Friday, July 27, 2007

What happened to Lindasy Lohan?

BIOGRAPHY


1989 An Early Start
Ford Modeling Agency signs on 3-year-old Lohan. She appears in more than 60 commercials, including spots for Pizza Hut, Wendy's and Jell-O, with Bill Cosby. She also models for Abercrombie & Fitch Kids and Calvin Klein Kids. In 1996, she lands a TV role as Alli Fowler in the soap opera Another World and plays the character for a year.

1998 Lindsay: Double-Time
July 20
Lohan plays identical twins Hallie and Annie in Disney's The Parent Trap, earning her a Young Actress Award for Best Leading Actress in a Feature Film. Director Nancy Meyers likens Lohan to a young Diane Keaton, an actress "gifted as a comedian but who doesn't know it." Lohan signs a three-movie contract with Disney. Next, she stars in Disney's Life Size with
Tyra Banks and Get a Clue.

2002 January Teen Queens Clash
Lohan dates singer Aaron Carter, prompting reports of tension between her and fellow teen queen Hilary Duff, Carter's on-and-off again girlfriend who dated him prior to Lohan. Both actresses deny any beef, with Duff telling PEOPLE in 2005: "I have nothing to say about [the spat]. I don't even know her."

September Becoming an Actress-Singer
Following her dream of becoming a singer, Lohan signs a five-album production deal with Grammy award-winning producer Emilio Estefan. Two years later, Lohan signs a recording contract with Tommy Mottola's Casablanca Records. Mottola, who was the driving force behind Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez's music careers, says to PEOPLE, "She is like rapid-fire – really quick, really smart."

2002 August 04 Lohan Gets Freaky
After a five-year delay, Freaky Friday with Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis is released. Lohan plays a teen who switches bodies with her mom. She also contributes to the movie soundtrack. It rakes in more than $110 million and Lohan wins the MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Female.

2004 April 19 Mean Girls

The high school flick Mean Girls starring Lohan and Rachel McAdams scoops up $86 million at the box office. The film, written by 30 Rock and former SNL star Tina Fey, pushes Lohan into the spotlight and confirms her as a bankable star. PEOPLE names the stunning redhead in its 50 Most Beautiful issue.

May Lohan's 'First Love'
Lohan, 17, reveals to PEOPLE the reason why she's currently single: "It's because I'm 17 and I like 24-year-olds – and that's illegal." But, Lohan soon finds herself a dateable 24-year-old, stepping out with That '70s Show star Wilmer Valderrama. Lohan's mom, Dina, later calls Valderrama her daughter's "first love." In November, just weeks after Lohan makes a cameo appearance on Valderrama's That '70s Show, reps confirm the two have broken up. "It had to do with their careers," a friend of Valderrama's tells PEOPLE.
May 31 Blowing Up
Lohan's partying isn't the only tabloid-grabbing item; the teen star's curvier figure is also under the media's watch. Reports surface that Lohan has had breast implants. "It's retarded," says Lohan of the notion that she had plastic surgery. "I'm 17 years old. My mother would never let me." Still, the actress admits that she's flattered: "I'm glad people think I have a nice chest." When Lohan hosts Saturday Night Live for the first time that month (she hosts again in 2005 and 2006), she makes light of her suddenly large chest.
December 07 Singing Sensation
Lohan releases her first album, Speak, which goes platinum. Her single "Rumors," about a teen celebrity trying to keep her private life out of the spotlight, goes gold.
2005 April The Incredible Shrinking Actress
Lohan's noticeably thinner frame attracts press scrutiny, but she attributes her weight loss to a new workout regimen. "There's a lot of pressure [to be thin]," she tells Access Hollywood. In 2007, once her curvier figure returns, she tells Allure, "When I lost weight, everything reduced and changed. Then I gained weight again, and I was like, Wow, the breasts are really back."
May 07 Family Friction
Lohan's dad, Michael, is sentenced to a maximum of four years for a DUI and beating his brother-in-law. Five months later, Lohan releases a music video, "Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)," which addresses her parents' volatile marriage and stars her 11-year-old sister Aliana. While in prison, Michael writes an open letter to the New York Daily News and includes a cartoon depicting his troubled relationship with Lohan. "Lindsay is a talented, loving, blessed and free-spirited person," Michael writes. "I believe nothing I read about her unless I hear it from Lindsay herself. And she's always been honest with me." He is released on March 13, 2007 after serving less than two years.
November My So-Called Boyfriend
Lohan and Jared Leto, her costar in the movie Chapter 27, are spotted together at various Hollywood hot spots. But Lohan denies any relationship, telling PEOPLE, "I focus on my career, not boys." In 2007, she reiterates her stance to Allure, "I never had a relationship with Jared. Swear to God, never did. Also, I never had a relationship with Bruce Willis. We're friends."
2006 January 04 Bulimia or Bull
Lohan poses for the cover of Vanity Fair, which reports that the actress has admitted to having bulimia and taking drugs in the past. Lohan refutes these claims, but the magazine stands by its report. Two days before the article comes out, Lohan is hospitalized in Miami for an asthma attack.
May 25 Paris, Lindsay Feud Over Man

Lohan is spotted smooching Stavros Niarchos, Paris Hilton's ex-boyfriend, at New York City hot spot Butter. The two are seen together over the next few days, and Hilton makes her dislike for former friend Lohan known by giggling as pal Brandon Davis badmouths Lohan in video footage captured by TMZ.com.

July When Harry Met Lindsay
Lohan begins dating Harry Morton, owner of the restaurant chain Pink Taco and son of former Hard Rock Cafe chain owner Peter Morton. The two are inseparable, party-hopping and lounging at his Malibu pad, but after three months of dating, they take a break. A friend of Morton's tells PEOPLE that he is sick of her partying ways and that "she was too much drama."




