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How to dress for court: The many conservative styles of Lindsay Lohan

The Week — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:15:00 -0500

If you strip away the bad overhead lighting, the drab interiors, and the potential to be whisked away to jail, the courtroom is really just another place for celebrity defendants to perform, right? After all, court is a place where you're trying to convey your law-abiding persona to the 12 jurors and judge who hold your fate in their hands. And when you've got a headline-grabbing reputation as a hard-partying lawbreaker, dressing for court becomes absolutely critical to shaping juror perception — really, it's something of an art form. Consider the courtroom style book of Lindsay Lohan, who...

6 surprising offers to help Lindsay Lohan

The Week — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:02:00 -0500

How do you know when you're really in a rough spot? When Mel Gibson offers to help you out of it. Reliable train wreck Lindsay Lohan, who was recently panned for her leading role as Elizabeth Taylor in TV movie Liz & Dick, was just arrested for allegedly punching a woman in the face — and the IRS has seized her assets. What do you do after such a bad couple of weeks? Seek solace from a similarly troubled celebrity like Gibson — or, perhaps, from one of the many other celebrities and organizations that have offered you aid over the years. Who else has reached out to Lohan? The...

17 absurdly similar headlines about Lindsay Lohan

The Week — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:05:00 -0500

"Lindsay Lohan Arrested For Fighting." If you've read this headline once, you've read it a hundred times. LiLo was nabbed by the police again early Thursday morning, this time for allegedly punching a woman in the face while inside a New York City nightclub. The promising-actress-turned-unfortunate-trainwreck reportedly may face a charge of third-degree assault, potentially adding one more item to Lohan's ever-growing rap sheet. Here, a (hardly comprehensive) collection of déjà-vu-inducing headlines about Lindsay's run-ins with the law:

"Lohan arrested on DUI Charge...

Charlie Sheen's Anger Management: Disappointingly old-school?

The Week — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:49:00 -0400

With the debut of his new FX sitcom, Charlie Sheen's wild ride has turned depressingly tame. Anger Management, his first TV gig since leaving Two and a Half Men in 2011 in a tiger-blood-fueled frenzy, is loosely based on the 2003 Adam Sandler/Jack Nicholson comedy of the same name. Sheen plays a former baseball player whose tendency to lose it curtailed his career and sent him back to college to become an anger management specialist. His new commitment to self-control, however, is consistently tested by his ex-wife, his teenage daughter, and his no-strings-attached lover/best friend. Critics are...

The bizarre Kickstarter film starring Lindsay Lohan and a porn star

The Week — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 16:34:00 -0400

Right now, Lindsay Lohan is portraying Elizabeth Taylor in Liz and Dick, Lifetime's chronicle of Taylor's storied romance with Richard Burton (Grant Bowler) — but her next costar may be a porn star. American Psycho writer Bret Easton Ellis revealed Tuesday that Lohan will appear alongside adult-film headliner James Deen in his upcoming movie The Canyons, an erotic thriller about the fiery relationship between a manipulative trust-fund kid (Deen) and his girlfriend (Lohan). The movie was financed through the populist fundraising website Kickstarter. Here, what you should know:

What is the...

Lindsay Lohan on SNL: Did she blow her comeback?

The Week — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:23:00 -0500

As Saturday Night Live host Lindsay Lohan was delivering her opening monologue (watch it below), Jimmy Fallon joked, "You can do this, and if for any reason you can't, Jon Hamm [Mad Men] is on standby as back-up host." Given how poorly critics rated Lohan's efforts, SNL producers may have wished they'd actually had Hamm ready to step in. It was widely believed that Lohan's SNL hosting gig was supposed to launch a comeback for the seemingly ill-fated starlet, who has spent the better part of the past six years making train-wreck headlines for her personal and legal woes. Did she blow her chance...

Lindsay Lohan's 'no holds barred' Today interview: 5 talking points

The Week — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:39:00 -0500

"I regret the choices that I've made." So said Lindsay Lohan in a "no holds barred" interview Thursday morning with Matt Lauer on the Today show — her first appearance on the program since her career and personal life began unraveling six years ago. (Watch a clip below.) Lohan, who has been in and out of court and jail over DUI and theft charges, now says, "I'm grateful for where I am today… I don't need to see any more negative stuff. I don't need to put myself in those places anymore." Not everyone is buying her sincerity — given that Lohan giggled girlishly...

Charlie Sheen vs. Ashton Kutcher: Another 'verbal rampage'

The Week — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:20:00 -0500

Charlie Sheen has been working hard to repair his image since his epic, tiger-blood-fueled meltdown last year. But now, just as his new sitcom, Anger Management, is going into production for an initial 10-episode run on FX, Sheen is flying off the handle again, lashing out at his old show, Two and a Half Men, and its new star, Ashton Kutcher. Here's what you should know:

What exactly did Sheen say?
"I'm tired of lying," Sheen told TMZ Live last week. "I'm tired of pretending [Men] doesn't suck." Of Kutcher, the actor called in to replace him, Sheen said: "I'm tired of pretending Ashton doesn't suck...

