Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Dee Lohan (born July 2, 1986) is an American actress, model and pop music singer. Lohan started in show business as a child fashion model for magazine advertisement and television commercials. At age 10, she began her acting career in a soap opera; at 11, she made her motion picture debut by playing identical twins in Disney's 1998 remake of The Parent Trap.
Lohan rose to stardom with her leading roles in the films Freaky Friday, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, Mean Girls and Herbie: Fully Loaded. Her subsequent roles include appearances in A Prairie Home Companion and Bobby. In 2004, Lohan launched a second career in pop music yielding the albums Speak (2004), A Little More Personal (Raw) (2005) and the forthcoming Spirit in the Dark (2008).
Lohan's personal life has been a frequent subject of celebrity and tabloid journalism.

Personal life

Car accidents
Lohan has had a series of car accidents that have been widely reported, with minor crashes in August 2004,[82] October 2005,[83] and November 2006, when Lohan suffered minor injuries because a paparazzo who was following her for a photograph hit her car. Police called the crash intentional, but prosecutors said there was not enough evidence to file criminal charges.[84]

Drug use and treatment
Lohan is also well known on the celebrity party scene. In a letter to Lohan and others associated with the filming of Georgia Rule that was later made public,[85] James G. Robinson, CEO of the film's production company, Morgan Creek Productions, wrote:
You and your representatives have told us that your various late arrivals and absences from the set have been the result of illness; today we were told it was 'heat exhaustion'. We are well aware that your ongoing all night heavy partying is the real reason for your so-called 'exhaustion'.
On January 18, 2007, Lohan checked herself in to the Wonderland Center rehabilitation facility. Through her representative, she issued a statement saying, "I have made a proactive decision to take care of my personal health."[86]
On May 26, 2007, Lohan lost control of her car and ran the vehicle up a curb. Police also found a "usable" amount of cocaine in her car and the police lab detected cocaine in her blood. After receiving treatment for minor injuries, Lohan was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence of alcohol.[87] Two days later, Lohan entered the Promises Treatment Centers rehabilitation facility[88] staying for 45 days.[89]
On July 24, 2007 the police found Lohan by a parking lot in Santa Monica having a "heated debate" with her former assistant who was fired several hours earlier. After failing field sobriety tests Lohan was taken to a police station where her blood alcohol level was found to be above the legal limit. While conducting a search, the police found a small amount of cocaine in her pocket.[90][91][92] Lohan was booked on a felony charge of possession of cocaine and misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license.[93][94] On October 22, 2008, TV Guide reported that Lohan has been sued by three men she took on a car chase in July 2007 that resulted in a DUI arrest. [95]
On August 23, 2007, Lohan pleaded guilty to cocaine use and driving under the influence and was sentenced to one day in jail and 10 days community service. She was also ordered to pay fines and complete an alcohol education program, and was placed on three years probation. “It is clear to me that my life has become completely unmanageable because I am addicted to alcohol and drugs,” Lohan said in a statement.[96]
In August 2007, Lohan entered Cirque Lodge Treatment Center in Sundance, Utah for a third stint at rehabilitation, staying until discharge on 5 October 2007.[97]

Political positions
In 2004, Lohan stated that she didn't like to talk about politics because she didn't want to risk alienating any part of her fanbase.[98] However, in 2006 she expressed an interest in going to Iraq on a USO tour with Hillary Clinton,[99]. During the 2008 US presidential campaign, she offered her services to Barack Obama's election effort, including hosting events aimed at young voters; but her offer was declined by the campaign, who stated she was "not exactly the kind of high-profile star who would be a positive for us." [100] She nonetheless weighed in publicly on the her choices in that election, urging voters to support Obama, criticizing media coverage of vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, and posting MySpace blogs describing Palin as homophobic, anti-abortion and anti-environmentalist.[101][102][103][104][105]

Romantic relationships
Lohan and Hilary Duff became bitter enemies in 2002 when they simultaneously dated Aaron Carter; the feud continued for five years. However, in 2007, Lohan and Duff put the dispute behind them and became friends.[106] Lohan has also dated Wilmer Valderrama, Harry Morton and Calum Best.[citation needed]
While seeking treatment at the Cirque Lodge in Utah, Lohan met and began dating Riley Giles; however, in late November 2007, it was announced that they had split up. Lohan's mother, Dina Lohan said, "[Riley] took desperate measures to hurt Lindsay because she broke up with him".[107]

Samantha Ronson
In 2008, several media outlets began commenting on Lohan and Samantha Ronson, who were regularly seen being affectionate in public.[108][109] In July 2008, several newspapers, including The Times and Los Angeles Times, published opinion pieces describing their relationship as romantic.[110][108] On September 22, 2008, it was widely reported that Lohan confirmed she was in fact dating Ronson during the syndicated radio program Loveline. During the program, DJ Stryker asked "You and Samantha, have been going out for how long now?...Like two years, one year, five months, two months?" to which Lohan laughed, and replied "For a very long time." Stryker then went on to say "Well, I hope you guys stay together. You are a very lovely looking couple." to which Lohan replied "Thank you very much."[111][112][113] Her publicist originally stated that there was no confession;[114] however, on October 14, following a tabloid report by Britain's Daily Mail that claimed Lohan and Ronson's relationship was "on the rocks", Lohan's publicist told Access Hollywood that the report was inaccurate and that "They are fine." When personally asked by a paparazzo, Ronson denied the break-up rumors responding, "Are you [expletive] kidding me!?"[115]
Lohan's father Michael Lohan has been very outspoken in his disapproval of Lohan's relationship with Samantha Ronson and on September 24, 2008, Lohan wrote a response to him via e-mail to the New York Post: "Samantha is not evil, I care for her very much and she's a wonderful girl....She loves me, as I do her."[116][117]
Lohan opened up about her relationship with Ronson in the December 2008 issue of Harper's Bazaar magazine. She stated, "I think it's pretty obvious who I'm seeing...I think it's no shock to anyone that it's been going on for quite some time...She's a wonderful person and I love her very much." While speaking about her sexual orientation, Lohan said she was not a lesbian, but responded "Maybe. Yeah." when asked if she was bisexual. She then added, "I don't want to classify myself." Lohan said her family, with the exception of her father Michael, had been supportive of her relationship with Ronson.[118]