Anti-Fur Activists Pelt Lohan With Flour

Actress Targeted By PETA After Being Criticized For Wearing Fur

(CBS/AP)  U.S. actress Lindsay Lohan was pelted with a flour bomb upon arrival at a Paris nightclub wearing a fur stole.

Animal rights activists showered the 22-year-old actress with flour when she went to the VIP Room Theater in the early hours of Saturday with her friend, disc jockey Samantha Ronson.

The owner of the nightclub helped Lohan dust off her blue sequined dress and black stole before she posed on the red carpet.

Ronson went on to spin tracks for a crowd that included reggae rapper Shaggy and "I Kissed a Girl" singer Katy Perry.

Earlier this year People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals named Lohan to its list of the "Worst-Dressed" Celebrities of 2008, citing the actress and others for wearing furs, snakeskin and other apparel made from animals.

Others mentioned by PETA included Aretha Franklin, Eva Longoria, Kate Moss and Marilyn Manson.

Robbie LeBlanc of PETA Europe said of the incident, "Lindsay Lohan might be able to ignore images of bloody animals skinned alive for their pelts, but we hope a dash of flour will help her rise to the occasion and forsake fur once and for all."

Lohan sparked a different controversy earlier this week following an interview where she referred to President-elect Barack Obama in a TV interview as the country's "first colored president."

Describing her experience on Election Day on the show "Access Hollywood," Lohan said: "It was really exciting. It's an amazing feeling. It's our first colored president."

A spokeswoman for Lohan didn't immediately return messages left Wednesday.

Interviewer Maria Menounos didn't question the 22-year-old actress on her use of the term, which dates back to the period when blacks were legally discriminated against. "Access Hollywood" also didn't cite her remark in its online story, but did post an "extended interview" video on its Web site that included the remark.

A spokesman for the syndicated entertainment news program said in a statement Wednesday: "We believe the word in question that Ms. Lohan used was unintelligible."

Lohan blogged about her support of Obama during the presidential campaign.

[boo_boo6]

NO ONE has the right to assult anyone. How do they even know that piece is real? It could have been fake fur....If some PETA person threw something on me becuase I am wearing a FAKE piece of fur, I''d slap the *** out of her myself, and I agree with what "smclimans" posted. PETA people are a danger to society and a danger to others. Ignorant!

[claytonantho]

I am no fan of that overrated acting *** named Lohan, but I will say this, PETA representatives who engaged in this type of intimidation need to be punched in the mouth, and I mean hard. All someone needs to do is have the guts to confront them physically and make them VERY REGRETFUL that they ever threw flour on anyone. If its a woman doing it, slap the ***!!!

[malee74]

No one needs to wear fur in this day and age anyhow, and I%u2019m sure a little flour didn%u2019t hurt Lindsay. Too bad we can%u2019t say the same about the poor animal who died a horrible and painful death so Lindsay could parade herself around some nightclub with it.

[inketolstoy]

These animal rights activists always hassle young women and old ladies. Why don''''t they go to a biker bar and hassle some of the guys there for wearing leather?

Posted by drkraut at 08:29 PM : Nov 15, 2008

I think some did once. Then they found out what cruelty from animals looked like.

[mtminds]

How many people would like to have Lindsay Lohan wrapped around their neck? Now that''d be a soft pelt.

[ctla567]

Both animal abuse or human abuse are all wrong. Many U.S. laws require killing animals for food be done quickly and humanely. Tear off an animal''s skin for making fur coat while the animal is still alive should be outlawed. Don''t allow profit numb humaneness.

[Meg003]

Voltaire777

Clearly you lack imagination, but give it a try. Picture yourself out for a night on the town. You aren''t the most popular person around and you know some people hate you because of your lifestyle.

Out of the dark, people jump out, yell at you, and start to throw an unknown substance at you, striking your skin and clothing.

If you can manage to work up a bit of HUMAN compassion, you can possible get a sense of the terror this act may have induced.

If Lohan''s possible fear is funny to you, then you aren''t going to understand what I''m talking about. It''s quite possible a judge or jury might, however.

[wl7bzh]

Why not accessorize with veggie products like flour? Or is that gray hair?

Posted by andor3 at 07:37 PM : Nov 15, 2008

if the white in the hair is moving.....

[smclimans]

Any "activist" who assaults me for whatever idiotic reason,
will rapidly discover that my state has a concealed-carry law.


It IS ILLEGAL to assault someone.

It IS NOT ILLEGAL for me to defend myself
from attacks by anyone.



END OF DISCUSSION

[smclimans]

Any "activist" who assaults me for whatever idiotic reason,
will rapidly discover that my state has a concealed-carry law.


It IS ILLEGAL to assault someone.

It IS NOT ILLEGAL for me to defend myself
from attacks by anyone.



END OF DISCUSSION

[neo269]

The most politically correct way to refer to a non-white is as a "person of color."

[drkraut-2009]

These animal rights activists always hassle young women and old ladies. Why don''t they go to a biker bar and hassle some of the guys there for wearing leather?

[ozarkbard]

... and after the "flouring", the PETA members met at a local McDonald''s for chicken nuggets and burgers.

[hennighg]

Those people should be arrested for assault. Violence, even slight violence, detracts from every goal they have. Eating meat and wearing fur goes back farther than language. Attack people who are cruel to animals (Michael Vick, for example) but to actually assault an otherwise innocent person makes everyone think, "Oh, another animal rights nazi." If you believe that animals have rights, as do I, you should first remember that so do humans.

[fabrat1]

I now own a fox coat and hat. At first I almost felt bad but I didn''t buy it. It was willed to me from my aunt after she passed away last year. I have never worn it but i hope to have a reason to one day. Is that bad? I love animals and would never or could never buy one but I figure since it was given to me it''s ok.

[andor3]

clever move--makes the ridiculous look ridiculous and shows how silly it is to wear something like an animal fur, how easy it is to make it into a joke. Why not accessorize with veggie products like flour? Or is that gray hair?

[mtminds]

PETA should have throw raw squid at her.

[honestabe8]

ToolMangler: I agree

[toolmangler-2009]

PETA has every right to ''Speak'' their feelings. The instant they moved against Lohan physically they became criminals and as such should be arrested and punished.

[Meg003]

Pelted her with flour? What, was there not a bag of diarrhea handy?

Posted by gce65

You''re right. With all the diarrhea of the mouth that the PETA supporters suffer, they should have unlimited supplies.

And of course, humans are not among the animals that PETA considers worth protecting from injury or terror, so why wouldn''t they?

PETA has donated money to defend Fran Trutt, who attempted to murder a man, a human animal.

Supporting an attempted murderer is not beneath them. Why would throwing their $ h i t at a young human animal be beneath them?