Lindsay denies drinking before 2005 crash

Lindsay Lohan says she was sober before a 2005 car crash near Beverly Hills. The 21-year-old actress is being sued for negligence over the accident in which her Mercedes-Benz hit a van and injured the driver, Raymundo Ortega. Ortega, a busboy, alleges Lohan had been drinking at The Ivy restaurant before the crash even though she was underage at the time. Ortega is seeking at least $200,000 in damages from Lohan and the restaurant. But in a Dec. 15 declaration, Lohan stated: "I did not consume an alcoholic beverage or any type of medication or drug" either before or during her restaurant visit. A call to Lohan lawyer David Ozeran wasn't immediately returned Wednesday. Lohan's declaration was filed Friday in Superior Court by lawyers for The Ivy along with other documents, including a declaration by the waiter who served Lohan. The server, Adam Novicki, said Lohan didn't order alcohol. Alonzo Howell, a Los Angeles police officer who was providing security for The Ivy that day, also said he didn't see Lohan drinking. Lohan has countersued Ortega, citing a California Highway Patrol report that said he was at fault for the crash because he made an illegal U-turn. Lohan served 84 minutes in jail last month after pleading guilty to misdemeanour drunken driving and cocaine charges unrelated to the 2005 crash.

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"I'm growing up" says Lindsay

Lindsay Lohan called into a Las Vegas radio station on Friday in an effort to score Hannah Montana tickets for a friend's nieces – and ended up chatting with the hosts about how her life is going. "I think my life is different now, and it's changed, and I'm growing up," Lohan, 21, told the morning hosts at Mix 94.1 FM– which just happens to be giving away tickets to people who get celebs to call in. "It was time to grow up. I've gone through a lot, and I'm just a different person now," said Lohan, later saying, "It's amazing, everything's going so well." Asked about her life since rehab, the actress said she has turned a page, which she said is why she's been in the news less often lately. She also discussed her current projects – mostly musical in nature. "I've been in the studio, and it's going really well, and I'm really excited, 'cause it's going to be more urban pop," she said. "It's good to be back in the studio." She declined to discuss her love life ("I don't kiss and tell"), but added that she hopes she can plan a trip to Africa on a humanitarian mission sometime soon. "I really love children," she said, "and it would be nice to give back."

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Lindsay picks up Paris's leftovers

Lindsay Lohan is now spending time with her ex, Stavros Niarchos, after she dumped rehab buddy Riley Giles a week ago. Niarchos, who used to date both Lohan and her frenemy Paris Hilton, is this time sticking with the newly sober star. Hilton showed up to a party for the anti-smoking lozenge Ariva at Crimson in Hollywood the other night and tried to hook up with Niarchos - who, spies said, "wanted nothing to do with her and seemed so annoyed by her, he left the party" to go hang with Lohan. Hilton, unaware she had irked Niarchos, was then seen wandering around "asking where Stavros had gone." Meanwhile, someone tried unsuccessfully to sell Lohan family Thanksgiving photos to the weeklies. A source said, "This person wanted $100,000 for a picture of Lindsay cutting the turkey surrounded by [mom] Dina and [sister] Ali. But [a week after the holiday] it wasn't timely. The price came down to $10,000, but no one bought them."

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Lindsay's rehab romance is over

Lindsay Lohan and Riley Giles, the 25-year-old snowboarder she met while seeking treatment at Utah's Cirque Lodge, have ended their relationship. "They're over – they've broken up," a source says. "They split after Thanksgiving weekend." Adds another source: "She is concentrating on her life and her career." Lohan, 21, checked out of the exclusive Cirque Lodge on Oct. 5. She had been there since August. (The breakup was first reported by E! News.) A week after his daughter had left Cirque Lodge, Lindsay's father, Michael Lohan, said of Giles: "He's a great, great kid. If you met him, you'd like him." On the career front, Lindsay is gearing up to head back to the studio to record an album for Universal Music Group's Motown label, to be released next year. (She had previously recorded with the parent company's Casablanca label.) A label source says Lohan "is expected to start recording within the next two weeks." In addition, she is gearing up for a scheduled cameo on ABC's Ugly Betty. Says her rep, "As we left it, she was in talks to do an arc on Ugly Betty, which she is a huge fan of. She's hoping that the [writers'] strike ends soon. She'd love to get back to work."

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Lindsay pimps herself out

Lindsay Lohan isn’t doing much to quell rumors that she’s strapped for cash. Lohan reportedly shopped around staged Thanksgiving dinner photos that included her mother Dina, sister Ali, her brothers and boyfriend Riley Giles to many of the celeb weeklies. Her asking price began in the six-figure range before dropping to $20,000. “She thinks she’s a huge star. She thinks everyone is dying to read about her, but she’s lost her fan base. Her decisions are being driven by cash, not repairing her image,” said a source who was approached about buying the pics. Although her photos didn't earn her any money (and her rep denies the entire incident), word is that her Black Friday shopping trip did. Lohan was photographed shopping at an Armani Exchange and Intermix store in Manhattan on Nov. 23, and a source close to the rehabbed starlet says the trip wasn't just pre-arranged to give the paparazzi a heads up, she was paid for the visit, too. “Seems like everything Lindsay does is to make money,” said the disillusioned source.

