she will maybe understand.Also when will the courts understand?When she kills somebody?Lets be forreal she will never learn & she really needs to go to jail.

 
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On 24 Jul 2007, princess wrote:

i think linsday needs help shes not the girl i knew. i feel totally bad for family and stuff. but i hope she turns around.

 
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On 24 Jul 2007, princess wrote:

i think linsday needs help shes not the girl i knew. i feel totally bad for family and stuff. but i hope she turns around.

 
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On 24 Jul 2007, William wrote:

LINDSAY IS AWSOME SHES TOTALLY COOLSHE JUST IS GOING THROUGH A PHASE YOULL SEE SHELL BE FINE

 
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On 24 Jul 2007, Jacquie Menard wrote:

had any other person without celebrity status done the same things
they would be in jail in a heartbeat.
She thinks that going to rehab and then going riht back int the party scene is fine, it’s really not.
she needs to realize that shes not making the greatest decision.
Spending time in a cell without paparazzi, drinking, and her drugs may reform her, but staying out doing the same thing snt going to help her at all

 
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On 24 Jul 2007, Lisa wrote:

She won’t be happy until she kills/hurts someone, and that just maybe herself or an innocent person. She needs help, fast.
You can’t go back to partying after you just left rehab…the writing was on the wall for this to happen. She might end up in jail or prison for a long time, probably not from this incident but from a future one.

 
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On 24 Jul 2007, Boo wrote:

Lindsay should go and stay in jail that against the law!

 
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On 24 Jul 2007, Boo wrote:

Lindsay should go and stay in jail that against the law!

 
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On 24 Jul 2007, Karen wrote:

I’m watching the View right now and they are giving all these reasons why Linsay is in trouble again. Any addict, counselor, or therapist will tell you that you can not go back into the party scene and stay sober. It can not be done. For me my life seems boring because I don’t party any more. I went back to school and got my degree but this is a boring life compared to the party life. You have to find something that is important enough to you to be silbor. You just have to make a choice. You can party your whole life, you can get silber later in life or you can get silber now. It is your decission Lindsay. Good Luck to you. I hope for the best.

 
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On 24 Jul 2007, Jen wrote:

Look I completely agree that what Lindsay did was horrible….but also you have to look at the reality of it. There are sooooo many kids out there that aren’t famous that do the same things…they just don’t have a continuous spotlight on them! She had soooo much pressure growing up and a messed up family with nobody there to guide her! Sometimes you have to say to give her a break!! My mother has been an addict my whole life…and jail DOES NOT HELP! What an addict needs is to go and STAY in rehab, have a good group of support around her, and go to meetings daily once she is released! She needs to stop hanging out with all the people that do those things and basically start her whole life over! People think its so easy and she wants to live like this….it makes me mad! Thats not the case! She has to cut out so much from her life which is a TERRIBLY DIFFICULT thing! It IS A DISEASE and a serious problem and MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS of people struggle with it EVERY day! She’s so young and in a way that makes it harder because everyone around her is in the stage of going out and to the bars and having fun…and to tell a 21 year old they can never drink again…is something really hard for them to hear and stick to…there’s constant pressure to use again…EVERY DAY…she can make it through this…but the whole world constantly bashing her does not help! YES she should have her license taken away, but she needs SERIOUS MEDICAL HELP! Not jail! So many addicts go to jail and sit there just waiting to get out to use again because inside they aren’t getting treated for addiction! Then when they come out they do the same things as before! And sooooo many people with the same charges get sent to rehab instead of jail EVERY DAY!!!! All i’m saying is she makes mistakes like everyone else in this world…the same mistakes millions of people make a day, she’s just constantly photograhed doing them! So maybe its you people who are being unfair to her because she is a celebrity! She is still a sick person who needs help, so maybe you should chill out and think about that!

 
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On 24 Jul 2007, Staci wrote:

I’m sure Lindsay woke up today wanting nothing more than to numb out again. But she and her family need to remember that last night’s event was a blessing. No one was hurt and it’s never too late to turn things around. Sometimes God whispers to us. Let’s hope she listens and doesn’t wait until He has to shout.

 
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On 24 Jul 2007, Tim Driscoll wrote:

Why are celebrities given so many chances. Why does she still have a drivers liscence. Had that been an average citizen he or she would have lost their liscence. Plus she can afford a driver. I guess we don’t rate. She doesn’t care if she kills someone when she drives around drunk, we don’t matter to her. Yet just like stupid Paris people will rally behind her if she does go to jail because she just so damn special. We have a responsibility to turn our backs on idiots like Lindsey and Paris and maybe then the legal system will take us serious and protect us from these lethal drivers.

 
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On 24 Jul 2007, Anonymous wrote:

Seriously, was anyone surprised by this? The moment she left rehab she flew out to Vegas and partied at a nightclub. I think she needs to go to jail, maybe then she’ll learn her lesson. I’m sick and tired of always hearing about her on the news doing the same dumb thing. If this doesn’t stop soon, the next we hear about her will be either about her death or about her injuring someone else.

 
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On 24 Jul 2007, adriana hernandez wrote:

So many times, I’ve dreamed of some one I havent seen in a long time and than I’ll run into them that very next day. Also I dream about elderly family members dying, only to learn that they passed away in their sleep the night before. Last night I dreamed that Lindsay was being taken away on a hopital bed, her lifeless body being loaded into an ambulence. I have a feeling that she won’t live to see her 30th birthday.
-adriana

 
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On 24 Jul 2007, Dora Tonks wrote:

Just because you have fame and money doesn’t mean you are above the law. What’s going on in Hollywood is a terrible example for young fans of women like Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton, who set the impression that celebrities can get away with more, which looks cool to young girls idolizing these women. Paris Hilton found out the hard way that crime doesn’t pay, and hopefully, Lindsay Lohan will too.

 
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