Lindsay Lohan: Just say 'InferNO'

Another day, another piece of seemingly bad news for Lindsay Lohan. After months of sticking by the actress throughout her legal troubles, director Matthew Wilder has confirmed that he will be recasting the actress’ role as porn star Linda Lovelace in the upcoming biopic Inferno. It might seem another signal that Lohan’s career has burnt out, but, then again, is this pink slip the best thing that could happen to the actress? (At least in a good long while.)

Though the role would have garnered plenty of press for Lohan (like she needs it) — and biopics are generally a good way to capture the critics’ attention — perhaps a post-rehab Lohan would be better served straying as far away as possible from sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Even if the debauchery is only on screen. It’s no secret that Deep Throat actress Lovelace was once involved with drugs, and though parallels between Lohan and Lovelace could bring out a compelling performance, it can’t possibly be wise for a newly reformed addict to jump knee-deep into the role of a fellow drug user.

Not to mention the fact that Lohan could use a break from the heat surrounding her in Hollywood. As much as we’d like to root for a Lohan comeback — or not — the actress is better served focusing on her recovery than her reemergence on the big screen. And though she might not ever stray away from paparazzi cameras — or worse, reality TV cameras — a certain Deep Throat actress famously turned around her life. So why can’t Lohan?

Read more:
Lindsay Lohan’s ‘Inferno’ role flames out
‘Inferno’ director says movie will go forward after Lindsay Lohan’s rehab stint
Lindsay Lohan: ‘Inferno’ director and producer taking wait-and-see approach
Lindsay Lohan fails her drug test. When do you stop rooting for a comeback?
Lindsay Lohan admits she failed drug test
Lindsay Lohan to play Linda Lovelace, producer says: Smart move for her?

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Lindsay Lohan Replaced by Girl from 'Watchmen' - TMZ.com

11/21/2010 6:45 AM PST by TMZ Staff   Lindsay Lohan is out of the planned Linda Lovelace biopic and it took the film less than a day to find her replacement.

Malin Akerman -- best known for her roles in "Watchmen" and "The Heartbreak Kid" -- will play the lead role in "Inferno" now that LiLo is no longer attached, this according to Deadline Hollywood.

As for the circumstances of Lindsay's departure  ... sources close to Lindsay told us she quit, her rep called the decision "mutual," and other reports claim she was fired. You be the judge.

Good luck, Malin!

Tags: Lindsay Lohan, Movies, Malin Akerman

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Lindsay Lohan loses ‘Inferno’ role: Is this for the best?

Another day, another piece of seemingly bad news for Lindsay Lohan. After months of sticking by the actress throughout her legal troubles, director Matthew Wilder has confirmed that he will be recasting the actress’ role as porn star Linda Lovelace in the upcoming biopic Inferno. It might seem another signal that Lohan’s career has burnt out, but, then again, is this pink slip the best thing that could happen to the actress? (At least in a good long while.)

Though the role would have garnered plenty of press for Lohan (like she needs it) — and biopics are generally a good way to capture the critics’ attention — perhaps a post-rehab Lohan would be better served straying as far away as possible from sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Even if the debauchery is only on screen. It’s no secret that Deep Throat actress Lovelace was once involved with drugs, and though parallels between Lohan and Lovelace could bring out a compelling performance, it can’t possibly be wise for a newly reformed addict to jump knee-deep into the role of a fellow drug user.

Not to mention the fact that Lohan could use a break from the heat surrounding her in Hollywood. As much as we’d like to root for a Lohan comeback — or not — the actress is better served focusing on her recovery than her reemergence on the big screen. And though she might not ever stray away from paparazzi cameras — or worse, reality TV cameras — a certain Deep Throat actress famously turned around her life. So why can’t Lohan?

Read more:
Lindsay Lohan’s ‘Inferno’ role flames out
‘Inferno’ director says movie will go forward after Lindsay Lohan’s rehab stint
Lindsay Lohan: ‘Inferno’ director and producer taking wait-and-see approach
Lindsay Lohan fails her drug test. When do you stop rooting for a comeback?
Lindsay Lohan admits she failed drug test
Lindsay Lohan to play Linda Lovelace, producer says: Smart move for her?

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Lindsay Lohan -- Movie Night Gone Awry - TMZ.com

11/7/2010 2:59 PM PST by TMZ Staff   Lindsay Lohan tried to enjoy a night out of rehab by taking in a movie -- but things didn't go as planned ... sources tell TMZ.

Lindsay was spotted at the Century Rancho Mirage movie theater last night, located about three miles away from the Betty Ford Center. A movie theater employee tells TMZ Lindsay tried to see a movie, but started to get noticed by other moviegoers and decided to leave instead.

According to spies, Lindsay visited a Borders bookstore located right near the theater. According to Hollyscoop.com, who first reported Lindsay's night out, she picked up a couple of magazines and then left.