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Lindsay's hearing to be videotaped

Lindsay Lohan's next performance may be direct-to-video - despite her lawyer's efforts to stop the production. On Wednesday, and LA Superior Court judge denied Lohan's bid to bar a video camera from her upcoming deposition in a civil lawsuit involving a car crash to years ago. The ruling came after the strong objections of Lohan's attorney, who says he fears the video would be sold by one of many people who'd have access to it. "If a single picture of Ms. Lohan can sell for thousands of dollars, a videotape of the deposition will undoubtedly sell for tens of thousands of dollars, or more," her attorney wrote in court papers. He added that he believes the real purpose of videotaping is to "annoy Ms. Lohan and to attempt to gain a litigation advantage by causing her concern about the embarrassment of such a videotape." Lohan is to be deposed in a lawsuit brought by Raymundo Ortega, an LA busboy alleging the actress had been drinking when she crashed a black Mercedes-Benz convertible into his van in West Hollywood in 2005. Lohan's camp denies the allegations and is countersuing for $75,000.

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Lindsay spends 84 minutes in jail

Lindsay Lohan reported to the Lynwood jail on Thursday to serve her minimum 24-hour sentence as part of her plea deal in her two DUI cases - and checked out 84 minutes later. According to the sheriff's department website, the actress turned herself in at 10:30 a.m. and was released at 11:54 a.m. The jail has a long-standing policy of releasing non-violent offenders early due to overcrowding. "Ms. Lohan was cooperative," said a sheriff's spokesperson. "She was fingerprinted, photographed, and put in a holding cell, but was let go due to our early release policy." On Monday, Lohan began her court-ordered community service at an American Red Cross blood services facility in an LA suburb. Although the actress was sentenced in August to four days in jail for her second DUI conviction, prosecutors agreed she could serve 10 days of community service in lieu of two days behind bars. Lohan was also given credit for one day served from her July arrest. The 21-year-old is on probation for three years and must complete an 18-month alcohol program. Her lawyer has not commented.

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Lindsay makes a responsible decision

For the second time this year, Lindsay Lohan has back out of hosting a party in Las Vegas. As recently as last week, the 21-year-old was scheduled to attend a New Year's Eve blowout at Vegas nightclub LAX, but her rep says, "Lindsay will no longer be New Year's Eve in Las Vegas." The announcement should come as no surprise to those close the the actress. Last week, a source said, "Lindsay doesn't necessarily want to host but she's contractually obligated" due to the 21st birthday plans at LAX sister club PURE that she had to scrap in July in order to go to rehab. Lohan's rep says the actress, who has been out of rehab at Utah's Cirque Lodge for less than a month, "continues to focus on her work and sobriety." The deal between Lohan and PURE remains in place, and "they will both wait for a day" when she can host an event for the company, perhaps even "another year from now," says an insider.

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Lindsay to host New Year's bash

Less than a month after leaving Utah's Cirque Lodge, Lindsay Lohan is poised to make a comeback to the club scene. A source says the actress is set to host a New Year's blowout at Las Vegas hotspot LAX. But Lohan isn't exactly breaking out the noisemakers about the gig. "Lindsay doesn't necessarily want to host, but she's contractually obligated," an insider says. Lohan took the gig in order to pay back the "hundreds of thousands of dollars" she got for agreeing to host her 21st birthday party in Sin City at PURE Nightclub (which, like LAX, is owned by Pure Management Group). Lohan was forced to scrap the July 2 bash to focus on her treatment in rehab. Adds the source, "She already took the money from the birthday gig and can't afford to pay them back." Her rep had no comment.
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Lindsay countersues

Lindsay Lohan has filed a countersuit against a busboy who sued her alleging she was trying to flee photographers when her car hit his van in West Hollywood two years ago, court papers show. Lohan lodged the countersuit in response to the negligence suit filed June 14 by Raymundo Ortega of Los Angeles. Ortega also alleges the starlet had been drinking and is seeking at least $200,000 in damages. The collision between Lohan's $200,000 Mercedes-Benz SL65 and Ortega's van occurred at about 5 p.m. on October 4, 2005 near Robertson and Beverly Boulevards. Ortega alleges the actress was looking over her shoulder instead of watching the road because she had been sensitive to a paparazzi and often drove recklessly after a May 2005 accident in which a photographer rammed her car. However, in her four-page countersuit, Lohan maintains that Ortega and an unspecified number of defendants she will name alter were all "negligent in the ownership, operation, repairs and maintenance" of his van. Lohan is asking for more than $75,000 in damage for the repair of her car and the cost of renting other vehicles. The California Highway Patrol report states that Lohan complained of leg and back pain and was interviewed later at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

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Lindsay's back on the scene

After spending the summer in rehab, Lindsay Lohan is back in LA to work on Dare to Love Me. The reformed party girl arrived over the weekend and had a low-key evening with friends on Sunday, seeing the movie Elizabeth: The Golden Age and visiting a tanning salon. Lohan was due this week on the set of then tango-themed flick, the film for which she was preparing in July when she was arrested for DUI.

