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July 24, 2007

Michael Lohan on Lindsay: 'I Know I'm Responsible for Part of This'

In a telling interview, Michael Lohan opened up to “Extra” Tuesday about his oldest daughter’s recent DUI arrest.

Michael said the last time he spoke to his daughter was “three days before she went into rehab.” During that conversation, Michael revealed, “She told me she loved me, missed me, wanted to talk to me, she didn’t know why things were going the way they were with my wife [Dina] and me.”

In an ironic twist, shortly before this morning’s events, Michael said, “Yesterday I felt like I needed to call her… I got her assistant Jenny Monroe who told me she [Lindsay] was in dance learning tango for her next movie.”

Michael never spoke to Lindsay, he told us, “There was no call, the next thing I heard was this morning…what we all know right now.”

He admitted that he is partly to blame for the way Lindsay is acting, saying, “I know I’m responsible for part of this. I acted the same way myself. Lindsay is being torn from her family… running in all the wrong directions.”

Michael said he spoke to his attorney and told him to “Take everything out of court, do everything for the kids…the way parents are suppose to do… the system gets in the way. Once we get caught up in the system things go in disarray!”

About whether or not his daughter’s career can rebound, he stated, “She’s gifted, talented, blessed and I really believe that once she gets back to the place she was… at the pinnacle of her career… Yes, I think she can rebound. We can use tragedy and turn it into triumph and I think Lindsay will do that.”

Michael has not spoken to Lindsay’s mother, Dina, or his other children since Lindsay’s recent arrest. He did tell us, “No one can separate the love a family has for each other…going to be there forever…unfortunate that too many people have gotten involved in our lives…I hold onto that thread of hope.”

About what kind of treatment Lindsay should enter into, Michael said, “[A] Faith based program…like Teen Challenge…they instill faith in your life. Life is a gift from God, what we do with it is what we give back

Michael is currently on parole and has been unable to go be with his daughter.


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Obviously rehab didn’t take. And while I feel empathy for her, she is 21 years old and it’s time she grows up. Here’s a young lady who has it all and she’s pretty much throwing it away.

Hopefully she will spend ALOT more time at N.A and A.A meetings and less time out partying trying to get her pictures taken by the paparazzi’s. Woory about your career after you get HEALTHY. Otherwise, you won’t be around to enjoy it.


- Stephanie
Posted 07/24/07 08:19 PM
 

WHERE ARE THE PARENTS? THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON DENOMINATOR WITH THESE YOUNG WOMEN. LIKE DR. PHIL SAID, SOMEONE’S GOT TO STEP UP AND BE THE BAD GUY AND GET THESE GIRLS ON THE RIGHT PATH. I HOLD LINDSAY COMPLETELY RESPONSIBLE. SHE’S OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER ESPECIALLY AFTER HAVING BEEN BUSTED TWICE ALREADY. I DON’T THINK THE FAMILY OF A DEAD PERSON AT THE HANDS OF LINDSAY LOHAN DRINKING AND DRIVING WILL CONSIDER THEIR LOVED ONE ANY LESS DEAD BECAUSE SHE’S A CELIBRITY. GROW UP LINDSAY AND YES, IT’S TIME TO DO SOME TIME.


- TAWNYA
Posted 07/24/07 07:49 PM
 

There are probably 86.500 other eligible talented actresses, with Lindsey’s good looks, and Lindsey’s level of talent that would die to have 1/2 the chances that Lindsey has had in the film industry. These “drug addicted” and out of control actresses need to know that they are NOT “indispensable”. You know, get your act together,…or GET OUT !! And, the media should be SLAPPED for promoting such insanity. These so called “actresses” are so far removed from reality !! And, it is a SLAP to their REHAB programs that they haven’t been able to track them better or track what happens when they leave REHAB. Makes one wonder if the REHAB is in it for the $$ or for actually helping someone overcome an addiction !!


- Vivian
Posted 07/24/07 07:41 PM
 

This girl is not only going to hurt herself, she will hurt innocent people in the process. Get this girl some help and off the streets.


- Lori
Posted 07/24/07 07:37 PM
 

Grow up girlies. It’s so Not cute. You have too much money and too much time on your hands. Try helping out some one who really needs it. After being a houswife for 20 years and now single, I work my butt off and can’t afford to eat. You know right from wrong, quit clouding your lives with alcohol and quit listeneing to the groupies. Clean up your lives dammit. BE Good. Then we might like you again. We saw it coming.


- Anonymous
Posted 07/24/07 07:20 PM
 

anyone who has been awoken in the middle of the night and waited hours to hear if a loved one was going to die because of a drunk driver knows that a debate whether she deserves jail time is even necessary. Send her to JAIL.


- andi
Posted 07/24/07 07:12 PM
 

she definately needs to go to jail! this is such crap!! if she were a normal person she would still be in county!!! so what if shes famous; that doesnt mean she should get away with this!!! she is supposedly a role model?? a role model for what? being some cokehead skank?????? she used to be so cute but now shes just nasty!!