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Lindsay Lohan: 'I can't afford to stay in rehab' - Daily Mail

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 12:51 PM on 24th October 2010

Lindsay Lohan was clearly relieved on Friday when Judge Elden Fox ordered her back to rehab instead of sending her to jail.

But her probation report raises the question of how exactly the 24-year-old is going to pay the $53,000 charge for her three-month  stay.

Lindsay has been ordered to stay at the Betty Ford Clinic until January 3.

Broke: Lindsay Lohan claims she can't afford the $53,000 it will cost to stay at the Betty Ford clinic for the next three months

The report says: 'She indicates she can not afford to continue to pay for the treatment program and she needs to work.

'[Lohan says] her clothing line is falling apart because she is not available to monitor the product.'

While Lohan's clinic is highly effective at treating people with addictions, it charges them a lot of money for doing so.

Her request to be moved into outpatient care instead was denied by the judge.

Back to Betty: Lohan will be returning to Betty Ford Clinic where she has been ordered to undergo treatment until at least January 3

But according to People magazine, Lindsay hasn't allowed rehab to get in the way of business.

The Herbie star continued to work on her 6126 line from inside the centre, and carried on having meetings with whoever she needed to talk to.

'Lindsay is still seeing income from the line, and it's doing three times better than originally expected,' a source says. 'It's keeping her busy and productive.'

Being sent to rehab for the next three months also means that there is no way the actress will be able to film her role as Linda Lovelace in the film Inferno.

The probation report says she 'is claiming that continued inpatient treatment would be a hardship financially, and damaging to her career.'

But it doesn't look as if anyone thinks letting her out of the facility is a good idea, despite the fact that Lindsay claims that rehab is ruining her financially.

All the doctors who have been involved with the actress believe the longer she is in rehab the better.

Probation: Lindsay's probation report stated that she is concerned that in-patient rehabilitation would be a financial hardship and damaging to her career

According to Dr. Lee Sadja, who treated Lindsay when she was briefly in rehab at the UCLA Medical Center, she needs to stay in rehab until she can accept her addictions.

'There was some denial regarding her drug addiction. [She] needs to continue to work on her issues in order to save her life,' the report said.

And chemical dependency counselor Gary Richman, agrees, stating she has 'a lot of growing up to do.'

[She] finally began to talk about feeling powerless and about being an addict ... She must make several changes in her life in order to succeed, especially coming from a family of dysfunction.'

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TMZ Live: Lindsay Lohan, Gibson, and Favre - TMZ.com

10/22/2010 10:00 AM PDT by TMZ Staff   We took your questions today on everything -- including OJ Simpson's appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court gets denied, Mel Gibson getting dropped from "The Hangover 2", and the Brett Favre investigation now lying in the hands of Jenn Sterger.

Plus: Mayra drops in to talk about what went down in court today with Lindsay Lohan.

Tags: Lindsay Lohan, Mel Gibson, Brett Favre, Jenn Sterger, TMZ Live, TMZ Sports, Celebrity Justice, Movies, OJ Simpson

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Source: Lindsay Lohan 'Really Needs Help from Professionals' - People Magazine

Lindsay Lohan

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Over the years, Lindsay Lohan has undergone rehab at Promises, Wonderland, Cirque Lodge, UCLA Medical Center and now, according to sources, the most famous treatment-center-to-the-stars of them all.

The actress, 24, checked in earlier this week at the venerable Betty Ford Center, near Palm Springs, where she plans to stay until an Oct. 22 hearing to answer to a failed drug test while on probation in a DUI case, sources tell PEOPLE.

A legal source close to Lohan says that although the move could affect how harshly the judge punishes her, Lohan entered the 30-day program "out of a recognition that she really needs the help from professionals and great medical care to help her rebuild her life."

The source adds there's no guarantee Lohan can avoid jail time despite how well she does at Betty Ford or how long she stays. But even if the judge sentences her to 30 days in jail, as he has threatened to do, Lohan may serve less – or no – time because of overcrowding.

Still, another source close to Lohan tells PEOPLE, "She's trying to help herself and she knows the severity of this."

The Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, 100 miles east of Los Angeles, has treated a who's who of celebrities with addiction problems, with recent patients including Keith Urban, who was visited by wife Nicole Kidman during his stay, to the newly named American Idol judge, Steven Tyler of Aerosmith.

Other famous faces include Elizabeth Taylor, Kelsey Grammer and Liza Minelli and Lohan's own father, Michael Sr.

Jane Robison, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office, says she doesn't know what the office will ask for at the Oct. 22 hearing or to what extent the stay in rehab will influence the prosecutor or the judge.

Robison notes, however, that some of the work that Lohan will do in rehab will help fulfill previous requirements by the court. Lohan was ordered Aug. 25 to attend two behavioral therapy sessions a week, have seven contacts per week with a counselor for chemical dependency issues, attend 12-step classes five days a week, and attend four psychotherapy sessions a week.

• Additional reporting by ELIZABETH McNEIL

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