Lindsay Lohan is released after spending 15 hours in prison
Actress Lindsay Lohan was released from prison after spending about 15 hours behind bars on evidence that she failed a drug test, a Los Angeles-based celebrity website reported.
The once up-and-coming star was taken from a Beverly Hills courthouse in handcuffs on Friday morning for the third time in three years when a judge found evidence of substance abuse, making her a criminal.
He ordered Lohan, 24, to be jailed until an Oct. 22 hearing, but the decision was later reversed by a supervisor.
She was released from the Century Regional Detention Center in the south central Los Angeles suburb of Lynwood shortly before midnight Friday, the TMZ website said.
Friday's events represent a new low point for the former teen star of movies like “Freaky Friday,” who has become the most recent celebrity to lose favor with show business.
During late July and August, the “Mean Girls” actress served two weeks of a 90-day prison sentence and spent another 22 days in a clinic for a drug treatment program when a judge ruled that she had violated her probation. in the same case.
In 2007, Lohan's original conviction sent her to prison for less than two hours, and the same charges were at the root of her current troubles when she admitted on the micro-messaging social network Twitter last Friday that a court-ordered drug test it had given bad results.
"Sadly, I actually failed my most recent drug test," she wrote last week on the micromanagement site Twitter. An arrest warrant was issued for Lohan and she was ordered to appear in court on Friday, from where the shocked young woman was taken in handcuffs to prison after a brief hearing.
Websites around the world posted an image of Lohan in an orange prison romper, a stark contrast to the black designer jacket and white skirt she displayed in court on Friday morning.
ANOTHER FALLEN STAR
After starring in such Disney movies as "The Parent Trap," "Freaky Friday," and "Herbie Fully Loaded," Lohan became a sought-after teen actress. She received praise for her small role in the Robert Altman film "A Prairie Home Companion."
Soon after, Lohan began frequenting Los Angeles nightclubs and built a reputation as a partygoer. Her actions were followed almost daily by the Hollywood paparazzi.
In May 2007, Lohan crashed a Mercedes-Benz on the famous Sunset Boulevard. Police discovered cocaine in her vehicle and arrested her on suspicion that she was driving under the influence of alcohol. Two months later, she was arrested on similar charges.
Lohan did not appear on either charge of driving under the influence of alcohol or cocaine, and one reckless driving charge. She spent 84 minutes in prison and was released due to the overcrowding of the compound, receiving three years of probation.
Her probation was extended for a year after she missed some classes on alcohol use, and earlier this year, a judge found her guilty of breaking her word by skipping classes again, which led to her jail and prison again. rehabilitation.