- Carrie
Posted 07/24/07 07:10 PM
 

Lindsay Lohan needs to spend some time in jail. It worked for Paris Hilton, why shoudln’t some time behind bars work for Lohan??


- Silvr
Posted 07/24/07 06:35 PM
 

Aside from jail….the bigger question is, when are these young women going to recognize that they are role models for millions of young girls worldwide? It is SO dis-heartening that these young women (Brittney, Lindsay, Paris) make things like drugs, alcohol, and dressing in practically nothing seem OK. These behaviors are not only unhealthy, they are destructive and WRONG! GIRLS… Please quit making fools of yourselves and setting such a horrible example for others!


- Misty
Posted 07/24/07 06:04 PM
 

I feel that Lindsay needs more than just rehab she also needs counseling maybe if she had better direction from her parents she would not be in this situation.


- Wanda
Posted 07/24/07 05:46 PM
 

I think that she needs to go to jail, that’s not fair that people who are not famous go to jail for things like that a go for a long time but if you are famous like her you wont go that long, it is really not fair, just because you are famous, you should be treated like others. She needs to go for a long time and she deserves it, that’s what you get for being stupid, and it’s her fault, she’s being stupid than let her be stupid, maybe one day, she will learn her lesson.


- BabyGurl
Posted 07/24/07 05:38 PM
 

Yes, she needs to go to jail for it. If it was anyone other than a star they would get several years in jail. Maybe it would help her. I think Paris should not have been paid for her interveiw, the money should have went to Food Pantrys all over USA. I was abused and a gun put to my head, I don’t see anyone paying me for my story. I don’t drink or anything like that and don’t beleive in it. I am tired of seeing people put on a pedistal for drinking and drugs, that is the wrong message for people in this world.


- Sandy
Posted 07/24/07 04:57 PM
 

I believe everyone should follow the law NO matter who they are or how much money they have. I also believe that the clubs should be held too, Lindsey started drinking and partying long before she turned 21, along with a few other stars as well. I am sure she will get a slap on the hand and told to go to get help. And if she does not like all this attention, maybe she should get out of limelight. I know one thing, my daughter and her friends dont look up to her or Brittany. Now can we now report on something else.


- Cindy
Posted 07/24/07 04:53 PM
 

LOHAN NEEDS TO GO TO JAIL!!!!! SHE LUCKY SHE DIDN’T KILL SOMEONE.


- KIM CONNOLLY
Posted 07/24/07 04:45 PM
 

Good Grief, I am so sick of Lindsay BRITNEY AND PARIS . I wish I had all that money to throw around and waste. Get a clue!!!! They all need to go to jail. If I had don’t that I would be in jail right now. She has some pretty bad friends! She needs to dump them to. Real friends would have not let that happend to her.


- missy
Posted 07/24/07 04:43 PM
 

i can’t believe call the crap that is happening today. all the stupid media worries about is how these stars are acting drunk driving is everyday crap and you don’t see the media going crazy about that. just leave Lindsey Lohan and her family alone and let them love their lives. and yes i think she should go to jail


- Danielle Trisch
Posted 07/24/07 04:43 PM
 

I think that these stars know they can get away with anything because they have the money and the power. I dont think jail is making a difference in who they are. i think we should stick them into a third world country and make them actually work. take their makeup and mommies away from them and see how they survive. Jail is jsut another way for them to get attention, when your a self involved person, it doesnt matter if its bad attention, as long as its attention, something serious needs to happen to these rediculous, pathetic excuses for a human being


- Mia
Posted 07/24/07 04:42 PM
 

She needs to go to jail. If she is cooperative, she will get the treatment that she needs, even if imprisoned. She is going to kill someone if not taken off the street. Let’s hear about something more important than Lindsay, Paris and Britney.


- Ed
Posted 07/24/07 04:41 PM
 

For cryin’ out loud… ENOUGH of this ridiculous dribble. Who cares about Lindsay, Britney, Paris, or Jessica. How about EXTRA the entertainment folks try broadcasting some uplifting information about some ARTISTS with some REAL TALENT!!!! These bimbos represent what is wrong with our society. The media pays attention to them because they make news, not because they make great art. They are all useless, talentless, and stupid. Would anyone miss them if they were no longer on TV? I think not.


- Sickofthiscrap
Posted 07/24/07 04:41 PM
 

WHY shouldn’t she have jail time, You know that I would get it. Just because she has money doesn’t mean she should get off. If I got caught with some cocaine I would be shipped off and no one would ever him from me again. She checks her self into rehab to get away from everything and when she gets out she thinks that all is going to be ok, but she stills needs to face the music. STRAIGHTEN YOUR ACT UP YOU SPOILT BRATS!!!!


- deena
Posted 07/24/07 04:40 PM

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