July 26 Professional Scolding
Lohan, who was previously hospitalized for exhaustion in 2004, shutting down production of Herbie: Fully Loaded, is once again briefly hospitalized for exhaustion and dehydration, causing her to miss work on the set of Georgia Rule. The movie's producer, James G. Robinson, sends her a memo that states, "We are well aware that your partying is the real reason for your so-called exhaustion." Lohan's mother Dina calls the letter's wording "ridiculous" on Access Hollywood, but Lohan returns to the set without incident.
December 01 Alcoholics (Not So) Anonymous
Lohan's rep tells PEOPLE that the young starlet has been attending Alcoholics Anonymous. The confirmation comes a week after mom Dina answered yes when asked by E!'s Ryan Seacrest if her daughter was in AA. Both her rep and mother reaffirmed that this was a "positive" move on Lohan's behalf.

2007 January 17 Lohan Goes to Rehab
Lohan checks into rehab at Wonderland Center in L.A., halting production on the thriller I Know Who Killed Me. "I have made a proactive decision to take care of my personal health," Lohan says in a statement. The busy actress also backs out of an upcoming movie in order to focus on her rehabilitation. Later that month, she returns to work on the I Know set, in which she plays a stripper tortured by a serial killer.
May 10 Work & Play
The night before the premiere of her latest film, Georgia Rule, starring Oscar-nominated actress Felicity Huffman and screen legend Jane Fonda, Lohan, 20, steps out with new beau, British TV personality Calum Best, 26. That weekend, the new couple cozies up in the Bahamas and catch a Janet Jackson concert. Lohan tells PEOPLE, "He's a nice guy."

May 29 Lindsay Goes Back to Rehab
Lohan returns to rehab, spawning a PEOPLE cover story chronicling her downfall. Three days earlier, she crashed her Mercedes and was cited for driving under the influence. Police found a substance tentatively identified as "a usable amount of cocaine" in connection with the accident. Britain's News of the World recently reported that Lohan allegedly had a "marathon cocaine binge" after her first trip to rehab.

July 19 Lohan Arrested for DUI – Again
Lohan is arrested on suspicion of drunk driving in Santa Monica, Calif. The 21-year-old, who had cocaine in her possession while wearing an alcohol detection anklet, is booked for DUI, possession of cocaine, transporting a narcotic into a custody facility and driving on a suspended license. The arrest comes 11 days after she completed a 45-day rehab stint, and five days after she surrendered and was formally booked on misdemeanor charges stemming from a May car crash.



Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Lindsay Lohan. What now?



Less than two weeks out of rehab, Lindsay Lohan relapsed shortly before her arrest and is now "receiving medical care," her lawyer said Tuesday.

"Addiction is a terrible and vicious disease," attorney Blair Berk said in a statement.

Since leaving Promises rehab facility on July 13, Lohan has been wearing an electronic alcohol-monitoring bracelet on her ankle. She had it on even as she hit parties and nightclubs in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. However, police say the device did not play any role in notifying police that she was allegedly driving under the influence on Tuesday.

"Throughout this period, I have received timely and accurate reports from the testing companies," says Berk. "Unfortunately, late [Monday] I was informed that Lindsay had relapsed. The bracelet has now been removed. She is safe, out of custody and presently receiving medical care."

The actress, 21, was booked early Tuesday morning for DUI, possession of cocaine, transporting a narcotic into a custody facility and driving on a suspended license, according to Santa Monica police spokesman Lt. Alex Padilla.

Officers smelled alcohol on Lohan's breath when they first arrived on the scene Tuesday. She refused to submit to a preliminary blood alcohol test, so she was arrested and taken to the local police station, added Padilla.

Lohan's attorney posted the $25,000 bail required to have the actress released from jail at approximately 6:30 a.m. Her arraignment was set for Aug. 24.

Reached by PEOPLE, the star's father, Michael Lohan, said he's "heartbroken" by his daughter's arrest.

Thursday, July 19, 2007

NEW YORK - Gisele Bundchen tops Forbes.com's list of the world's richest models, earning $33 million in the last 12 months


The Brazilian supermodel strutted past the likes of Kate Moss, who came in at No.2, and Heidi Klum, who placed third on the list.

Bundchen, 26, parted ways with Victoria's Secret in May and will see her lucrative contract with the lingerie brand expire at the end of the year.

Still, she boasts "more contracts than any other model on the planet," Forbes.com said, and has appeared in campaigns for high-end brands including Apple, Dolce & Gabbana and Roberto Cavalli.

Moss, who recently launched a clothing line at British fashion retailer Topshop, ranks second with $9 million. The 33-year-old fashion icon is the new face of fashion label Stella McCartney and Italian sportswear company Belstaff.

Klum, 34, placed third with $8 million. She is a Victoria's Secret spokesmodel and host of Bravo's "Project Runway."

Two more Victoria's Secret beauties — Adriana Lima and Alessandra Ambrosio — rounded out the top five with $6 million each.

They were followed by Carolyn Murphy ($5 million); Natalia Vodianova ($4.5 million); Karolina Kurkova and Daria Werbowy (both $3.5 million); Gemma Ward ($3 million); Liya Kebede ($2.5 million); Hilary Rhoda and Shalom Harlow (both $2 million); and Doutzen Kroes and Jessica Stam (both $1.5 million).

In ranking these catwalkers, Forbes.com said editors also factored in a model's "relevancy" — determined by recent campaigns, fashion magazine covers and opinions of those in the fashion industry — where necessary. The list was posted Monday on the Web site.

For a complete version visit this link.

Sunday, July 8, 2007