Lindsay Lohan Returns To Rehab

Publicist Confirms Actress Has Checked Into An "Intensive" Facility

(CBS/AP)  Lindsay Lohan has checked into rehab. Again.

The move followed a weekend during which the wild-child actress, who is a month shy of her 21st birthday, crashed her Mercedes, was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence and was photographed slumped in the passenger seat of a friend's car.

Lohan "admitted herself to an intensive medical rehabilitation facility" on Monday, according to a statement released by her publicist, Leslie Sloane Zelnick.

The statement added, "Because this is a medical matter, it is our hope that the press will appreciate the seriousness of the situation and respect the privacy of Lindsay as well as the other patients receiving treatment at the facility."

This is Lohan's second rehab stint this year. She said in January that she had checked into a rehabilitation center for substance abuse treatment.

"It's so weird that I went to rehab," Lohan said in Allure magazine's May issue. "I always said I would die before I went to rehab."

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Lohan was arrested Saturday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence after her car hopped a curb and hit a shrub on Sunset Boulevard.

"Ms. Lohan was driving westbound on Sunset Blvd. when she lost control of her vehicle," Beverly Hills Police Department Lt. Mitch McCann told CBS News correspondent Meg Oliver. "There was some additional contraband found in the vehicle."

Witnesses called police, who arrived to find both Lohan and the vehicle missing from the accident site, said McCann.

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"We tracked down the vehicle to a nearby apartment complex and tracked down Ms. Lohan to a Century City hospital," he said Tuesday.

The case remains under investigation, McCann said. Lohan could face additional charges for leaving the scene, he said, adding "we would take into consideration that she was injured and transported to a hospital."

Officers investigating the crash also found a substance tentatively identified as cocaine.

Her preliminary court date is scheduled for Aug. 24. She will be represented by attorneys Blair Berk and Jason Sloane. Neither returned calls for comment Tuesday.

Lohan was back out on the town before the Memorial Day weekend was over. Photographers captured her slumped in the passenger seat of a friend's car early Monday morning. The photos, posted online, show a sweatshirt-clad Lohan with her mouth open and her eyes shut, apparently asleep.

"The world has been very hard on her," said Michael Heller, an attorney and Lohan family friend. "She has a lot of personal issues and family issues. There's an incredible amount of pressure on this 20-year-old."

He also noted on Tuesday that Lohan has "gone from one movie to the next," spending long stretches of time away from her family.

"She's living in a hotel," he said. "It's a very lonely existence."

Lohan's mother, Dina Lohan, told Us Weekly magazine earlier this month that when her daughter isn't working, "she's so bored."

"I've told her, 'Please slow down. Stop!' She's growing up and learning to do that. She really loves the business," the mother said.

Lohan was originally set to begin work this week on "Poor Things," a comedy starring Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis, Rosario Dawson and Channing Tatum, the trade paper Variety reported Monday. The company behind the project, Still Rolling Productions, did not return calls or e-mails from The Associated Press Tuesday.

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Lohan did her first movie at age 11: Disney's remake of "The Parent Trap." Her breakout role came in 2004's "Mean Girls." She released her debut album that same year.

Her other screen credits include "Freaky Friday," "Bobby" and "A Prairie Home Companion."

Her most recent movie, "Georgia Rule," is in theaters now. During its production last summer, one of the film's producers chastised Lohan for her "various late arrivals and absences from the set."

"We are well aware that your ongoing all night heavy partying is the real reason for your so-called `exhaustion,"' James G. Robinson wrote in a letter made public in July 2006.

Lohan will turn 21 on July 2.

"This is a time when she will reflect backwards and think forward," Heller said. "Hopefully she will plan a future that will be fruitful artistically, professionally (and) take a place in society that will be appropriate for someone of her standing."

[ssporleder]

"%u201CThe world has been very hard on her,%u201D said Michael Heller, an attorney and Lohan family friend. %u201CShe has a lot of personal issues and family issues. There%u2019s an incredible amount of pressure on this 20-year-old."

This was a quote on another site.

Of course, how silly could I be. It is not her fault, it is the fault of the world around her!

We should all then be crashing both ourselves and cars, right?

We have the world, family, work all bearing down on us.

She cannot be the only person in the world, right?

[doctordonut-2009]

Here's a funny take (if that's possible) on this whole Lindsay Lohan thing:
http://www.theweeklydonut.org/index.php/2007/05/29/lindsay-rehab-lohan/

[jetlizhan]

i feel sorry for her and the pressure-cooker world she lives in - i wish her the very best

[kevzgrl]

I love it - her mom says "She's so bored" when she isn't working. I get bored too, but I don't go out and drink and do drugs and have car accidents and pass out in someone's front seat. I read a good book, listen to music, spend quality time with my husband, take a long walk, cook some good food - well you get the picture. Maybe if she hadn't been so spoiled and indulged all her life by her VERY disfunctional parents, she might have some inner resources that would keep her from getting into this kind of trouble. MOM certainly hasn't been any help - going out with her as a drinking buddy. At least her dad has finally come to grips with his problems and wants to help her get sober - something this girl truly needs.

I hope the rehab works this time, and she really WORKS at staying sober instead of leaving the center and going out partying that night like she did in January- otherwise, she could hurt or kill someone in her next accident.

[bareemperor]

Jeezuz - who cares?
Makeup on a pig, still stinks.

[goodg4u2]

I think All those celebs who got involved in alcoholism including "Lindsey", "Paris", and "Britney" -- They all need to listing the song "REHAB" by the British Pop Singer "Amy Winehouse" .. It's a very good song.

I'm sure they all will go to REHAB and learn from it .. even by listening to the Amy Winehouse Hit Song "REHAB".

[CBSTV]

This woman is an actress ... a person who makes a living by pretending to be someone else. Why are people so fascinated by her? Let's direct our attention to people who add real value to the world.

[jelligirl]

i hope she gets her life on track....