Will hosting SNL save Lindsay Lohan's career?

The Week — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:35:00 -0500

While Maya Rudolph was lapping up laughs and critical praise for her well-received stint hosting Saturday Night Live over the weekend, NBC made the surprising announcement that Lindsay Lohan will be the sketch show's next host, presiding over the upcoming March 3 episode. It will be the actress' fourth time hosting the show, though her last go at it was more than six years ago. Since then, Lohan has been in and out of rehab, courts, and prison for her litany of personal troubles. Other recent attempts at recapturing the spotlight have all fizzled, as Lohan was removed from her role in the biopic...

Betty White's 90th Birthday: 4 highlights

The Week — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:02:00 -0500

America's Golden Girl rang in her 90th birthday with a splashy NBC special Monday night. Amy Poehler, Mary Tyler Moore, Hugh Jackman, and Tina Fey turned out to toast — and roast — White, recalling favorite memories from the star's seven decades in show business, praising her talent, and, more often than not, cracking wise about her old age. (Watch a clip below.) Here, four highlights from the big birthday bash:

1. President Obama, the stand-up comic
In a taped message to White, President Barack Obama delivered a cheeky birthday greeting: "I can't believe you're 90 years old. Will you...

Could Lindsay Lohan pull off playing Elizabeth Taylor?

The Week — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:02:00 -0500

Could Lindsay Lohan get her act together in 2012? The disgraced tabloid staple — who most recently made headlines for a nude Playboy spread and a slew of court hearings — may be launching her umpteenth attempt at a career comeback. The Mean Girls star is reportedly in talks to portray cinema icon Elizabeth Taylor in the planned Lifetime original movie Elizabeth & Richard: A Love Story, which was announced last May. The telefilm would follow the epic, combative romance of the renowned Hollywood couple, and mark Lohan's first major acting gig in two years. Would TMZ's favorite stalkee...

'I'm not crazy anymore': 4 ways Charlie Sheen says he's changed

The Week — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:59:00 -0500

"I'm not crazy anymore," Charlie Sheen told journalists this week, at a press conference for his upcoming FX series Anger Management. During the event, Sheen candidly discussed the dramatic past year of his life, during which a very public meltdown made him a headline-grabbing media star, got him fired from his gig as TV's highest paid actor on Two and a Half Men, and eventually led to a mea culpa tour ending in his being cast in the FX sitcom (which will be loosely based on Adam Sandler's 2003 movie). Here, four lessons Charlie Sheen says he's learned:

1. Sometimes, you have to take a chill pill...

What Lindsay Lohan could learn from Snooki

The Week — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:37:00 -0500

When news first broke that Lindsay Lohan would pose nude for Playboy, "it seemed a desperate act for a once-promising star," says Kate Ward at Entertainment Weekly. But after the struggling actress' cover shot leaked earlier this week, Lohan's name rocketed to the top of internet search lists, and she once again dominated water cooler banter. For once, Lohan's prominence wasn't because of a court date over her bad behavior. Maybe posing nude wasn't such a bad career move after all. In fact, says Ward, the Playboy cover could launch "an entirely new career" for the floundering star. Lohan should...

Is FX crazy to pick up Charlie Sheen's new sitcom?

The Week — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:51:00 -0400

As CBS frets over the flat-lining ratings of the Charlie Sheen-less Two and a Half Men, another network is getting into bed with the troubled sitcom star. Sheen's new comedy series, Anger Management, has been picked up by FX for a potential 100 episodes. According to the deal, FX is committed to airing the first 10 episodes as soon as next summer; if they achieve a certain ratings benchmark, the network is obligated to pick up 90 more. Anger Management will be based on the 2003 Adam Sandler-Jack Nicholson movie, and Sheen will play a therapist who may require more help than his patients. It will...

Should Lindsay Lohan pose nude for Playboy?

The Week — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:59:00 -0400

One overexposed celebrity is apparently about to expose even more of herself. According to TMZ, Lindsay Lohan, who was recently released on bail after being sent back to jail for violating her probation, has accepted a nearly $1 million offer to pose nude for Playboy. (According to some reports, the photos have already been shot.) Reps for the actress and for the magazine have not confirmed the reports. Lohan has appeared almost-nude before, in spreads for New York and GQ. Still, some critics argue that posing for Playboy is a desperate move that marks a low point in the troubled actress...

Charlie Sheen's Today show interview: Did he redeem himself?

The Week — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:50:00 -0400

The video: Just days before the airing of Comedy Central's roast of Charlie Sheen — not to mention the season premiere of his former TV showcase, Two and a Half Men — the actor-turned-punchline is embarking on a mea culpa tour. He sat down with Today's Matt Lauer for an interview that aired Friday morning, claiming surprise that the catchphrases he coined — "tiger blood" and "Adonis DNA," for instance — caught on so quickly. (See clip below.) "I couldn't really put out the fire," he says of his public meltdown, adding that the whole ordeal was "just one crazy chapter...