By ROBIN MIZRAHI
Shocking claims that
Lindsay Lohan suffered
an overdose
have rocked the
pencil thin teen
queen. The outrageous
allegations were
made by Lindsay's troubled
father Michael, who said he
heard she had overdosed
while working on her upcoming
film comedy Just
My Luck earlier this year.
But the Mean Girls star
has vehemently denied her
father's statements.
He appeared in court for
sentencing after being
convicted of drunken driving,
contempt of court and
assault. Under oath, he
told the judge: "I heard my
daughter had overdosed
in New Orleans." The
44-year-old, who has a history
of substance abuse,
further stated that Lindsay
had been put in the hospital
earlier this year under an
assumed name so "I couldn't
find her or find out what was
really going on."
Furious Lindsay, 18, fired back
through her publicist Leslie
Sloane, who said: "That is a blatant
lie. She had bronchitis. It's
a sad attempt to hurt Lindsay
and her career. It's
just mean. He's hurting
his daughter."
Michael Lohan, who
has spent at least three
stints in rehab, was
sentenced May 27
to between 14 months to
four years in prison for
his offenses.
Last November, after Lindsay was
hospitalized in Los Angeles for a
high fever, he hinted publicly that
Lindsay had been admitted to the
hospital because of drugs and alcohol.
Lindsay denied that suggestion
as well, claiming that her father's
statements were "a cry for attention."
In a recent interview, Lindsay
admitted: "I'm not going to deny
the fact that I've tried pot. I hated it.
But I've never tried cocaine. I've
seen my father. I've seen how it
messes with families and it ****s
your life up.
"If I hadn't experienced that, I
may have gone a different route.
But I've seen how it literally tore my
parents apart. So when my mom
calls me saying my dad's going to
announce that I'm doing drugs and
then they say I'm in the hospital for
drugs, that really sucks.
"People get to the point where
they're absolutely so desperate that they'll say anything. And you really
can't do anything about it because the
more you defend yourself, the more
it looks like you're guilty."
Yet sources close to the actress continue
to say that Lindsay — who has
lost nearly 30 pounds in the past few
months and has been hospitalized
twice this year — is burning the candle
at both ends, partying hard and living
on coffee and cigarettes.
A close friend of the actress said:
"Lindsay's a huge partier — she's out almost
every night in nightclubs. She's
taken on the title of the number one
partying actress."
Even Tara Reid, the poster child for
young, hard drinking celebrities,
claimed: "Lindsay is way more wild
than I was when I was her age."
An insider said: "Lindsay always
denies that she drinks, but everyone
who knows and cares about her is continually worried about her wild
behavior. Sometimes she gets so out
of control."
Most recently, Lindsay was reported
to have banned Jessica and sister
Ashlee Simpson from attending her
private after party at the Standard
Hotel in L.A. following The MTV
Movie Awards.
And friends say Lindsay's "No Simpson'
policy was due to Ashlee's
blossoming relationship with Lindsay's
ex Wilmer Valderrama. "Lindsay
can be a total spoiled brat — and
the more overwrought she becomes
emotionally, the worse she gets,"
continued the insider.
"The last few months she was determined
to lose weight fast — and though
she refuses to admit that she's doing
anything unhealthy, some people believe
she's crash dieting and not taking
care of herself physically." Friends say even Lindsay's mother
Dina, who
manages her career,
seems
worried about
her daughter.
"Dina is very
sweet and very
grounded. But the
older Lindsay gets
the harder it is for Dina to reprimand
her," said the close friend.
"At least Lindsay doesn't have
to worry about her father bothering
her or talking about her for
awhile — unless he finds a way to
do that from prison." Michael
Lohan blamed his drinking and
brawling on Dina and the fact
that he hadn't been able to see
Lindsay and his three other children
for most of the past year due
to a restraining order.
Asked about the overdose claims,
Lindsay's publicist Leslie Sloane
said: "Her father didn't say she
overdosed, he said he heard a rumor.
Lindsay is doing great."