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Lindsay: "I hit rock bottom"

Lindsay Lohan gave her first post-rehab interview to OK! mag. Here's a sneak-peek via USA Today:

On her second DUI arrest in less than two months: "[I hit] rock bottom. Everything in my life came to a point where I had to make a decision; the arrest that night helped me come to a point where I had to make one."

On how she plans to stay on the road to recovery: "[By surrounding myself] with good people who have their hearts and their minds in the right places."

On her small role in her new film about Tango legend Carlos Gardel: "I'm staying in Utah until it's time to shoot Dare to Love Me and then I plan on returning to Utah so I can stay focused and avoid other distractions."

On not saying goodbye to Hollywood: "Absolutely not - never! I'm here to stay. My talent is a gift, and I'm going to use it in the right way."

On her parents' feud: "I wish it would stop. It hurts when two people you love argue with one another. I don't think any child wants to see their parents argue or see their family fall apart. Unfortunately, it happens, and when it does, they should do it with as little effect on their children as possible."

On rehab: "[It was] sobering [and] humbling. It made me look at myself, and all of the people, places and things in my life in a different way. I was in there for substance abuse, after all."

On the potential of relapse: "If I wasn't [worried], I'd be living in denial. Temptation is always there, but now I'll avoid it the right way."

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Lindsay leaves rehab

Despite denials earlier in the week, Lindsay Lohan has checked out of the exclusive Cirque Lodge Treatment Center in Utah, where she has been since August. Multiple sources, including her parents, have confirmed the news. "She's finished the program," one source says. "Lindsay is done, but she may come back for outpatient treatment. She overextended her stay because she wanted to. She could have been out a while ago, but she chose to stay." Lohan's mother said yesterday, "I'm proud of her. She's moving ahead with her life. Things were getting out of control. She took action. She took responsibility. She really needed to heal." Lohan was photographed on Friday afternoon with her father Michael, who carried her suitcases, leaving Cirque Lodge. "I will be there in her life as best I can but from here on she's going to have a lot of decisions to make on her own," Michael said yesterday. "Now that she is going out into the world, I can only hope for the best." Lohan is already gearing up for her return to work - a source says she has plans to start filming her tango-themed flick Dare to Love Me in LA beginning October 15. Despite reports suggesting she is an insurance liability for film studios, Lohan has been insured for this film. "Lindsay will start her life over," says a source. "She's gotten rid of the people around her who were bad influences."

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Lindsay has NOT left rehab

Reports are circulating today that Lindsay Lohan is leaving or has left rehab at Cirque Lodge in Utah. Not true, according to TMZ. Sources say Lohan is in family therapy all week with her father, as previously reported. She will be heading to LA soon for some minor dental work, but once her choppers are fixed, Lohan will return to Cirque.

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Lindsay to spend the week with her dad

Lindsay Lohan's father is heading to Utah next week to spend five days of "quality time" with his troubled daughter - a visit he hopes will help in her battle to stay clean and sober. "We've still got a lot of catching up to do," said Michael Lohan, who reunited with the Mean Girls starlet for two days at the Cirque Lodge earlier this month after a two-year estrangement. This time, Michael will take his daughter from the facility to a remote, undisclosed location in Utah as part of out-patient therapy. "I'm looking forward to spending the next week with her," he said. "We've been in constant phone contact. She's in a great, great place now. I've never heard her so honest, contrite and focused. Lindsay is weeding out all the bad. She's taking a step back and reevaluating her life. What she tells - her honesty and openness - has brought me to tears. It's beyond words how proud I am of her," Lohan Sr. said. Sources says Michael and Lindsay wanted next week's visit and counselors gave their blessing. "They believe Michael's the best person for Lindsay to be with now," one insider revealed. "Not only is he her dad - someone with her best interests at heart - but he's also someone who successfully turned his life around after battling substance abuse." Unlike her mother, Lindsay's dad is not involved in her career.

