Is Lindsay Lohan Turning New Leaf? She Quits Smoking!
Lindsay Lohan Fires Manager, But Still Has a Job With German Designer
It has been an eventful few days for Lindsay Lohan, who had her probation revoked, was turned away from court-ordered service duty at the L.A. County morgue for arriving too late and fired her manager in less than a week.
The troubled starlet is concerned that manager Lou Taylor, who lives in Tennessee and also manages Britney Spears, does not spend enough time on her affairs -- and she wants to hire someone who can give her more attention.
The 25-year-old actress also is worried that her finances are not being handled efficiently, possibly because Taylor is based more than 2,100 miles away.
Her publicist, Steve Honing, said that Taylor's departure was perfectly amicable and that Lohan and Taylor were still on good terms.
And other concerns were raised last week over her half-a-million dollar contract with German designer Philipp Plein, after Judge Sautner ordered her back to the courthouse on November 2nd, raising speculation as to whether she would be able to fulfil her contractual overseas appearances. But it seems Plein is standing by the star.
I chose Lindsay Lohan as the face of my ss 2012 collection because, aside from being talented and beautiful, she is unconventional, unpredictable, full of surprises and far from boringwhich perfectly reflects the spirit of my collection, he told us in a statement. I look forward to completing our project together, and trust that she will be able to resolve her legal issues as soon as possible.
The "Mean Girls" star was ordered to work at the coroner's office as part of the 480 hours of community service she is required to complete under terms of her probation for stealing a $ 2,500 necklace from a Los Angeles boutique earlier this year.
Her probation was revoked Oct. 19 after a judge ruled she was not keeping up! w! ith her community service hours. The actress was dismissed from a Los Angeles women's center where she failed to show up on nine different occasions. Judge Stephanie Sautner scheduled a probation violation hearing for Nov. 2, and the troubled starlet could face more jail time.
Is Lindsay Lohan finally turning a new leaf to mark her debut in Playboy magazine? The actress says she recently quit smoking and says she's working out regularly in rigorous spinning sessions. Believe it?
Lohan, 25, is notorious for chain smoking cigarettes and was recently embarrassed after she was photographed with yellow, nicotine-stained teeth.
Quitting the habit would be a major step forward for the actress. Her skin is already showing signs of premature aging from heavy tobacco and alcohol use.
Check out Lindsay's photos; click to enlarge.
The actress who posed nude for Playboy earlier this week for a reported fee just shy of $ 1 million, says she's now exercising regularly.
"I've gone through enough in my life that I appreciate getting up at 7 or 8 in the morning and going spinning," Lohan tells ExtraTV. "I like that kind of routine."
Lindsay, 25, says the high-intensity cardio workout is "exhausting."
Lohan, who has struggled with drug abuse and legal woes for the past four years, spent the summer flying to New York, Paris and Milan for fashion week, while trying to complete the community service requirements for her parole.
Lindsay, who recently quit smoking, has been in and out of jail and court due to her drug-related legal problems.
She also pleaded no contest to theft charges involving an instance where she walked out of a jewelry store with a necklace.
"I tried to mask my problems with alcohol, cocaine and mind-altering substances," Lindsay revealed in 2009.
She's currently spending time in the Los Angeles County morgue to met her community service obligations as a result of her theft plea.
Lohan has been trying to get her acting career back on track, and has vowed to leave her past behind. But so far, it's been touch and go.
Lindsay was taken from the Los Angeles County Superior Court in handcuffs and post $ 100,000 bond after Judge Stephanie Sautner charged that she had violated the terms of probation in her misdemeanor shoplifting case.
A New York Post article Oct. 23 quoted a source describing her as "delusional."
"To say she's delusional would be a major understatement," one former associate tells The Post.
"She genuinely seems clueless as to why these things keep happening to her. There is always something, or someone, else to blame."
Lohan failed to show up for community service at a women's shelter at least nine times, according to the The Post. .
She was also late on her first day of community service at the county morgue, but made sure she got there 45 minutes ahead of time the following day.
Lindsay, 25, is due back in court on Nov. 2, when the judge will decided whether she must return to jail.
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