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Lindsay to stay put in rehab

Lindsay Lohan will not be leaving the Cirque Lodge rehab program in Utah this weekend, as had been speculated. "Not true," the actress's mother told Access Hollywood in an email, "staying in Utah." A source close to the star agrees: "Lindsay is not leaving Cirque Lodge in Utah any time soon. She has a few more weeks to grow and develop, and she is doing great." During her time at Cirque, Lohan has been spotted taking bicycling and whitewater-rafting excursions. She was also reunited with her father for the first time since he was released in March after serving two years in New York State Prison for DUI and other disorderly behavior charges. Lohan has also been visited by her mother and siblings Cody and Ali.

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Lindsay named in divorce papers

A British heiress worth $1.4 billion has started divorce proceedings after reports surfaced that her husband, Dead Stays Alive frontman Tony Allen, had sex with Lindsay Lohan while staying at the Cirque Lodge rehab clinic. According to the Daily Mail, Stephanie Allen, the packaging heiress whose family makes boxes for McDonald's, filed 52 pages worth of divorce papers last week in Savannah, Georgia's Chatham County Court, identifying Lohan as one of the precipitators of the divorce. In the claim, Allen, who is filing for custody of the couple's 8-month-old twins, states that her marriage is "irretrievably broken" and points to Tony's "adultery" and "cruel treatment" as grounds for the split. The papers also accuse the musician of being "guilty of habitual drug addiction." The lawyers to not name Lohan in the actual complaint but they refer to Tony's "conduct and relationship with another woman," and Exhibit A, which is attached to the divorce papers, includes articles claiming Lohan started a relationship with Tony Allen while they were both being treated at the Utah rehab clinic. Lohan's rep insists the allegations are untrue. "It's unfortunate Stephanie Allen is blaming the demise of her marriage on Lindsay," the rep says. "Stephanie needs to look at her marriage to determine the reason why things went wrong because it has nothing to do with Lindsay. Lindsay and Tony are friends and that's all. They are supporting one another through a similar experience. This is a friendship based on trust and mutual support and nothing else."

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Lindsay to stay put in rehab

Despite reports that Lindsay Lohan was getting ready to leave the Cirque Lodge in Utah, a source connected to the actress says she will "continue her stay at the residential facility for the foreseeable future." While working on her sobriety, Lohan has managed to keep up her shopping habit. The I Know Who Killed Me star reportedly requested a shipment of her favorite T-shirt line, Nation, be sent to her.

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Lindsay gets rehab visit from her dad

The planned meeting between Lindsay Lohan and her father Michael has taken place at the Cirque Lodge treatment center in Utah, Lohan's mother confirmed. "Lindsay, myself and my son, Michael Jr., agreed that it would be good for her to have some closure with the situation with her dad. It's part of the healing process," said Dina. According to Access Hollywood, the reunion marks the first time the 21-year-old actress has seen her father since his release from prison in March after serving two years for DUI and disorderly behavior charges. Asked if she is happy about Lindsay's reunion with her dad, Dina said, "I am. I wanted it to happen for Lindsay. She needed to do this for herself. It's still her father, no matter how you slice it. It's still her dad, and God willing he'll get it." A source close to Lohan says the actress is scheduled to complete her program at the Cirque Lodge in about two weeks.

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More Lohan family ugliness

Dina Lohan's new boyfriend has fired back at Michael Lohan for calling him a boozer unfit to be around his kids. Jim McMillan, in an email sent to Page Six, calls the troubled father of Lindsay Lohan a violent, drug-abusing criminal who never deserved his "classy, intelligent" ex-wife. Last month, Michael had his lawyer write to Dina, complaining she had shacked up in the family's Long Island home with McMillan. He charged McMillan gets drunk around his youngest kids - Michael, 19, Ali 13, and Dakota, 10 - and makes inappropriate comments. "He is no example. Nor is he a substitute father," Michael said. In a scathing response, McMillan rages: "First and foremost, I am a gentleman. I have never been inebriated in front of [the children] or said anything about a man I know nothing about. I did decide to learn about Michael Lohan and did a quick background check. The following is public record, fact and irrefutable: on 10/13/84, you struck, choked and kicked Susan L. Hubbard of Ohio, causing fractured facial bones. In [New York], there are 10 arrest records found for securities fraud, DWI, assault, grand larceny... Dina has never been arrested or charged with anything." McMillan then addresses Lohan directly: "Upon getting out of jail, you hire a publicist and start a smear campaign against your children's mom. You take a photo of her holding a water bottle at your daughter's premiere, and you call her a party mom. You...accuse her of being an alcoholic, a drug user, an unfit mom and a philanderer. You do it in a very public way and force them to deal with the fallout. If you want to assassinate someone's character, leave Dina alone. She is way out of your league. She is a classy, intelligent, loving mom..." McMillan closes the letter by urging, "Work hard, support your children, stay clean and sober, privately make amends for the physical and psychological abuse you have inflicted in the past, so your children can have closure." The Lohans recently finalized their divorce and custody issues, and Dina lobbied Lindsay to allow her father to visit her in rehab.

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